This feature allows server side applications to send system notifications (aka notifications bubbles) to the client.
It is supported on all platforms and controlled by the
notifications
configuration option.
python-notify
or
python-dbus
(the exact name of the packages required
vary)MS Windows XP:
MacOS 10.10.x:
Gnome-shell:
start both the client and server with the debug command line
flags: -d notify,dbus
you can also test notifications forwarding using the dbus interface or xpra control, ie:
xpra control :100 send-notification "hello" "world" "*"
will send the message to all clients.