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Show HN: Mountain Growl - Growl plugin for Mountain Lions Notification Center

44 points by stigi 14y ago

stigi 14y ago
FYI: I just updated to v0.1.1 If the click action did not work for you this should fix it.
georgel 14y ago
too bad it doesn't show album artwork for GrowlTunes
moeffju 14y ago
http://collect3.com.au/hissapp/ http://collect3.com.au/hissapp/ already does this and it's been out for a while.
- stigi 14y ago
  I did mention Hiss in the Readme but didn't go into much detail what I didn't like about it. Growl was build from the beginning with a plugin API to support different display styles. Why should someone replace the entire Growl app just to enable one display style? With MountainGrowl you keep full Growl support (remote notifications, e-mail, Prowl, ....) and you get the integration with Mountain Lion.
  - moeffju 14y ago
    Good to know. I saw the mention of Hiss in the readme, but there wasn't really enough detail to judge Hiss vs MountainGrowl.
- alpb 14y ago
  Hey, I believe Hiss does not require Growl installed to redirect notifications. But this requires Growl to be installed, right? So one solution is free and the other isn't.
  - stigi 14y ago
    Good point! On the other hand growl is completely open source & Hiss isn't. I'm just providing an alternative here. At the end it's all about freedom of choice :)
jshiell 14y ago
Very nice. Much smoother than Hiss (which won't play with growlnotify).
JacksonGariety 14y ago
Is there any way to forward the app's icon? Without that visual bit, it kinda ruins it for me.
- stigi 14y ago
  That's the bummer, you're right. Unfortunately there's no official API to feed in the app icon. But since we're on the desktop, there might be some other ways to go. You can rest assured that I've not yet given up on this :)
- stigi 14y ago
  I created an issue to collect ideas on how to work around/ hack the app icon: https://github.com/stigi/MountainGrowl/issues/1 https://github.com/stigi/MountainGrowl/issues/1
beniamino 14y ago
For me, a huge advantage over hiss is that you can choose which notifications you see. No more 'contact has come online' from skype.
hack_edu 14y ago
Can someone explain how the Notification Center would be useful for someone who isn't in the iEcosystem? I use gmail and choose Android but live on a Mac. It seems to serve me only to clutter my toolbar. Am I missing something?
- X-Istence 14y ago
  Websites can ask for your permission to send you notifications, which will also show up in the notification center. So if gmail added those changes it would be possible for gmail to notify you of new email without you opening your browser.
drumrobot 14y ago
How exactly do you install this? I've downloaded the archive, unzipped it, and gone through the folder, but I don't see what specific file I have to open (or how). Thanks, and sorry for the n00bish question!
- stigi 14y ago
  Did you see https://github.com/stigi/MountainGrowl#installation https://github.com/stigi/MountainGrowl#installation ? Basically if you have Growl 1.4 installed you just need to double click the (one) file that extracts from the zip. Then select it as your default style in the Growl settings.

44 points by stigi 14y ago

stigi 14y ago

FYI: I just updated to v0.1.1 If the click action did not work for you this should fix it.

georgel 14y ago

too bad it doesn't show album artwork for GrowlTunes

moeffju 14y ago

http://collect3.com.au/hissapp/ http://collect3.com.au/hissapp/ already does this and it's been out for a while.

stigi 14y ago
I did mention Hiss in the Readme but didn't go into much detail what I didn't like about it. Growl was build from the beginning with a plugin API to support different display styles. Why should someone replace the entire Growl app just to enable one display style? With MountainGrowl you keep full Growl support (remote notifications, e-mail, Prowl, ....) and you get the integration with Mountain Lion.
- moeffju 14y ago
  Good to know. I saw the mention of Hiss in the readme, but there wasn't really enough detail to judge Hiss vs MountainGrowl.
alpb 14y ago
Hey, I believe Hiss does not require Growl installed to redirect notifications. But this requires Growl to be installed, right? So one solution is free and the other isn't.
- stigi 14y ago
  Good point! On the other hand growl is completely open source & Hiss isn't. I'm just providing an alternative here. At the end it's all about freedom of choice :)

jshiell 14y ago

Very nice. Much smoother than Hiss (which won't play with growlnotify).

JacksonGariety 14y ago

Is there any way to forward the app's icon? Without that visual bit, it kinda ruins it for me.

stigi 14y ago
That's the bummer, you're right. Unfortunately there's no official API to feed in the app icon. But since we're on the desktop, there might be some other ways to go. You can rest assured that I've not yet given up on this :)
stigi 14y ago
I created an issue to collect ideas on how to work around/ hack the app icon: https://github.com/stigi/MountainGrowl/issues/1 https://github.com/stigi/MountainGrowl/issues/1

beniamino 14y ago

For me, a huge advantage over hiss is that you can choose which notifications you see. No more 'contact has come online' from skype.

hack_edu 14y ago

Can someone explain how the Notification Center would be useful for someone who isn't in the iEcosystem? I use gmail and choose Android but live on a Mac. It seems to serve me only to clutter my toolbar. Am I missing something?

X-Istence 14y ago
Websites can ask for your permission to send you notifications, which will also show up in the notification center. So if gmail added those changes it would be possible for gmail to notify you of new email without you opening your browser.

drumrobot 14y ago

How exactly do you install this? I've downloaded the archive, unzipped it, and gone through the folder, but I don't see what specific file I have to open (or how). Thanks, and sorry for the n00bish question!

stigi 14y ago
Did you see https://github.com/stigi/MountainGrowl#installation https://github.com/stigi/MountainGrowl#installation ? Basically if you have Growl 1.4 installed you just need to double click the (one) file that extracts from the zip. Then select it as your default style in the Growl settings.