On 11/07/10 11:45, Steven Susbauer wrote: > On Jul 10, 2010, at 8:33 PM, Bob Goodwin wrote: > > >> My problem is that I filter e-mail messages into at least ten >> different directories. One is for Verizon Text messages, 95% of >> those are from my daughter and son-in-law during the daytime and >> often require immediate attention so an audio alert for stuff >> arriving in that directory would be nice. Of course they can always >> call my cell phone but it has a feeble little ring that I may not >> hear if I don't have my hearing aids in! >> >> That would be in addition to the Thunderbird sound [aplay >> /usr/share/sounds/purple/alert.wav] already produced when messages are downloaded. >> > Bob, > > I don't know if you have found an extension that would work for you. However, a quick search gave me ToneQuilla (https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/addon/9956/) which adds the option to play a sound to the filter actions menu. > > There are other ones that do similar based on folders and such, but that was the only one I saw in my admittedly short search that did it straight from the filtering options and not some external preference pane. > > Hope that helps, > Steve > Yes, that seems to do exactly what I asked for. It permits me to record an announcement with audacity, export it as a .wav, and configure the e-mail filter such that it plays it back when I receive a message in my text message directory. With the volume turned up, should I be waiting for a response to one of my messages, I would hear it outside my window if needed. Thanks for the help. Bob -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
