Request: ability to show a notification

dtgriscom · August 5, 2018, 4:38pm

Have an action that shows a standard system notification, with custom text

Andreas_Hegenberg · August 5, 2018, 4:51pm

It is very easy to do this using the "Run Apple Script" action:

display notification "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet" with title "Title"

See e.g. https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/57412/how-can-i-trigger-a-notification-center-notification-from-an-applescript-or-shel for more info

dtgriscom · August 5, 2018, 5:04pm

True, but that requires thinking... I just though it would be easier/clearer if it were built-in.

Worie · August 5, 2018, 6:02pm

@Andreas_Hegenberg side note - is there a way to change the icon to some custom one instead of BTT one when displaying a notification in such way?

Andreas_Hegenberg · August 6, 2018, 9:29am

Unfortunately not.

Maybe that would make a custom action worthwhile.

Worie · August 6, 2018, 10:34am

I understand, yeah it's up to you I'll add abstraction to the btt npm package using current solution, without icon customization, however. Ty

Future_Face · May 31, 2020, 6:51am

Hi @Andreas_Hegenberg
Does this still work? i tried putting it in my 'connect to Beats' button, but it didn't work.

Andreas_Hegenberg · May 31, 2020, 9:42am

the scripts running inside of a widget unfortunately can not show UI. You could trigger a "named trigger" from within your widget and assign the "Run Apple Script" action to it. Then it should work.