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π NAME π
/notify β the Profanity /notify command, aka your β¨desktop notification control roomβ¨ bestie!!
πΈ DESCRIPTION πΈ
Okay so listen. This command is where you configure desktop notifications, like the little pop-ups that go ding when somebody messages you π«Ά
Real talk tho: if you wanna configure presence update messages in the console, chat and chat room windows, that's a whole different thing β go check /help presence for that, bestie, this page is not the one π
π¦ SYNOPSIS π¦
/notify chat on|off
/notify chat current on|off
/notify chat text on|off
/notify room on|off
/notify room mention on|off
/notify room mention case_sensitive|case_insensitive
/notify room mention word_whole|word_part
/notify room offline on|off
/notify room current on|off
/notify room text on|off
/notify room trigger add <text>
/notify room trigger remove <text>
/notify room trigger list
/notify room trigger on|off
/notify on|off
/notify mention on|off
/notify trigger on|off
/notify reset
/notify remind <seconds>
/notify typing on|off
/notify typing current on|off
/notify invite on|off
/notify sub on|off
β¨ ARGUMENTS β¨
chat on|offβ notifications for regular chat messages π¬ Your everyday DMs, basically.chat current on|offβ whether to show regular chat message notifications when the window is focused π like, do you still want the pop-up when you're literally already looking at it.chat text on|offβ show message text in regular message notifications π the tea, right there in the notification.room on|offβ notifications for all chat room messages π every single one, no filter.room mention on|offβ notifications for chat room messages when your nick is mentioned π£ somebody said your name!!room mention case_sensitiveβ set room mention notifications as case sensitive π uppercase matters, don't play.room mention case_insensitiveβ set room mention notifications as case insensitive π‘ uppercase does NOT matter here.room mention word_wholeβ set room mention notifications only on whole word match, i.e. when the nickname is not part of a larger word π―room mention word_partβ set room mention notifications on partial word match, i.e. the nickname may be part of a larger word π§©room offline on|offβ notifications for chat room messages that were sent while you were offline π the missed-yaps catch-up feed.room current on|offβ whether to show all chat room messages notifications when the window is focused πroom text on|offβ show message text in chat room message notifications πroom trigger add <text>β notify when the specified <text> is included in all chat room messages π your personal keyword alert.room trigger remove <text>β remove a chat room notification trigger ποΈ bye, keyword.room trigger listβ list all chat room highlight triggers π the receipts.room trigger on|offβ enable or disable all chat room notification triggers π¦ master switch, fr fr.on|offβ override the global message setting for the current chat room ποΈmention on|offβ override the global 'mention' setting for the current chat room πtrigger on|offβ override the global 'trigger' setting for the current chat room ποΈresetβ reset to global notification settings for the current chat room β»οΈ back to factory vibes.remind <seconds>β notification reminder period for unread messages, use0to disable β° set it to0and the reminders are gone, periodt.typing on|offβ notifications when contacts are typing β¨οΈ the "β¦" jumpscare notification.typing current on|offβ whether typing notifications are triggered for the current window πͺinvite on|offβ notifications for chat room invites πsub on|offβ notifications for subscription requests π€
π₯ EXAMPLES π₯
/notify chat on
/notify chat text on
/notify room mention on
/notify room offline on
/notify room trigger add beer
/notify room trigger on
/notify room current off
/notify room text off
/notify remind 60
/notify typing on
/notify invite on
Look at that β /notify room trigger add beer π honestly iconic. Priorities.
And that's the whole page, bestie!! This was Profanity XMPP client version 0.18.2, dated 2026-06-08 π go forth and get notified (or don't, you can turn it all off, that's the whole point of this command) β¨ππ¦
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