NAME

GappX::NoticeBox - NoticeBox widget

SYNOPSIS

  use Gapp;

  use Gapp::NoticeBox;

  $box = Gapp::NoticeBox->new;

  $n = Gapp::Notice->new(

    icon => 'gtk-info',

    text => 'Display notice to user.',

    action => sub { print "Notice clicked\n" },

  );
  

DECRIPTION

Displays a message to the user in the notification area of the desktop.

OBJECT HIERARCHY

Gapp::Object

+-- Gapp::Widget

....+-- Gapp::NoticeBox

PROVIDED ATTRIBUTES

display_duration

Length of time in milliseconds to display the notice on the screen.

is rw

isa Num

default 3000

fade_duration

Length of time in milliseconds it takes for the notice to fade in/fade out.

is rw

isa Num

default 700

fade_step

The amount to change the up or down when fading in or out. The smaller the number, the more steps required to complete the fade.

is rw

isa Num

default .07

PROVIDED METHODS

display $notice, $duration?

Display GappX::Notice to the user in the notification area. If no $duration is specified, the display_duration value will be used.

hide

Remove the notice box from the users screen.

start_hide_timer $duration

Sets a timer to remove the notices from the user's screen after a specified duration.

SEE ALSO

Gapp

GappX::Notice

AUTHORS

Jeffrey Ray Hallock <jeffrey.hallock at gmail dot com>

COPYRIGHT & LICENSE

Copyright (c) 2010-2012 Jeffrey Ray Hallock.

    This is free software, licensed under:

    The Artistic License 2.0 (GPL Compatible)