{"id":196,"date":"2006-09-28T10:18:03","date_gmt":"2006-09-28T17:18:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.red-sweater.com\/blog\/196\/flextime-105-baby-growl-steps"},"modified":"2006-09-28T10:38:03","modified_gmt":"2006-09-28T17:38:03","slug":"flextime-105-baby-growl-steps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/redsweater.com\/blog\/196\/flextime-105-baby-growl-steps","title":{"rendered":"FlexTime 1.0.5: Baby Growl Steps"},"content":{"rendered":"

Since FlexTime 1.0 came out, there has been a persistent rumbling from Growl<\/a> fans, who wished FlexTime would integrate more cleanly with it. Inspired by these users’ requests, I installed and became a little more familiar with its features. The good news is, FlexTime 1.0.5<\/a> supports Growl cleanly and automatically:<\/p>\n\n\n
\n\"growl<\/td>\nIf Growl is installed and running, \"Show Text\" cues now use Growl!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

\nThat’s it. The simplest possible solution I could come up with. If Growl is not installed or not running, then FlexTime reverts to using its own, less-featureful text display windows.\n<\/p>\n

\nFlexTime 1.0.5 also includes a couple other changes, important but not as splashy:<\/p>\n

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  • Fixes a bug that caused “At Finish” cues to sometimes be skipped<\/li>\n
  • Warn before closing a routine window or quitting while running<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    \nThe bad news is now that I’ve seen some of the features of Growl, I can imagine a million other ways that Growl users might like to see enhanced integration supported. Ideas that spring to mind include:\n<\/p>\n

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    • Customizable notification names, so behavior can be controlled separately for different cue displays. Right now all notifications from FlexTime are called “FlexTime Show Text Cue”.<\/li>\n
    • Growl notifications at special times. For instance, a Growl notification might be sent when FlexTime routines start or stop. This would give a lot of power to users who wanted to add some “macro behavior” to FlexTime.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      \nIf you’ve got other ideas for how Growl support in FlexTime should evolve, please share them! In the mean time, I hope you enjoy this modest step in the right direction.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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