zenTimer

#!/bin/bash
# This script asks the user for a time, waits the specified amount
# of time, and shows an alert and zenity dialog and computer speaks
# to say the timer is expired
#requires zenity, espeak, and Unity's notify-send
#If you're using a distro other than Ubuntu just comment out the notify-send line

TIME=$(zenity --entry --title="Timer" --text="Enter a duration for the timer.\n\n Use 5s for 5 seconds, 10m for 10 minutes, or 2h for 2 hours." 2>/dev/null);

clear;
echo -e "zenTimer is active...\nSet for $TIME";
sleep $TIME;

notify-send "Timer Has Expired!" \ "It has been $TIME.";
espeak -s 130 -ven+m3 "The timer expired. The timer is finished, goodbye.";
zenity --info --title="Timer Expired" --text="The timer is done.\n\n It has been $TIME." 2>/dev/null;
clear;