On 01/28/2013 02:48 AM, Toralf Lund wrote: > On 27/01/13 07:13, SilverTip257 wrote: >> On Fri, Jan 25, 2013 at 10:10 AM, Giles Coochey<gi...@coochey.net> wrote: >> >>> On 25/01/2013 15:00, Toralf Lund wrote: >>> >>>> Hi. >>>> >>>> Does anyone know of a way to add a "new mail" notification icon to the >>>> panel/system tray under CentOS 6? >>>> On CentOS 5, I used the "mail-notification" software package provided by >>>> the Fedora "EPEL" distribution, but this is gone from the version 6 >>>> repository, and the one from version 5 won't install just like that due >>>> to dependency issues. Maybe it's possible to resolve those, but I'm >>>> wondering if that's the way to go, or if there is a better alternative >>>> these days. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> In the old days we used biff... then xbiff came along... new fangled >>> things! >>> >>> Something like: >>> http://homepages.shu.ac.uk/~**cmsps/freeScripts/xbiff.py<http://homepages.shu.ac.uk/~cmsps/freeScripts/xbiff.py> >>> >>> Don't some MUAs come with small panel applets for this? >>> >>> >> @Toralf: >> >> I have Evolution Mail on my work desktop (not CentOS) set to display >> pop-ups (using libnotify). I don't recall though if I had to do anything >> more than click a check box in Evolution's preferences. >> >> You might consider having your MUA do the notifying rather than having an >> applet go check your inbox for you. > I'm mostly using thunderbird for e-mail, and it actually also supports > notification via pop-ups. But: > > 1. I think it's nice to be able to close the application completely > when not working on e-mail. > 2. "Global" popups are generally annoying/too obtrusive. A small icon > that changes state is much better. > > - Toralf > > > >> >>> It isn't so common to receive email locally anymore, most people are using >>> remote mail servers. >>> >>> -- >>> Regards, >>> >>> Giles Coochey, CCNA, CCNAS >>> NetSecSpec Ltd >>> +44 (0) 7983 877438 >>> http://www.coochey.net >>> http://www.netsecspec.co.uk >>> gi...@coochey.net >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> CentOS mailing list >>> CentOS@centos.org >>> http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos >>> >>> > > This e-mail, including any attachments and response string, may contain > proprietary information which is confidential and may be legally privileged. > It is for the intended recipient only. If you are not the intended recipient > or transmission error has misdirected this e-mail, please notify the author > by return e-mail and delete this message and any attachment immediately. If > you are not the intended recipient you must not use, disclose, distribute, > forward, copy, print or rely on this e-mail in any way except as permitted by > the author. > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS@centos.org > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
I'm going to follow this thread carefully, as I too would like to change the properties of my notifications! EGO II _______________________________________________ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
