XNotify: Create a Message Window:
xnotify [xFlags] messageText
xnotify -help
usage of xnotify generic window arguments:
FLAG (LONG FLAG) ARGS NOTES
-Ww (-width) columns
-Wh (-height) lines
-Ws (-size) x y
-Wp (-position) x y
(-geometry) "[WxH][{+|-}X{+|-}Y]" (X geometry)
-WP (-icon_position) x y
-Wl (-label) "string"
(-title) "string" (Same as -label)
-Wi (-iconic) (Application will come up closed)
+Wi (+iconic) (Application will come up open)
-Wt (-font) fontname
-fn fontname
-Wx (-scale) small | medium | large | extra_large
-Wf (-foreground_color) red green blue 0-255 (no color-full color)
-fg (-foreground) colorname (X Color specification)
-Wb (-background_color) red green blue 0-255 (no color-full color)
-bg (-background) colorname (X Color specification)
-rv (-reverse) (Foreground and background colors will be reversed)
+rv (+reverse) (Foreground and background colors will not be reversed)
-WI (-icon_image) filename
-WL (-icon_label) "string"
-WT (-icon_font) filename
-Wr (-display) "server_name:screen"
-visual StaticGray | GrayScale | StaticColor |
PseudoColor | TrueColor | DirectColor
-depth depth
-Wdr (-disable_retained)
-Wdxio (-disable_xio_error_handler)
-Wfsdb (-fullscreendebug)
-Wfsdbs (-fullscreendebugserver)
-Wfsdbp (-fullscreendebugptr)
-Wfsdbk (-fullscreendebugkbd)
-Wdpgs (-disable_pass_grab_select)
-WS (-defeateventsecurity)
-sync (-synchronous) (Force a synchronous connection)
+sync (+synchronous) (Make an asynchronous connection)
-Wd (-default) resource value (Set the X resource to value)
-xrm resource:value (Set the X resource to value)
-name string (Set application instance name to string)
-lc_basiclocale locale (Set basic locale of application to locale)
-lc_displaylang locale (Set display language of application to locale)
-lc_inputlang locale (Set input language of application to locale)
-lc_numeric locale (Set numeric format of application to locale)
-lc_timeformat locale (Set time format of application to locale)
-preedit_style onTheSpot | overTheSpot | rootWindow | none
(Set input method preedit style)
-status_style clientDisplays | imDisplaysInClient | imDisplaysInRoot | none
(Set input method status style)
-WH (-help)