/me added the reference to Archlinux-Wiki article for pidgin On 16.05.2017 07:38, Constantine Kharlamov wrote: > Wow, awesome, just what I wanted! > > On 16.05.2017 07:31, Eion Robb wrote: >> There's a few different notifications plugins at >> https://developer.pidgin.im/wiki/ThirdPartyPlugins#Notifications to choose >> from. >> >> Constantine, you might also want to try purple-libnotify+ which is an >> improved version of the libnotify plugin that Ubuntu bundles in with their >> version of Pidgin. >> >> On 16 May 2017 at 16:10, Constantine Kharlamov <hi-an...@yandex.ru >> <mailto:hi-an...@yandex.ru>> wrote: >> >> I just found there's also "guifications" plugin. It's much better, but >> it doesn't show message content. I.e. it just says "<nickname> messaged you". >> >> On 16.05.2017 06:37, Constantine Kharlamov wrote: >> > Hypotetically "libnotify-pidgin" plugin does it. In my localized >> version it's shown in the list as "show popup messages", and upon hovering a >> mouse you'll see "Description: Pidgin-libnotify". >> > >> > Unfortunately it's really annoying: instead of "notification API", >> like notify-osd, it uses plain messagebox. This means α) it appears right in >> the center of the screen, covering up whatever was underneath, takes out the >> focus, and it's not transparent β) you can't just continue doing whatever >> you did, ignoring this notification, because it won't disappear if you don't >> click or press Escape. >> > >> > So, I'm also curious to hear if there's a better plugin, because >> everyone on the internet recommends libnotify. >> > >> > That said, you better off using hangouts from pidgin than from, well, >> hangouts, because α) pidgin allows you to configure font of the message >> being sent, like italic/bold, type, color, etc. Hangouts doesn't. β) I >> almost didn't use hangouts, but I don't remember it ever popped up >> notifications either. >> > >> > On 16.05.2017 00:10, Dottie Roberts wrote: >> >> Before I switch back to hangouts, I thought I’d contact you. Can you >> give me simple instructions to have Pidgin 2.12.0 alert me by popping up >> notification when I get a new message? >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Thank you, >> >> >> >> Dottie >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Support@pidgin.im <mailto:Support@pidgin.im> mailing list >> >> Want to unsubscribe? Use this link: >> >> https://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support >> <https://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support> >> >> >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Support@pidgin.im <mailto:Support@pidgin.im> mailing list >> > Want to unsubscribe? Use this link: >> > https://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support >> <https://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support> >> > >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Support@pidgin.im <mailto:Support@pidgin.im> mailing list >> Want to unsubscribe? Use this link: >> https://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support >> <https://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support> >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Support@pidgin.im mailing list > Want to unsubscribe? Use this link: > https://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support >
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