Thread: HOW TO: get popup notifications with Sylpheed mail client

how setup sylpheed mail popups

note: tutorial assumes using lxde , have setup sylpheed can receive email. screenshots provided @ bottom.

1. install libnotify-bin package.

this:

lxmenu -> accessories -> lxterminal

, type following in box appears:

code:

sudo apt-get install libnotify-bin

and press return

enter password(you won't able see it), press return again.

once text has stopped scrolling, , looks this:

code:

user@computername:~$

you can close window, , ready move on next step. congratulations, hardest part over.





2. make sylpheed check mail regularly.

open sylpheed. @ top menu bar, go to:

configuration -> common preferences...

, tick first box (auto-check new mail every...). adjust time (in minutes) between checking mail preference. short times increase cpu , internet usage, longer times won't retrieve mail regularly. click "apply".

sylpheed check mail on regular basis.






3. make popup appear when new mail received.

in same window, tick "execute command when new messages arrived"

in "command" box, copy , paste this:

code:

notify-send -i /usr/share/pixmaps/sylpheed.png "new mail"

-> tip: may change "new mail" message of choice, long keep quotes. can specify absolute path of different icon (instead of /usr/share/pixmaps/sylpheed.png), or omit icon entirely (in case, remove "-i" well).

click "apply" again, "ok". send email test it. box (like unity notifications) should appear in top-right hand corner of screen, sylpheed icon , "new mail". disappear after few seconds.

hope tutorial helps wants more prominent mail notifications in lubuntu or lxde variant.

credits:

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=7790549 --for libnotify hint (found on google)

amjjawad-https://wiki.ubuntu.com/amjjawad --for getting me lxde in first place.

thanks, people!

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