[SOLVED] Actions in notifications with notify-send

Using notify-send, is there a way to associate a notification with some action (e.g. execution of a script) when clicking on it? Or is it possible to include a button within the notification? To better understand what I mean, please have a look the below image depicting a notification sent by Rhythmbox that contains some buttons.
Last edited by ibes (2013-11-16 08:00:58)

You might be interested in "dunstify" which is a part of the dunst daemon, but is not installed with the AUR package. It is a more fleshed out interface for libnotify than notify-send.
dunstify -A yes,ACCEPT -A no,DECLINE "Call waiting"
https://github.com/knopwob/dunst
Last edited by progandy (2013-11-15 21:31:33)

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Hi,
I have configured halevt (a HAL device manager) to run notify-send so I get a notification every time I insert or remove a drive. The thing is, since halevt runs as a daemon at boot, every time it runs notify-send I get this error:
libnotify-Message: Unable to get session bus: /usr/bin/dbus-launch terminated abnormally with the following error: Autolaunch error: X11 initialization failed.
What I don't really understand is why if I restart de daemon from my Xorg session (with sudo) it works fine. Any ideas?
Thanks
UPDATE
I resolved the issue with a different approach.
The solution, for those interested, is in post #8.
Last edited by johanbcn (2010-07-12 22:27:14)

Berseker wrote:I've seen only now your post.. great job, this is very useful and pretty for those that doesn't use a complete DE.
It would be great to translate your file in different languages (I'll try to translate this in italian if I find some spare time)
Thank you
If you are interested I have an updated version of the config file that more or less accomplishes what I wanted at the beginning.
First, there is the daemon config (only mounts the filesystems): /etc/halevt/halevt.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE halevt:Configuration [
<!ENTITY HAS-LABEL "hal.volume.label & !hal.volume.label = ">
<!ENTITY DEVICE "hal.block.device & hal.volume.is_disc = false">
<!ENTITY CDROM "hal.block.device & hal.volume.is_disc & hal.volume.disc.is_blank = false & hal.volume.disc.has_data & hal.volume.disc.is_videodvd = false">
<!ENTITY CDROM.SIGNAL "hal.block.device & hal.storage.drive_type = cdrom">
<!ENTITY DVD "hal.block.device & hal.volume.is_disc & hal.volume.disc.is_blank = false & hal.volume.disc.has_data & hal.volume.disc.is_videodvd = true">
]>
<halevt:Configuration version="0.1" xmlns:halevt="http://www.environnement.ens.fr/perso/dumas/halevt.html">

<halevt:Device match="&CDROM; & hal.volume.is_mounted = false;">
<halevt:OnInit exec="halevt-mount -u $hal.udi$ -p cdrom$hal.block.minor$"/>
<halevt:Insertion exec="halevt-mount -u $hal.udi$ -p cdrom$hal.block.minor$"/>
</halevt:Device>

<halevt:Device match="&DEVICE; & &HAS-LABEL; & hal.volume.is_mounted = false;">
<halevt:OnInit exec="halevt-mount -u $hal.udi$ -p $hal.volume.label$"/>
<halevt:Insertion exec="halevt-mount -u $hal.udi$ -p $hal.volume.label$"/>
</halevt:Device>

<halevt:Device match="&DEVICE; & hal.volume.is_mounted = false; & hal.volume.label = ">
<halevt:OnInit exec="halevt-mount -u $hal.udi$ -p disk$hal.block.minor$"/>
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<halevt:Device match="&CDROM.SIGNAL;">
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</halevt:Device>
</halevt:Configuration>
(Notice that I have removed the -o sync parameter from the mount commands. Writing operations in automounted devices were ridiculously slower)
And then, there is the user config file (only manages the notify-send commands): $HOME/.halevt/halevt.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE halevt:Configuration [
<!ENTITY HAS-LABEL "hal.volume.label & !hal.volume.label = ">
<!ENTITY DEVICE "hal.block.device & hal.volume.is_disc = false">
<!ENTITY CDROM "hal.block.device & hal.volume.is_disc & hal.volume.disc.is_blank = false & hal.volume.disc.has_data & hal.volume.disc.is_videodvd = false">
<!ENTITY CDROM.SIGNAL "hal.block.device & hal.storage.drive_type = cdrom">
<!ENTITY DVD "hal.block.device & hal.volume.is_disc & hal.volume.disc.is_blank = false & hal.volume.disc.has_data & hal.volume.disc.is_videodvd = true">
]>
<halevt:Configuration version="0.1" xmlns:halevt="http://www.environnement.ens.fr/perso/dumas/halevt.html">

<halevt:Device match="hal.block.device & hal.volume.is_disc = true & !hal.volume.label = ">
<halevt:Property name="hal.volume.is_mounted">
<halevt:Action value="true" exec="notify-send --icon=gtk-cdrom --expire-time=3000 'Device mounted' '$hal.volume.label$ has been mounted in $hal.volume.mount_point$.'"/>
<halevt:Action value="false" exec="notify-send --icon=gtk-cdrom --expire-time=3000 'Device unmounted' '$hal.volume.label$ has been unmounted.'"/>
</halevt:Property>
</halevt:Device>

<halevt:Device match="hal.block.device & hal.volume.is_disc = false & !hal.volume.label = ">
<halevt:Property name="hal.volume.is_mounted">
<halevt:Action value="true" exec="notify-send --icon=gtk-harddisk --expire-time=3000 'Device mounted' '$hal.volume.label$ has been mounted in $hal.volume.mount_point$.'"/>
<halevt:Action value="false" exec="notify-send --icon=gtk-harddisk --expire-time=3000 'Device unmounted' '$hal.volume.label$ has been unmounted.'"/>
</halevt:Property>
</halevt:Device>

<halevt:Device match="hal.block.device & hal.volume.label = ">
<halevt:Property name="hal.volume.is_mounted">
<halevt:Action value="true" exec="notify-send --icon=gtk-harddisk --expire-time=3000 'Device mounted' '$hal.block.device$ has been mounted in $hal.volume.mount_point$.'"/>
<halevt:Action value="false" exec="notify-send --icon=gtk-harddisk --expire-time=3000 'Device unmounted' '$hal.block.device$ has been unmounted.'"/>
</halevt:Property>
</halevt:Device>
</halevt:Configuration>
This way, you have the daemon automounting at boot, without needing an X session, and a second instance of the daemon that only executes the notify-send messages once you enter xorg
Last edited by johanbcn (2010-07-12 22:37:43)

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