Website notifier

An applet that shows a notification when a website updates for Linux Mint Cinnamon

Features

• Periodically refreshes a website
• Shows a notification when the website updates
• Displays notification as a system popup or an applet popup
• Customizable:
  • Set a maximum number of characters in notification text
  • Choose tooltip text
  • Customize an icon shown in a panel
  • Write a script that refreshes a website

Refresh

To refresh a website on demand click on the applet with a left mouse button

Notifications

To show the last notification text click on the applet with a middle mouse button

Scripts

To write a script that refreshes a website:

1. Edit the script file: ~/.local/share/cinnamon/applets/website-notifier@cardsurf/scripts/custom.sh
2. Modify the refresh function

Source code

Browse the source of the applet in the original repository.