kfktwo · October 24, 2016 19:38
diff --git a/set_window_hint.py b/set_window_hint.py
 ##Some window managers, including i3wm, the one I use at the moment, highlight 
 #windows and desktop tabs when the window or one of it’s children sets the X
 #urgency hint. irssi, for example, supports that, allowing for nice and silent
 #notifications when somebody querys or mentions you. However, even after hours
 #of googeling, I couldn’t find any way to make Thunderbird set this flag when
 #new mail arrives. This is why I came up with my own solution. I wrote a python
 #script that finds the Thunderbird window and set’s the urgency hint using the
 #python-xlib (which you would have to install yourself!) bindings. I then
 #installed the Thunderbird extension Mailbox Alert, that allows you to specify
 #scripts to be executed when new mail arrives – even on a per-folder basis.
 #(The extension is pretty awesome, you should definitely check it out!) With
 #that, everything works perfectly now.



 #The script setting the urgency hint is pretty basic. Here it is:

 #!/usr/bin/python2

 from Xlib import X, display, Xutil

 def find_window(name, w):
    for win in w.query_tree().children:
        if win.get_wm_class() and win.get_wm_class()[1] == name:
            return win
       
        if len(win.query_tree().children) > 0:
            a = find_window(name, win)
            if a:
                return a
 def main(disp):
    win = find_window("Thunderbird", disp.screen().root)
    hints = win.get_wm_hints() or { 'flags': 0 }
    hints['flags'] |= Xutil.UrgencyHint

    win.set_wm_hints(hints)
    disp.flush()
   
 if __name__ == '__main__':
    main(display.Display())                
                
 #From https://web.archive.org/web/20120623015942/http://www.oelerich.org/how-to-set-the-urgency-hint-for-new-mail-in-thunderbird/
	##Some window managers, including i3wm, the one I use at the moment, highlight
	#windows and desktop tabs when the window or one of it’s children sets the X
	#urgency hint. irssi, for example, supports that, allowing for nice and silent
	#notifications when somebody querys or mentions you. However, even after hours
	#of googeling, I couldn’t find any way to make Thunderbird set this flag when
	#new mail arrives. This is why I came up with my own solution. I wrote a python
	#script that finds the Thunderbird window and set’s the urgency hint using the
	#python-xlib (which you would have to install yourself!) bindings. I then
	#installed the Thunderbird extension Mailbox Alert, that allows you to specify
	#scripts to be executed when new mail arrives – even on a per-folder basis.
	#(The extension is pretty awesome, you should definitely check it out!) With
	#that, everything works perfectly now.



	#The script setting the urgency hint is pretty basic. Here it is:

	#!/usr/bin/python2

	from Xlib import X, display, Xutil

	def find_window(name, w):
	for win in w.query_tree().children:
	if win.get_wm_class() and win.get_wm_class()[1] == name:
	return win

	if len(win.query_tree().children) > 0:
	a = find_window(name, win)
	if a:
	return a
	def main(disp):
	win = find_window("Thunderbird", disp.screen().root)
	hints = win.get_wm_hints() or { 'flags': 0 }
	hints['flags'] \|= Xutil.UrgencyHint

	win.set_wm_hints(hints)
	disp.flush()

	if __name__ == '__main__':
	main(display.Display())

	#From https://web.archive.org/web/20120623015942/http://www.oelerich.org/how-to-set-the-urgency-hint-for-new-mail-in-thunderbird/
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