'Window URGENT' flash options
Various KDE 1.-4. Improvements
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It really annoyed me that an urgent window would only flash 3 times and then just sit there. If I didn't catch it during the short flashing duration, I never would. That is why I wrote this small patch which allows you to choose how many times you want the taskbar to flash.
This patch works with kde 3.2.x and 3.3.x.
Installation:
1. Download and untar/bz2 the kdebase package.
2. cd kdebase-3.x.x
3. copy the patch file to the current directory.
4. patch -p1 < uHint.patch
5. ./configure
6. make
7. make install
You don't really need to build the whole kdebase package. You only need to build kicker/taskbar and kcontrol/taskbar. However, kicker/taskbar relies on kicker/share and kicker/taskmanager. Make those two, then you can go into kicker/taskbar and make then make install.
1. Download and untar/bz2 the kdebase package.
2. cd kdebase-3.x.x
3. copy the patch file to the current directory.
4. patch -p1 < uHint.patch
5. ./configure
6. cd kicker/share
7. make
8. cd ../taskmanager
9. make
10. cd ../taskbar
11. make
12. make install
13. cd ../../kcontrol/taskbar
14. make
15. make install
15 years ago
This version changes the options in the task bar panel's configuration diaglog.
Todo:
Update for newer versions of KDE.
Make hidden taskbar visible when a window becomes urgent.
15 years ago
This version changes the options in the task bar panel's configuration diaglog.
Todo:
Update for newer versions of KDE.
Make hidden taskbar visible when a window becomes urgent.
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'Window URGENT' flash options is part of KDE Themes and Extensions, which is supported by the following people:
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sdrycroft
15 years ago
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cratos
15 years ago
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dertony
16 years ago
I have an hidden kicker which only comes up when you move the mouse near it. Thus it would be great if you could implent rising the kicker when an urgent window opens, otherwise I wont see them.
That would really help me (especially with Kopete).
Thanks in advance,
Tony.
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noop
16 years ago
BTW- If you open a bug to submit this patch to KDE, please let us know so we can vote on it.
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cratos
16 years ago
This is still the default behavior in 3.3.0. It is easy to tell what is urgent when you look at the taskbar. The problem for me is I will be reading an article or watching tv and not even notice. I like to keep it flashing so that I do notice.
>> BTW- If you open a bug to submit this patch to KDE, please let us know so we can vote on it.
There is a bug report that I have replied and attached the patch to: http://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=69050 It is a complaint that you cannot turn the notification off, just the opposite of what I watned to do.
I think I will modify this patch to have an option to both turn it off or extend the flashing. With the current patch you can set the flash to 1 at the lowest, which does not really satisfy the original bug poster's complaint I don't think. Maybe this weekend I'll have a few minutes to tinker with it.
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Khan
16 years ago
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vdboor
15 years ago
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cratos
16 years ago
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Khan
16 years ago
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kmeehl
16 years ago
Nice.
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