[Orgmode] Re: OSD alerts for appointment reminders (+ erc hook to use OSD)

[Richard Riley]

Richard Riley <address@hidden> writes:

> I thought some of you linux users might like this - use gnome-osd-client
> to put an on screen reminder of your looming appointments. I include a
> screenshot link below. I'm sure the code can be improved as I'm not much
> of an elisp programmer. I have also included an erc hook to use OSD to
> display messages in your subscribed irc channels directed at you. Hope
> you like it. I dont know if the gnome-osd stuff will work on kde, but
> try it and see.
>
> http://www.imagebucket.in/images/layopataa1r203lmuwp3.png
>
>
> org stuff:
>
> ,----
> | ; Update appt each time agenda opened.
> | (add-hook 'org-finalize-agenda-hook 'org-agenda-to-appt)
> | 
> | (setq appt-display-format 'window)
> | 
> | (defun org-osd-display (min-to-app new-time msg)
> |   (osd-display msg msg -1 "center" "center" "Verdana 20")
> | )
> | 
> | (setq appt-disp-window-function (function org-osd-display))
> | 
> | ;; see my-osd for plugins
> | 
> | (require 'diary-lib)
> | (add-hook 'diary-display-hook 'fancy-diary-display)
> | 
> | ;; Run once, activate and schedule refresh
> | (run-at-time nil 3600 'org-agenda-to-appt)
> | (appt-activate t)
> `----
>
> osd stuff:
>
> ,----
> | (defun osd-display (id msg &optional delay vattrib hattrib font)
> | 
> |   "Display a message with an id of ID for delay seconds with message msg"
> | 
> |   (unless vattrib (setq vattrib "top"))
> |   (unless hattrib (setq hattrib "right"))
> |   (unless delay (setq delay 5000))
> |   (unless font (setq font "Serif Bold Italic 32"))
> | 
> |   (save-window-excursion
> |     (shell-command
> |      (format
> |       "gnome-osd-client -f \"<message id='%s' osd_fake_translucent_bg='off' 
> osd_font='%s' animations='on' hide_timeout='%d' osd_vposition='%s' 
> osd_halignment='%s'>%s</message>\""    
> |       id
> |       font
> |       delay
> |       vattrib
> |       hattrib
> |       msg)
> |      nil nil)
> |     ))
> | 
> | ;(osd-display "i2" "and OSD..." 500)
> | ;(osd-display "id" "Welcome to Emacs" 1000 "top" "center" "Verdana 20")
> | 
> `----
>
> Finally the erc hook stuff:
>
> ,----
> | (defun erc-notify-osd (matched-type nick msg)
> |   (when (string= matched-type "current-nick")
> |     (message msg)
> |     (string-match ".*:\\(.*\\)$" msg)
> |     (setq msg (match-string 1 msg))
> |     (osd-display (concat "erc-msg : " (erc-extract-nick nick)) (concat 
> (erc-extract-nick nick) " : " msg) 10000 "bottom" "center" "Verdana 23")
> |  ))
> | 
> | (add-hook 'erc-text-matched-hook 'erc-notify-osd)
> `----

I forgot to mention you need to enable the erc module "match"

e.g my erc-modules is:

(setq  erc-modules (quote (autoaway autojoin button completion match
menu move-to-prompt noncommands readonly scrolltobottom services smiley
stamp spelling truncate highlight-nicknames netsplit fill readonly
noncommands irccontrols move-to-prompt)))