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Show HN: DitchTheBell - Linux-based desktop notifier for RSS/Atom
feeds
Ditch The Bell is a desktop notifier for RSS/Atom feeds that lets
you closely configure features of the freedesktop notification
specification to unlock the most customizable feed notification
experience possible on Linux. I developed this program because I
wanted a single, centralized location to easily manage my desktop
notifications for all of the various websites I want to get updates
from. Before creating this application, I found existing solutions
unsatisfactory due to the following reasons: - Built-In
Notification Services: Some websites offer built-in desktop
notification services, but these often require an account, staying
signed in, and running a browser service worker continuously on
your PC. - RSS Readers: While existing RSS readers with
notification support provide a simple solution, these project
balance numerous aspects of reader development. Notifications and
their configurations are usually not the priority in these
projects. - Custom Scripting: Implementing custom scripts using
general-purpose notification tools like notify-send or GObject-
Introspection is viable but becomes a maintenance headache as more
granular control is introduced. These alternatives are sufficient
for basic notifications but lack the lightweight nature and
advanced configurability that power users desire. Ditch The Bell
fills this gap, offering granular control over your RSS feed
notifications without the limitations of the approaches mentioned
above. Check it out!: https://github.com/EscherMoore/DitchTheBell
Author : Escher21
Score : 22 points
Date : 2023-09-25 18:28 UTC (4 hours ago)
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(TXT) w3m dump (github.com)
| zwayhowder wrote:
| I like the look of this for automation of some of my GitHub
| notifications. We have a small engineering team and we are all
| drowning under the number of notifications. This could really
| help with managing the load.
| jersa wrote:
| Hey, this looks promising. I think I might try it out. I'm using
| mako, which itself works well enough that I rarely think about
| it, so I might as well poke it with a stick and muck around with
| an alternative option becuz whyyyy not?
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| Thanks for posting, I'll return with some feedback should I get
| around to testing it out soon enough.
| Escher21 wrote:
| It seems there may be some confusion. This project is an
| RSS/Atom feed notifier; it is not a notification server. It can
| be used with any notification server implementing the
| FreeDesktop Notifications Specification such as Mako, not act
| as an alternative. Please share your thoughts if you try it
| out!
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