Try using xmessage, eg. if [ $new_mail_received ]; then xmessage "New Mail" fi
On Tue, 1 Aug 2000, Brian Stults wrote: > Hi, > > Not entirely debian related, but... Can someone recommend a simple > language that I could use to write a pop-up message program for X? I > would like to be notified when I have new mail in a samba-mounted > spool. I haven't found any applets that suit me because when I don't > have mail, I don't want to see anything. I don't know any languages > (except awk and bash scripting), so any sample scripts that you might > have would be very useful. > > Thanks! > -- > > Brian J. Stults > Doctoral Candidate > Department of Sociology > University at Albany - SUNY > Phone: (518) 442-4652 Fax: (518) 442-4936 > Web: http://www.albany.edu/~bs7452 > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null > >
