timers/coutdowns and error in tmr [name org.freedesktop.Notifications was not provided by any .service files")]

timers/coutdowns and error in tmr [name org.freedesktop.Notifications was not provided by any .service files")]

[Samuel Wales]

there are various user stopwatches and countdown timers.  like

  appt [i have to calculate the exact time not duration]
  tmr [gave error]
  org-timer-set-timer which is maybe a countdown in modeline unrealted
to entries [has nice thing in moeline but will it change face and
notify?]
  org clocking and stuff that uses entries [oribabk don't need]

iahven't relly figure out the interfaces to any of them in that they
are all kind of hard to figure out.

i ran tmr and got this:

  Error: (dbus-error "The name org.freedesktop.Notifications was not
provided by any .service files")

i run this when i launch x and fluxbox.

  eval $(dbus-launch --sh-syntax --exit-with-session)

i am clueless of such things and just want a straight foward interface
with some reasonable notiricaotion like different fce in modeline or a
window olike appt or getting notificaitons to work, and a quick key to
sapecify i want to be notified in 1.5h to rinse teeth.  with or
without a sound i suppose.

kind of unrealted but aso, my attemtpst to get saytime to work as a
talking clock is jut plain not working nd idk why.  i stik in cron and
no deal.  cli works.

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Re: timers/coutdowns and error in tmr [name org.freedesktop.Notifications was not provided by any .service files")]

[Michael Albinus]

Samuel Wales <samologist@gmail.com> writes:

Hi Samuel,

> i ran tmr and got this:
>
>   Error: (dbus-error "The name org.freedesktop.Notifications was not
> provided by any .service files")
>
> i run this when i launch x and fluxbox.
>
>   eval $(dbus-launch --sh-syntax --exit-with-session)

This just starts the D-Bus daemon. The error message above indicates,
that a corresponding notifications daemon isn't registered with D-Bus.

I don't know your environment; on my Fedora system this is offered by
Gnome, and started like

--8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
/usr/bin/gjs -m /usr/share/gnome-shell/org.gnome.Shell.Notifications
--8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---

I found a German page describing this for fluxbox using another daemon,
perhaps it helps you: <https://forum.ubuntuusers.de/topic/notify-in-fluxbox/>.

Best regards, Michael.