rizinorg/cutter

Implement Notification System

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#1237 opened on Mar 3, 2019

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Description

The desired feature would implement a Notification system which is more elegant and modern way to notify the user about things, rather than using Message Boxes. This is useful for user experience as well as for plugins

Describe the solution you'd like A clean and modern notification:

  • show a message to the user
  • have several types (Error, Info, Warning,...)
  • will be closed after n seconds
  • have a close button
  • support multi-line + scrolling
  • would be exported as an API and would be highly helpful for plugins
  • should be stacked one above the other (if there are more than 1 notifications)

Additional context

PyCharm notifications:

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VSCode notifications:

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Contributor guide

Tech stack
cpp
Domain
desktop
Issue type
feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
half day
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
fresh
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
clear
Prerequisites
C++Qt
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
40
Research direction
The issue requests a notification system with stacking, types, auto close, and an API for plugins. To implement, examine the existing UI components in Cutter (likely Qt based). Look at the main window and plugin system to understand how to expose the API. Consider using Qt's QSystemTrayIcon or custom widget overlays. Since no PRs or comments exist, start by designing the notification widget and integrating it into the main window.