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Notification(3)                      User Contributed Perl Documentation                     Notification(3)



NAME
       Mac::Notification - Macintosh Toolbox Interface to Notification Manager

DESCRIPTION
       Access to Inside Macintosh is essential for proper use of these functions.  Explanations of terms,
       processes and procedures are provided there.  Any attempt to use these functions without guidance can
       cause severe errors in your machine, including corruption of data. You have been warned.

       Types


       NMRec
           The notification record. Fields are:

               short     nmMark;      /* item to mark in Apple menu*/
               Handle    nmIcon;      /* handle to small icon*/
               Handle    nmSound;     /* handle to sound record*/
               Str255    nmStr;       /* string to appear in alert*/
               long      nmRefCon;    /* for application use*/

           new NMRec (KEY => VALUE...)
               Create a new notification record and fill it in.

       Functions


       NMInstall REQUEST
           Install a notification.

       NMRemove REQUEST
           Remove a notification.

AUTHOR
       Written by Matthias Ulrich Neeracher <neeracher@mac.com>.  Currently maintained by Chris Nandor
       <pudge@pobox.com>.



perl v5.8.8                                      2007-09-23                                  Notification(3)