https://github.com/myterminal/emacs-visual-notifications

A utility to create visual notifications in emacs
https://github.com/myterminal/emacs-visual-notifications

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A utility to create visual notifications in emacs

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/myterminal/emacs-visual-notifications
• Owner: myTerminal
• License: gpl-3.0
• Created: 2017-09-08T01:31:48.000Z (almost 9 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2021-07-14T05:18:25.000Z (almost 5 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2026-03-08T04:05:36.412Z (4 months ago)
• Topics: emacs, notifications
• Language: Emacs Lisp
• Homepage:
• Size: 102 KB
• Stars: 0
• Watchers: 1
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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# emacs-visual-notifications

[![Marmalade](https://img.shields.io/badge/marmalade-available-8A2A8B.svg)](https://marmalade-repo.org/packages/emacs-visual-notifications)  

[![License](https://img.shields.io/badge/LICENSE-GPL%20v3.0-blue.svg)](https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html)

A utility to create visual notifications in emacs

![Demo](images/demo.gif)

## Installation

### Manual

Save the file *emacs-visual-notifications.el* to disk and add the directory containing it to `load-path` using a command in your *.emacs* file like:

    (add-to-list 'load-path "~/.emacs.d/")

The above line assumes that you've placed the file into the Emacs directory '.emacs.d'.

Start the package with:

    (require 'emacs-visual-notifications)

### Marmalade

If you have Marmalade added as a repository to your Emacs, you can just install *emacs-visual-notifications* with

    M-x package-install emacs-visual-notifications RET

## Usage

The following notifications are supported currently

1. Flash once

    (emacs-visual-notifications-notify-short)

The above function flashes the screen only once

2. Flash thrice

    (emacs-visual-notifications-notify-long)

The above function flashes the screen thrice

3. Flash a certain number of time

    (emacs-visual-notifications-notify-times 5)

The above function flashes the screen 5 times as specified

4. Flash until dismissed

    (emacs-visual-notifications-notify-continuous)

The above function flashes the screen until the user dismisses the notification.