Hi Marco, if you have your display setup correctly on whichever machine you want the popup to appear on you can use zenity, ie zenity --info --text "Wake Up !" Good Luck, Nick . > -----Original Message----- > From: Shaw, Marco [mailto:Marco.Shaw@xxxxxxxxx] > Sent: 17 November 2005 12:42 > To: General Red Hat Linux discussion list > Subject: 'Pop up' howto > > > We have an app we want to port from Win32 to Linux. > > It's a client/server type app that communicates over TCP/IP, > so it might be possible to simply write something up by just > studying the data xchange back and forth. > > With either KDE or GNOME, is there any good online tutorials > on how to program 'pop ups' in either of those desktop managers? > > In other words, when a message is received, I'm either looking > to get some kind of pop up message (and sound) near the clock > or even some kind of colored icon like the up2date one. > > Marco > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > Wesleyan Administration Services Ltd registered number 5188850 and Wesleyan Unit Trust Managers Ltd registered number 2114859 ("WUTM Ltd") are wholly owned subsidiary companies of Wesleyan Assurance Society, whose registered number is ZC145. WUTM Ltd is a member of IMA. For ISA/PEP/Unit Trusts Administration Centre: PO Box Basildon SS15 5WQ Telephone: 0870 601 6129 Wesleyan Assurance Society and WUTM Ltd are authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority. Head Office, Colmore Circus, Birmingham B4 6AR. Telephone: 0121 200 3003 Fax 0121 200 2971. Website: www.wesleyan.co.uk Telephone calls may be recorded for monitoring and training purposes. CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE This communication and the information it contains is intended for the person or organisation to whom it is addressed. Its contents are confidential and may be protected in law. Unauthorised use, copying or disclosure of any of it may be unlawful. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact us immediately. The contents of any attachments in this e-mail may contain software viruses, which could damage your own computer system. While every reasonable precaution to minimise this risk has been taken, we cannot accept liability for any damage that you sustain as a result of software viruses. You should carry out your own virus checking procedure before opening any attachment. -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
