On Tue, 2006-05-16 at 20:48 +0200, Bennet Gedan wrote: > Hello there, > > though this is not a gnome mailing list, i'd like to ask if anyone > knows if there is a way to integrate evolution into the gnome system > tray and get notifications about new mails, apointments, tasks and so on > even if the evolution window is closed. (Like it's done with gaim for > example.) I did search on google without any helpful results. > I would be grateful for any hints. > > Thanks in advance, > > Bennet
Well, if evo isn't running, no. e-d-s stores all that stuff, and does all the real work, but if evo's not running, you don't actually get new mail, and I don't think you get appointment notifications either. However, if evo is running, but just minimized, then you'll definitely get appointment notifications. They pop up on the screen via evolution-alarm-notify. For new mail, evo emits a dbus message whenever new mail arrives (if you built with the dbus use flag). The mail-notification package seems to have a systray applet for this. I'll have to give it a try. Appointments and tasks are available via the calendar applet, so you can see them even when evo isn't on-screen. There's an applet to let you browse contacts (but it's not in portage yet, as it's very alpha). I'm not aware of any way to get evo to minimize to the tray, the way gaim does. In general, work still needs to be done to make it seamless, but all the pieces seem to be in place. Daniel
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