Re: [dwm] xgamma notify

From: markus schnalke <meillo_AT_marmaro.de>
Date: Fri, 6 Mar 2009 09:35:12 +0100

[2009-03-06 07:04] Samuel Baldwin <shardz4217_AT_gmail.com>
> 2009/3/6 pancake <pancake_AT_youterm.com>:
> > I have been playing a bit with xgamma and I think it can be useful as a
> > graphical
> > notification for important alerts like low battery or so.
> >
> > The usage is quite simple. and we can 'flash' the screen in red for a
> > fraction of a second with:
>
> What happens if you're not looking at the screen?

I modified `slock' some time ago to display a fullscreen red window
that closes on any button press. I use it to notify about low battery.

The code is attached.

Example usage:

        $ ./redscr
        < a red windows appears >

        $ ./redscr 336699
        < a baby blue window appears >

meillo

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