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Message:	[quote=Nick Gammon] As a work-around until such time as this is implemented, if ever, you could do this: [code] <timers> <timer enabled="y" minute="30" send_to="12" > <send> if not windows_utils_loaded then assert (package.loadlib ("windows_utils.dll", "luaopen_windows_utils")) () windows_utils_loaded = true end -- if assert (windows_utils.shell_execute ("c:/Program Files/MUSHclient/quest_time.txt")) </send> </timer> </timers> [/code] The file "windows_utils.dll" is in this download: http://www.gammon.com.au/files/mushclient/lua5.1_extras/windows_utils.zip You might need a bit of adjusting to get the time right (eg. make a one-shot timer from when you complete the last quest). What this does is simply open a text file (quest_time.txt) which would have in it something like "time to quest again" which would appear on top of whatever you are doing, and is a notification to you. It could of course look more innocent, in case people were looking at your screen. (eg. "The Blithers contract is now ready."). [/quote] Message to be posted (in English, please).
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Bast (76 posts)

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Tue 24 Feb 2009 01:53 PM (UTC) [ quote ]

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I also would like to see this. If the notification is too much, maybe just a function that can make the current tray icon blink. Since I use multiple desktops, it would be nice.

Thanks,
Bast

Bast

Scripts: http://bastmush.googlecode.com

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Posted by Nick Gammon Australia (18,770 posts) bio Forum Administrator

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Thu 30 Oct 2008 08:36 PM (UTC) [ quote ]

Amended on Thu 30 Oct 2008 08:38 PM (UTC) by Nick Gammon

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As a work-around until such time as this is implemented, if ever, you could do this:


<timers>
  <timer enabled="y" 
      minute="30"  
      send_to="12" >
  <send>

if not windows_utils_loaded then
  assert (package.loadlib ("windows_utils.dll", "luaopen_windows_utils")) ()
  windows_utils_loaded = true
end -- if

assert (windows_utils.shell_execute ("c:/Program Files/MUSHclient/quest_time.txt"))

</send>

  </timer>
</timers>

The file "windows_utils.dll" is in this download:

http://www.gammon.com.au/files/mushclient/lua5.1_extras/windows_utils.zip

You might need a bit of adjusting to get the time right (eg. make a one-shot timer from when you complete the last quest).

What this does is simply open a text file (quest_time.txt) which would have in it something like "time to quest again" which would appear on top of whatever you are doing, and is a notification to you. It could of course look more innocent, in case people were looking at your screen. (eg. "The Blithers contract is now ready.").

- Nick Gammon

www.gammon.com.au, www.mushclient.com

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Posted by

Artel USA (63 posts)

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Thu 30 Oct 2008 06:24 PM (UTC) [ quote ]

Amended on Thu 30 Oct 2008 06:32 PM (UTC) by Artel

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On the MUD I play, I am allowed to quest once every 30 minutes. As a result, I often idle for those 30 minutes, spending time in another window doing work. I have used to have sound trigger that I would use whenever it was time to quest, but I am increasingly working in places where I generally need to have my laptop on mute.

So, the suggestion is to allow MUSHclient to have a way that would allow alerts in the taskbar notification area (aka system tray.) I should then be able to create a notification with a script method. Clicking on the notification should restore MUSHclient to the foreground.

Edit: The suggestion would probably only work if the MUSHclient tray icon feature was enabled by the user.

Artel.

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