Alarm Daemon Multilingual

A powerful and versatile alarm management system for Linux, offering a user-friendly graphical interface and extensive multilingual support. This script is part of the comprehensive shell_utils framework, one of the largest collections of scripts and utilities designed to enhance user experience on Linux systems.

Features

• Rich Multilingual Support: Full interface translation for English, Portuguese, French, German, Romanian, Chinese, Korean, Russian, Hebrew, Arabic, and Spanish

• User-Friendly Interface: Intuitive graphical interface using Zenity for all interactions

• Flexible Scheduling Options:

  • One-time alarms
  • Daily repetition
  • Specific weekday scheduling
  • 10-minute snooze functionality
  • Immediate scheduling without root access

• Advanced Notification System:

  • Visual alerts through screen gamma manipulation
  • Audio alerts using system sounds
  • Customizable alert messages
  • Screen flashing for visibility
  • Volume-controlled sound notifications

• Enhanced Functionality:

  • Custom script/command execution on alarm trigger
  • File opening capability via xdg-open
  • Persistent alarm storage in ~/.alarms
  • User-level daemon operation
  • Automatic timezone and locale handling

Installation

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/felipefacundes/alarm-daemon-multilingual

# Navigate to the project directory
cd alarm-daemon-multilingual

# Make the script executable
chmod +x alarm-daemon-multilingual.sh

Usage

The script provides three main operation modes:

1. Create a new alarm:

./alarm-daemon-multilingual.sh -c

2. Run the alarm daemon:

./alarm-daemon-multilingual.sh -r

3. Display help:

./alarm-daemon-multilingual.sh -h

System Requirements

• Linux operating system
• X11 display server
• PulseAudio sound system
• Zenity for GUI dialogs
• xrandr for screen management

Privacy and Security

• All alarm data is stored locally in the user's home directory
• No system-wide installation required
• No root privileges needed
• Self-contained execution environment
• Personal alarm configuration per user

Integration

The script seamlessly integrates with standard Linux components:

• Works with PulseAudio sound system
• Integrates with X11 display server
• Uses standard filesystem operations
• Compatible with all major desktop environments
• Follows FreeDesktop.org standards

License

This project is licensed under GPL-3.0

Credits

Created by Felipe Facundes

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

Related Projects

This script is part of the shell_utils framework, which provides a comprehensive collection of utilities and scripts for Linux users.