A new-msg-notify-tool for Pidgin

[Sadrul Habib Chowdhury]

* Zhang Shunchang had this to say on [29 Mar 2008, 22:27:18 +0800]:
> Hi guys,
> i am diving into DBus interface with Python these days, and write a script to notify when a new msg arrives, using the dbus interface and desktop notification.
> i don't know whether this kind of notify tool exists. 
> 
> anyway, you guys can try my tool and give me some pointers and suggestions.
> 
> please refer to this link:
> http://blog.chinaunix.net/u/20754/showart_511539.html
> 
> If there is any bug, feel free to let me know.:)
> 
> TODO:
> 1. support the buddy icon
> 2. display the nickname/alias
> 3. when clicked the notification, the tray status changed.
>  

There are some interesting additional features in some scripts at this
link: http://arstechnica.com/reviews/apps/pidgin-2-0.ars/4. You might
find the code there useful.

Sadrul