notifywindow(3tk)

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version 0.9 · 2 versions
, in debian trixie, ubuntu questing, ubuntu resolute, ubuntu stonking

💖 notifywindow — the manual, but make it cute

okay bestie, buckle up, we're reading the notifywindow page from section 3tk of the manual and honestly? it's giving little-guy-with-a-big-job. it's a Tcl/Tk thing that pops up cute lil notifications and then dips. iconic behavior. ✨

🌸 NAME 🌸

notifywindow — provides an unobtrusive window for alerts and notifications from Tk applications 💌

like, it's the chill friend who taps you on the shoulder, tells you one (1) thing, and then vanishes. no drama. no modal blocking your whole vibe. 🦋

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

package require tk

package require notifywindow ?1.0.1?

::notifywindow::notifywindow msg img

::notifywindow::demo

yes bestie, that ?1.0.1? has question marks around it and no, that's not me being confused, that's literally how it's written. it means the version is optional. we love a flexible queen. 💅

🎀 DESCRIPTION 🎀

so this package gives you a low-key, unobtrusive window for alerts and notifications coming out of Tk applications. it briefly appears in the upper-right hand corner of the screen and then it's out. main character energy but make it polite. 👑

it's modeled after the "Growl" framework on Mac OS X — you know, the original notification girlie. and on platforms that support such effects, the window fades in and out 🌈. on platforms that don't? it just appears and disappears. no fade, no filter, still serving. 😌

💫 the commands, one by one 💫

  • ::notifywindow::notifywindow msg img — posts the toplevel notification window with the msg string. 🫶 heads up though: msg should not exceed 40 characters, so keep it snappy, bestie, this is a notification not a novel. there's also an optional img — and that image should be 16x16 pixels. tiny image, big impact. 🎀
  • ::notifywindow::demo — a simple demo that illustrates how the package works. run it, poke at it, see the vibe in action. it's the tutorial girlie of the family. 🌟

🌈 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 🌈

so notifywindow was inspired by the Growl notification package for Mac OS X, which, slay, respect the ancestors. BUT — and this is important, no cap — it shares no code with that project whatsoever. zero. none. not one line. it's inspiration, not a copy-paste situation, and we do not accuse her of that. 💀

😭 BUGS, IDEAS, FEEDBACK 😭

okay so real talk. this document, and the package it describes, will undoubtedly contain bugs and other problems. yes. the manpage said it, not me. every piece of software is a little messy, that's just the truth fr fr.

so if you find one, please report it in the category notifywindow of the Tklib Trackers:

http://core.tcl.tk/tklib/reportlist

and hey — if you've got ideas for enhancements for either the package and/or the documentation, report those too! they want to hear from you. constructive feedback is a love language. 💖

🔥 KEYWORDS 🔥

alert, notification, tk

(three words. all bangers. iykyk. 🦋)

Copyright (c) 2015 Kevin Walzer/WordTech Communications LLC <kw@codebykevin.com>

and that's the whole page, bestie!! 🎉 this is from tklib, version 1.0.1, and the page itself is dated right along with it — shoutout to Kevin Walzer for the 2015 copyright and to tklib for shipping her. go forth and notify people, unobtrusively, in the corner, like a legend. periodt. 💅🌸💖

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