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Categoria
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| Type | Description |
|------------------------+-----------------------------------------------|
| "device" | A generic device-related notification that |
| | doesn't fit into any other category. |
|------------------------+-----------------------------------------------|
| "device.added" | A device, such as a USB device, was added to |
| | the system. |
|------------------------+-----------------------------------------------|
| "device.error" | A device had some kind of error. |
|------------------------+-----------------------------------------------|
| "device.removed" | A device, such as a USB device, was removed |
| | from the system. |
|------------------------+-----------------------------------------------|
| "email" | A generic e-mail-related notification that |
| | doesn't fit into any other category. |
|------------------------+-----------------------------------------------|
| "email.arrived" | A new e-mail notification. |
|------------------------+-----------------------------------------------|
| "email.bounced" | A notification stating that an e-mail has |
| | bounced. |
|------------------------+-----------------------------------------------|
| | A generic instant message-related |
| "im" | notification that doesn't fit into any other |
| | category. |
|------------------------+-----------------------------------------------|
| "im.error" | An instant message error notification. |
|------------------------+-----------------------------------------------|
| "im.received" | A received instant message notification. |
|------------------------+-----------------------------------------------|
| "network" | A generic network notification that doesn't |
| | fit into any other category. |
|------------------------+-----------------------------------------------|
| | A network connection notification, such as |
| "network.connected" | successful sign-on to a network service. This |
| | should not be confused with device.added for |
| | new network devices. |
|------------------------+-----------------------------------------------|
| | A network disconnected notification. This |
| "network.disconnected" | should not be confused with device.removed |
| | for disconnected network devices. |
|------------------------+-----------------------------------------------|
| "network.error" | A network-related or connection-related |
| | error. |
|------------------------+-----------------------------------------------|
| | A generic presence change notification that |
| "presence" | doesn't fit into any other category, such as |
| | going away or idle. |
|------------------------+-----------------------------------------------|
| "presence.offline" | An offline presence change notification. |
|------------------------+-----------------------------------------------|
| "presence.online" | An online presence change notification. |
|------------------------+-----------------------------------------------|
| | A generic file transfer or download |
| "transfer" | notification that doesn't fit into any other |
| | category. |
|------------------------+-----------------------------------------------|
| "transfer.complete" | A file transfer or download complete |
| | notification. |
|------------------------+-----------------------------------------------|
| "transfer.error" | A file transfer or download error. |
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Dicas padrão
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| Name | Value Type | Description |
|------------------+------------+----------------------------------------|
| "urgency" | byte | The urgency level. |
|------------------+------------+----------------------------------------|
| "category" | string | The type of notification this is. |
|------------------+------------+----------------------------------------|
| | | This specifies the name of the |
| | | desktop filename representing the |
| | | calling program. This should be the |
| | | same as the prefix used for the |
| "desktop-entry"> | string | application's .desktop file. An |
| | | example would be "rhythmbox" from |
| | | "rhythmbox.desktop". This can be used |
| | | by the daemon to retrieve the correct |
| | | icon for the application, for logging |
| | | purposes, etc. |
|------------------+------------+----------------------------------------|
| | | This is a raw data image format |
| | | which describes the width, height, |
| "image_data" | (iiibiiay) | rowstride, has alpha, bits per sample, |
| | | channels and image data respectively. |
| | | We use this value if the icon field is |
| | | left blank. |
|------------------+------------+----------------------------------------|
| "sound-file" | string | The path to a sound file to play |
| | | when the notification pops up. |
|------------------+------------+----------------------------------------|
| | | Causes the server to suppress |
| | | playing any sounds, if it has that |
| "suppress-sound" | boolean | ability. This is usually set when the |
| | | client itself is going to play its own |
| | | sound. |
|------------------+------------+----------------------------------------|
| | | Specifies the X location on the |
| "x" | int | screen that the notification should |
| | | point to. The "y" hint must also be |
| | | specified. |
|------------------+------------+----------------------------------------|
| | | Specifies the Y location on the |
| "y" | int | screen that the notification should |
| | | point to. The "x" hint must also be |
| | | specified. |
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