Launch an urgent window using Python and Xlib with the UrgencyHint flag
September 25, 2014 [Lubuntu, Programming, Python, Tech]I am trying to fix a bug in lxpanel's taskbar plugin, and needed to launch an urgent window. Here's how I did it in a little python.
#!/usr/bin/python # urgent.py -- launch an urgent window (Copyright messages are at the bottom) # To use: # sudo apt-get install python-xlib # ./urgent.py import sys import Xlib from Xlib import X, display, Xutil d = display.Display() s = d.screen() w = s.root.create_window( 50, 50, 300, 200, 2, s.root_depth, X.InputOutput, X.CopyFromParent, background_pixel = s.white_pixel, ) w.set_wm_name( 'Urgent!' ) w.set_wm_hints( flags = Xutil.UrgencyHint ) w.map() try: while 1: e = d.next_event() except Xlib.error.ConnectionClosedError: pass # This code is based on: # examples/xrandr.py -- demonstrate the RandR extension # from http://python-xlib.sourceforge.net/ # # Copyright (C) 2014 Andy Balaam # Copyright (C) 2009 David H. Bronke # # This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify # it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by # the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or # (at your option) any later version. # # This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, # but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of # MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the # GNU General Public License for more details. # # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License # along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software # Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA