Hi,
Maxim Cournoyer <[email protected]> writes:
[...]
> Unfortunately, I've finally rebooted my system, and the calendar events
> reminders are still *not* shown, although Evolution is installed as
> expected. Given that solution worked in Fedora, I suppose we need to
> set XDG_DATA_DIRS or similar, for example to expose a needed d-bus
> service.
>
> I'll have to investigate again.
This is what the D-Bus session chatter looks like in Fedora, when the
alarm is triggered:
--8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
user@fedora:~$ dbus-monitor
method call time=1747441738.643689 sender=:1.24 -> destination=:1.105
serial=1130 path=/org/gtk/vfs/metadata; interface=org.gtk.vfs.Metadata;
member=Remove
array of bytes "/home/user/.local/share/gvfs-metadata/home" + \0
array of bytes "/.local/share/gnome-shell/notifications" + \0
signal time=1747441740.043168 sender=:1.105 -> destination=(null destination)
serial=7 path=/org/gtk/vfs/metadata; interface=org.gtk.vfs.Metadata;
member=AttributeChanged
string "/home/user/.local/share/gvfs-metadata/home"
string "/.local/share/gnome-shell/notifications"
method call time=1747441740.048340 sender=:1.24 ->
destination=org.freedesktop.DBus serial=1131 path=/org/freedesktop/DBus;
interface=org.freedesktop.DBus; member=RemoveMatch
string
"type='signal',interface='ca.desrt.dconf.Writer',path='/ca/desrt/dconf/Writer/user',arg0path='/org/gnome/desktop/notifications/application/org-gnome-evolution/'"
method return time=1747441740.048360 sender=org.freedesktop.DBus ->
destination=:1.24 serial=4294967295 reply_serial=1131
method call time=1747441740.778987 sender=:1.165 -> destination=:1.154
serial=127 path=/org/gnome/evolution/dataserver/SourceManager/Source_10;
interface=org.gnome.evolution.dataserver.Source.Writable; member=Write
string "
[Data Source]
DisplayName[ar]=شخصي
[...]
DisplayName[zh_TW]=個人
DisplayName=Personal
Enabled=true
Parent=local-stub
[Calendar]
BackendName=local
Color=#62a0ea
Selected=true
Order=0
[Alarms]
IncludeMe=true
LastNotified=2025-05-17T00:29:00Z
ForEveryEvent=false
"
method return time=1747441740.783057 sender=:1.154 -> destination=:1.165
serial=68 reply_serial=127
signal time=1747441740.783229 sender=:1.154 -> destination=(null destination)
serial=69 path=/org/gnome/evolution/dataserver/SourceManager/Source_10;
interface=org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties; member=PropertiesChanged
string "org.gnome.evolution.dataserver.Source"
array [
dict entry(
string "Data"
variant string "
[Data Source]
DisplayName[ar]=شخصي
[...]
Parent=local-stub
[Calendar]
BackendName=local
Color=#62a0ea
Selected=true
Order=0
[Alarms]
IncludeMe=true
LastNotified=2025-05-17T00:29:00Z
ForEveryEvent=false
"
)
]
array [
]
method call time=1747441740.784275 sender=:1.165 ->
destination=org.freedesktop.portal.Desktop serial=128
path=/org/freedesktop/portal/desktop;
interface=org.freedesktop.portal.Notification; member=AddNotification
string "system-calendar
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array [
dict entry(
string "title"
variant string "Reminders"
)
dict entry(
string "body"
variant string "notifications test
05/17/2025 09:30:00 AM (25 minutes)"
)
dict entry(
string "icon"
variant struct {
string "themed"
variant array [
string "appointment-soon"
string "appointment-soon-symbolic"
]
}
)
dict entry(
string "priority"
variant string "normal"
)
dict entry(
string "default-action"
variant string "app.show-reminders"
)
dict entry(
string "buttons"
variant array [
array [
dict entry(
string "label"
variant string "Reminders"
)
dict entry(
string "action"
variant string "app.show-reminders"
)
]
]
)
]
method call time=1747441740.784606 sender=:1.93 -> destination=:1.31 serial=883
path=/org/freedesktop/impl/portal/PermissionStore;
interface=org.freedesktop.impl.portal.PermissionStore; member=Lookup
string "notifications"
string "notification"
method return time=1747441740.784779 sender=:1.31 -> destination=:1.93
serial=33 reply_serial=883
array [
dict entry(
string "org.gnome.Evolution"
array [
string "yes"
]
)
]
variant byte 0
method call time=1747441740.784903 sender=:1.93 -> destination=:1.95 serial=884
path=/org/freedesktop/portal/desktop;
interface=org.freedesktop.impl.portal.Notification; member=AddNotification
string "org.gnome.Evolution"
string "system-calendar
020d77fc9df4e2f93a89560ae580773f54d7adfe
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array [
dict entry(
string "title"
variant string "Reminders"
)
dict entry(
string "body"
variant string "notifications test
05/17/2025 09:30:00 AM (25 minutes)"
)
dict entry(
string "icon"
variant struct {
string "themed"
variant array [
string "appointment-soon"
string "appointment-soon-symbolic"
]
}
)
dict entry(
string "priority"
variant string "normal"
)
dict entry(
string "default-action"
variant string "app.show-reminders"
)
dict entry(
string "buttons"
variant array [
array [
dict entry(
string "label"
variant string "Reminders"
)
dict entry(
string "action"
variant string "app.show-reminders"
)
]
]
)
]
method call time=1747441740.785260 sender=:1.95 -> destination=:1.24 serial=258
path=/org/gtk/Notifications; interface=org.gtk.Notifications;
member=AddNotification
string "org.gnome.Evolution"
string "system-calendar
020d77fc9df4e2f93a89560ae580773f54d7adfe
1747441740"
array [
dict entry(
string "title"
variant string "Reminders"
)
dict entry(
string "body"
variant string "notifications test
05/17/2025 09:30:00 AM (25 minutes)"
)
dict entry(
string "icon"
variant struct {
string "themed"
variant array [
string "appointment-soon"
string "appointment-soon-symbolic"
]
}
)
dict entry(
string "priority"
variant string "normal"
)
dict entry(
string "default-action"
variant string "app.show-reminders"
)
dict entry(
string "buttons"
variant array [
array [
dict entry(
string "label"
variant string "Reminders"
)
dict entry(
string "action"
variant string "app.show-reminders"
)
]
]
)
]
method return time=1747441740.785586 sender=:1.95 -> destination=:1.93
serial=259 reply_serial=884
method call time=1747441740.787459 sender=:1.24 ->
destination=org.freedesktop.DBus serial=1132 path=/org/freedesktop/DBus;
interface=org.freedesktop.DBus; member=AddMatch
string
"type='signal',interface='ca.desrt.dconf.Writer',path='/ca/desrt/dconf/Writer/user',arg0path='/org/gnome/desktop/notifications/application/org-gnome-evolution/'"
method return time=1747441740.787475 sender=org.freedesktop.DBus ->
destination=:1.24 serial=4294967295 reply_serial=1132
method call time=1747441740.787867 sender=:1.24 -> destination=ca.desrt.dconf
serial=1133 path=/ca/desrt/dconf/Writer/user; interface=ca.desrt.dconf.Writer;
member=Change
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method return time=1747441740.788103 sender=:1.116 -> destination=:1.24
serial=101 reply_serial=1133
string ":1.116:user:57"
method return time=1747441740.793485 sender=:1.24 -> destination=:1.95
serial=1134 reply_serial=258
method call time=1747441743.717813 sender=:1.135 ->
destination=org.gtk.Notifications serial=109 path=/org/gtk/Notifications;
interface=org.gtk.Notifications; member=RemoveNotification
string "org.gnome.Ptyxis"
string "177d08eb-7bed-4827-b5ed-ff29c125ea49"
--8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---
The same in Guix System, with Evolution installed to the system profile,
produces something similar:
--8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
method call time=1747445640.987638 sender=:1.75 -> destination=ca.desrt.dconf
serial=120 path=/ca/desrt/dconf/Writer/user; interface=ca.desrt.dconf.Writer;
member=Change
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method call time=1747445640.987790 sender=:1.75 -> destination=:1.16 serial=121
path=/org/gnome/evolution/dataserver/SourceManager/Source_13;
interface=org.gnome.evolution.dataserver.Source.Writable; member=Write
string "
[Data Source]
DisplayName[ar]=\D8\B4\D8\AE\D8\B5\D9\8A
[...]
DisplayName=Personal
Enabled=true
Parent=local-stub
[Calendar]
BackendName=local
Color=#62a0ea
Selected=true
Order=0
[Offline]
StaySynchronized=true
[Refresh]
Enabled=true
EnabledOnMeteredNetwork=true
IntervalMinutes=30
[Alarms]
IncludeMe=true
LastNotified=2025-05-17T01:34:00Z
ForEveryEvent=false
"
method return time=1747445640.988368 sender=:1.16 -> destination=:1.75
serial=74 reply_serial=121
signal time=1747445640.988373 sender=:1.16 -> destination=(null destination)
serial=75 path=/org/gnome/evolution/dataserver/SourceManager/Source_13;
interface=org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties; member=PropertiesChanged
string "org.gnome.evolution.dataserver.Source"
array [
dict entry(
string "Data"
variant string "
[Data Source]
DisplayName[ar]=\D8\B4\D8\AE\D8\B5\D9\8A
[...]
DisplayName=Personal
Enabled=true
Parent=local-stub
[Calendar]
BackendName=local
Color=#62a0ea
Selected=true
Order=0
[Offline]
StaySynchronized=true
[Refresh]
Enabled=true
EnabledOnMeteredNetwork=true
IntervalMinutes=30
[Alarms]
IncludeMe=true
LastNotified=2025-05-17T01:34:00Z
ForEveryEvent=false
"
)
]
array [
]
method call time=1747445640.988452 sender=:1.75 -> destination=:1.47 serial=122
path=/org/gnome/evolution/dataserver/Subprocess/1457/2;
interface=org.gnome.evolution.dataserver.Calendar; member=DiscardAlarm
string "f9d2f99293e8ebb4145116a0929477f0dad8d8b7"
string "20250517T033900"
string "5b39101d1a984d429bf3415398f4385199ae2ac7"
uint32 16
method call time=1747445640.988750 sender=:1.47 ->
destination=org.freedesktop.DBus serial=246 path=/org/freedesktop/DBus;
interface=org.freedesktop.DBus; member=GetNameOwner
string ":1.75"
method return time=1747445640.988785 sender=org.freedesktop.DBus ->
destination=:1.47 serial=67 reply_serial=246
string ":1.75"
signal time=1747445640.988974 sender=:1.47 -> destination=(null destination)
serial=247 path=/org/gnome/evolution/dataserver/Subprocess/1457/2;
interface=org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties; member=PropertiesChanged
string "org.gnome.evolution.dataserver.Calendar"
array [
dict entry(
string "Revision"
variant string "2025-05-17T01:34:00.988851Z(7)"
)
]
array [
]
signal time=1747445640.989165 sender=:1.47 -> destination=(null destination)
serial=248 path=/org/gnome/evolution/dataserver/Subprocess/1457/2;
interface=org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties; member=PropertiesChanged
string "org.gnome.evolution.dataserver.Calendar"
array [
dict entry(
string "Revision"
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)
]
array [
]
method call time=1747445641.001874 sender=:1.47 -> destination=:1.105
serial=249 path=/org/gtk/vfs/metadata; interface=org.gtk.vfs.Metadata;
member=Move
array of bytes "/root/.local/share/gvfs-metadata/home" + \0
array of bytes "/.local/share/evolution/calendar/system/calendar.ics~" + \0
array of bytes "/.local/share/evolution/calendar/system/calendar.ics" + \0
method return time=1747445641.001962 sender=:1.47 -> destination=:1.75
serial=250 reply_serial=122
method return time=1747445641.006105 sender=:1.15 -> destination=:1.75
serial=56 reply_serial=120
string ":1.15:user:30"
signal time=1747445641.006314 sender=:1.15 -> destination=(null destination)
serial=57 path=/ca/desrt/dconf/Writer/user; interface=ca.desrt.dconf.Writer;
member=Notify
string "/org/gnome/evolution-data-server/calendar/reminders-past"
array [
string ""
]
string ":1.15:user:30"
method call time=1747445641.006416 sender=:1.75 -> destination=ca.desrt.dconf
serial=123 path=/ca/desrt/dconf/Writer/user; interface=ca.desrt.dconf.Writer;
member=Change
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serial=58 reply_serial=123
string ":1.15:user:31"
signal time=1747445641.026590 sender=:1.15 -> destination=(null destination)
serial=59 path=/ca/desrt/dconf/Writer/user; interface=ca.desrt.dconf.Writer;
member=Notify
string "/org/gnome/evolution-data-server/calendar/reminders-past"
array [
string ""
]
string ":1.15:user:31"
signal time=1747445641.973375 sender=:1.105 -> destination=(null destination)
serial=13 path=/org/gtk/vfs/metadata; interface=org.gtk.vfs.Metadata;
member=AttributeChanged
string "/root/.local/share/gvfs-metadata/home"
string "/.local/share/evolution/calendar/system/calendar.ics~"
signal time=1747445641.973436 sender=:1.105 -> destination=(null destination)
serial=14 path=/org/gtk/vfs/metadata; interface=org.gtk.vfs.Metadata;
member=AttributeChanged
string "/root/.local/share/gvfs-metadata/home"
string "/.local/share/evolution/calendar/system/calendar.ics"
--8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---
Fedora has:
evolution-data-server 3.56.1
evolution: not installed (I'm surprised by this, earlier I had found
notifications were missing without it installed -- perhaps an update
fixed it)
libportal: 0.9.1
xdg-desktop-portal-gnome: 48.0
xdg-desktop-portal: 1.20.0
dconf: 0.40.0
gtk3: 3.24.49
gtk4: 4.18.4
Guix has:
evolution-data-server: 3.56.1
evolution: 3.54.3
libportal: 0.7.1
xdg-desktop-portal-gnome: 46.2
xdg-desktop-portal: 1.18.4
dconf: 0.40.0
gtk3: 3.24.43
gtk4: 4.16.13
--
Thanks,
Maxim
