GeoExtract as a Log Tailer

Another great use for GeoExtract as to tail a log file, such as an IRC channel log file. Here's how to set it up.

Set the Host to the drive containing the log file, e.g. "C:".
Set the Absolute Path to the path to the log file, e.g. "\Program Files\xchat\data\xchatlogs#geoshell.log".
Set Continuous Parsing to "1" (that is, turn it on).
Use %l and %n in the Search Expression to get as many lines as you want. e.g. to tail five lines at a time, use "%l%n%l%n%l%n%l%n%l".
Set the Fetch Interval to something fairly frequent, such as "3" (seconds).
Make sure to set the Fetch Timeout to a value less than the Fetch Interval.
Set the Tooltip Duration to however long you need to read the lines that are displayed before the tooltip disappears. e.g. "10" seconds.
Set Tooltip on New Content to "1".

To help facilitate what you're trying to accomplish, you can also adjust the settings of the GeoBar that GeoExtract is on so that it fades in when there are new lines, and fades out when it is finished displaying.

Set Fade This Bar to "1" .
Set Alpha Blend to "5", or some other very small, non-zero number.
Set Alpha Blend on MouseOver to "255" (FF in hex), or any other non-zero number you desire.

Alternatively, you can set both to "5" to keep the GeoBar more or less hidden.