I've been wanting for a long time some simple tool to replace the libnotify popups. Using xsetroot is just not enough for me to notice the warnings (and I do need to be warned when my battery is running out or the temperature is too high). Both xmessage and smessage use a window that steals the focus as soon as it appears, so it's not very nice.
I didn't play too much with X11 API.. would it be even possible to modify smessage.c to draw directly on the display without using a window? if so.. any help on how would I do this? -- Fernando
