I have my terminal emulator configured to set the URGENT ICCCM hint when it sees a bell character. When I realize a command I just entered is going to take a w

I have my terminal emulator configured to set the URGENT ICCCM hint when it sees a bell character. When I realize a command I just entered is going to take a while, and I want to go look at something else on another workspace, I do this: $ alias b='echo -e "\a"' $ long_running_thing ^Z $ fg ; b [long_running_thing resumes] Then when the job completes, the terminal bell will ring and my window manager will get my attention.