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47## xnotify
An Xorg-based program that shows an on-screen notification window with a simple text.
Similar to [osd_cat](http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/lucid/man1/osd_cat.1.html), but with
some different features.
Originally in Python (2003), rewritten in Rust (2021).
Some code based on Chris Duerr's [leechbar](https://github.com/chrisduerr/leechbar).
### Invocation example
Appear in the bottom-right corner of the screen, flash for 5 seconds and disappear:
```
echo -n "I'm a tomato: 🍅" | xnotify -n "normal 30" -l -t 5 -p '%100,%100'
```
- If right click happens, disappears sooner.
- If dragged - cancels timeout.
### Syntax
```
xnotify 0.1.0
USAGE:
xnotify [FLAGS] [OPTIONS]
FLAGS:
-l, --blink Make the window flash its colors
-h, --help Prints help information
-V, --version Prints version information
OPTIONS:
-d, --blink-duration <blink-duration> Duration of the blink [default: 0.25]
-e, --blink-rate <blink-rate> Rate of the blink (time between each color flip) [default: 0.05]
-n, --font <font> Font to use (Pango font string, for example "normal 100" for big text)
-x, --from-file <from-file> Take text from file instead of standard input. If file is '-', takes from
standard input
-p, --position <position> Initial screen position [default: %50,%50]
-t, --timeout <timeout> Time to wait until message automatically gets off the screen
```