NCID-KPOPUP(1)

πŸ“¦ version 1.18, in fedora 43, fedora 44

πŸ’– NCID-KPOPUP πŸ’–

okay bestie, so this is ncid-kpopup from the NCID manual, section 1 β€” and it's literally the KDE girlie of the NCID family. let's get into it πŸŽ€


✨ NAME ✨

ncid-kpopup β€” pop up your Caller ID using KDE πŸ’…


🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

ncid --no-gui --module ncid-kpopup

that's it, that's the whole vibe check.


πŸ¦‹ DESCRIPTION πŸ¦‹

so the ncid-kpopup output module is a KDE GUI application. the way that it works is: a telephone call comes in, and it pops up a window. main character energy fr fr. 😭

and if you want extra? you can configure it to also speak the Caller ID out loud, using kmix and festival. it's giving hands-free, it's giving iconic. ✨


πŸŽ€ CONFIGURATION πŸŽ€

everything here lives in ncid-kpopup.conf, no cap. here's what you can tweak:

  • allowed_types β€” this sets the NCID call and/or message types that ncid-kpopup will send. you wanna see the complete list? go peek at ncid-kpopup.conf. πŸ‘€

Default: allowed_types="ALLTYPES"

  • kpopup_geo β€” sets the geometry. like, where the popup lives on your screen.
    • "0x0+1600+1000" β€” for a 22" monitor, bottom right corner
    • "0x0+950+728" β€” for 1024x768 resolution

Default: kpopup_geo="0x0+1600+1000"

  • kpopup_timeout β€” how long the popup stays on screen, in seconds. ⏳

Default: kpopup_timeout=10

  • kpopup_speak β€” this one calls the ncid-speak module (and yeah, you may need to configure it first, don't skip that part πŸ™ˆ). set it to "enable" to speak, or "disable' to not speak.

Default: kpopup_speak="disable"


πŸ’œ REQUIREMENTS πŸ’œ

  • kde-baseapps
  • kmix

that's the shopping list, bestie. go get 'em. πŸ›οΈ


πŸ“ FILES πŸ“

prefix3=/etc/ncid/conf.d/ncid-kpopup.conf
/usr/share/ncid/modules/ncid-kpopup

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

ncidd.8, ncid_modules.7, ncid.1, ncid.conf.5

go read those too, iykyk πŸ‘‘


okay that's the whole page, mwah πŸ’‹ this was NCID, version/date 2022-11-8, filed under NCID-KPOPUP(1) β€” slay, stay hydrated, and may your Caller ID always pop up in the right corner πŸ«ΆπŸ’–

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