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skydhash 5 months ago | parent | context | favorite | on: Markdown CLI viewer with VI keybindings

You can use `build-tool; tput bel` to hear the bell when it ends. Some terminal allows to set the urgent flag on the windows when the bell rings.

forty 5 months ago [–]

Yeah I have used desktop notifications for such things (via notify-send etc), but I'm going to accept this explanation for transparent background as it makes some sense to me.

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