Index: src/actions.c
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvsroot/ratpoison/ratpoison/src/actions.c,v
retrieving revision 1.164
diff -u -r1.164 actions.c
--- src/actions.c	17 May 2003 10:11:05 -0000	1.164
+++ src/actions.c	18 May 2003 08:47:20 -0000
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
     {"curframe",        cmd_curframe,   	arg_VOID},
     {"delete", 		cmd_delete, 		arg_VOID},
     {"echo", 		cmd_echo, 		arg_STRING},
+    {"echo_exec", 	cmd_echo_exec, 		arg_STRING},
     {"escape",          cmd_escape,     	arg_STRING},
     {"exec", 		cmd_exec, 		arg_STRING},
     {"focus",		cmd_next_frame,		arg_VOID},
@@ -1075,6 +1076,58 @@
 {
   kill_signalled = 1;
   return NULL;
+}
+
+#define REALLOC_SIZE 100
+
+/* Print the first line of output from an executed function */
+char *
+cmd_echo_exec (int interactive, char *data)
+{
+	FILE *f;
+	char *msg, *cur;
+	int size = REALLOC_SIZE, r, read_size;
+
+	f = popen(data, "r");
+	if (f < 0) {
+		marked_message_printf (0, 0, " Couldn't execute %s ", data);
+	}
+
+	cur = msg = malloc(size);
+	read_size = size;
+	while(1) {
+		r = fread(cur, sizeof(char), REALLOC_SIZE, f);
+		if (r < read_size) {
+			if (feof(f)) {
+				/* NULL Terminate it */
+				if (cur[r-1] == '\n')
+					cur[r-1] = '\0';
+				else
+					cur[r] = '\0';
+				marked_message_printf(0, 0, "%s", msg);
+			} else {
+				if (errno == EINTR) {
+					clearerr(f);
+					cur += r;
+					read_size -=r;
+					continue;
+				}
+				marked_message_printf(0, 0, 
+						      " Error reading stdin: %s ",
+						      strerror(errno));
+			}
+			break;
+		} else {
+			size += REALLOC_SIZE;
+			msg = realloc(msg, size);
+			cur = msg + size - REALLOC_SIZE;
+			read_size = REALLOC_SIZE;
+		}
+	}
+	free(msg);
+	pclose(f);
+
+	return NULL;
 }
 
 /* Show the current time on the bar. Thanks to Martin Samuelsson
Index: src/actions.h
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvsroot/ratpoison/ratpoison/src/actions.h,v
retrieving revision 1.60
diff -u -r1.60 actions.h
--- src/actions.h	16 May 2003 23:25:07 -0000	1.60
+++ src/actions.h	18 May 2003 08:47:20 -0000
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@
 char *cmd_defwinname (int interactive, char *data);
 char *cmd_delete (int interactive, char *data);
 char *cmd_echo (int interactive, char *data);
+char *cmd_echo_exec (int interactive, char *data);
 char *cmd_escape (int interactive, char *data);
 char *cmd_exec (int interactive, char *data);
 char *cmd_fdump (int interactively, char *data);
Index: src/bar.c
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvsroot/ratpoison/ratpoison/src/bar.c,v
retrieving revision 1.37
diff -u -r1.37 bar.c
--- src/bar.c	15 May 2003 06:57:10 -0000	1.37
+++ src/bar.c	18 May 2003 08:47:20 -0000
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@
   buffer = xvsprintf (fmt, ap);
   va_end (ap);
 
-  marked_message (buffer, mark_start, mark_end);
+  marked_wrapped_message (buffer, mark_start, mark_end);
   free (buffer);
 }