[SOLVED]gnome-clocks no alarm sound

set · 2024-12-21 21:08:48

I installed my new pc with i3-wm, and when I installed gnome-clock no sound came out, I tried to find several ways to solve and none worked, if you have someone who can help me.

Last edited by set (2024-12-30 14:31:28)

seth · 2024-12-21 22:24:07

Is this limited to gnome-clocks? Can you produce sound w/ "mpv thunderstruck.mp3"?

Sanity check: sure you want to use gnome-clocks (which drags in gnome-desktop) on i3?

set · 2024-12-21 22:40:52

Hi, I use gnome-clocks, along with i3 since 2023, and the normal sound comes out, I like gnome-clock, I just don't like that I can't switch to the dark theme, more apart from that it works very well, with sound, more I changed my pc, and installed everything normal, less gnome-clocks that does not come out the alarm sound.

Who knows I change for another alternative, if I can not solve this problem, I need to use the alarm almost daily.

seth · 2024-12-21 22:57:20

Is this limited to gnome-clocks? Can you produce sound w/ "mpv thunderstruck.mp3"?

For clarification: this /is/ limited to gnome-clocks, mpv and your browser and everything else is generating sound as expected?

Have you tried to run gnome-clocks from an interactive shell to see whether it yells any errors itr?
Do you set a custom sound in gnome-clocks or rely on some system sound scheme (disclaimer: I've never used gnome-clocks)

set · 2024-12-21 23:35:58

There is no way to change the sound in gnome-clocks, what it sounds already and standard, there are alternatives, but I have to download in ways that I do not think safe

Everything is normal, except the application that does not sound.

The have only this error that it presents, the more I tried to change and I can not

(org.gnome.clocks:18756): GLib-GIO-WARNING **: .802: unable to send notifications through org.freedesktop.Notifications: GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.ServiceUnknown: The name is not activatable
(org.gnome.clocks:18756): org.gnome.Clocks-WARNING **: .807: utils.vala:501: Invalid sound

seth · 2024-12-22 08:32:22

(org.gnome.clocks:18756): GLib-GIO-WARNING **: .802: unable to send notifications through org.freedesktop.Notifications: GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.ServiceUnknown: The name is not activatable

You seem to lack some notification daemon like eg. dunst?

(org.gnome.clocks:18756): org.gnome.Clocks-WARNING **: .807: utils.vala:501: Invalid sound

That sounds *terribly* relevant to your issue…
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-cl … ge_size=20

https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-cl … .vala#L501
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-cl … ata/sounds
But I guess those files are supposed to be compiled into the binary - sanity check, is this gnome-clocks from the repos or some flatschpak?

set · 2024-12-23 19:34:42

Hi, not being able to solve the gnome-clocks audio problem, plus you mentioned dunst,
with it I can put a sound in the gnome-clocks notification,
more the problem and that when I listen to spotify has the notification, that I can not take or make the exit,

I tried to put in the dunstrc settings

[Spotify]
	appname = spotify
	skip_display = yes

Even so it does not work, I tried to put the sound script, to sound only in normal mode and even so the sound keeps coming out along with the spotify notification that is in low mode

[espeak]
	summary = "*"
	urgency = normal
	script = "~.config/dunst/script/sound/sound.sh"

If you have ever had this problem, and you know how to solve it, it would help me a lot.

Last edited by set (2024-12-23 21:43:56)

seth · 2024-12-23 21:01:20

Please use [code][/code] tags, not "quote" tags. Edit your post in this regard.
And then post the actual dunst config, verbatim.

"~.config/dunst/script/sound/sound.sh" is probably wrong and should be "~/.config/dunst/script/sound/sound.sh"

Why don't you just limit the sound to the gnome-clocks notification?

set · 2024-12-23 22:15:58

This is my setup, I just add the sound script at the end of the line

# See dunst(5) for all configuration options

[global]
    ### Display ###

    # Which monitor should the notifications be displayed on.
    monitor = 0

    # Display notification on focused monitor.  Possible modes are:
    #   mouse: follow mouse pointer
    #   keyboard: follow window with keyboard focus
    #   none: don't follow anything
    #
    # "keyboard" needs a window manager that exports the
    # _NET_ACTIVE_WINDOW property.
    # This should be the case for almost all modern window managers.
    #
    # If this option is set to mouse or keyboard, the monitor option
    # will be ignored.
    follow = none

    ### Geometry ###

    # The width of the window, excluding the frame.
    # dynamic width from 0 to 300
    # width = (0, 300)
    # constant width of 300
    width = 300

    # The height of a single notification, excluding the frame.
    # dynamic height from 0 to 300
    height = (0, 300)
    # constant height of 300
    # height = 300
    # NOTE: Dunst from version 1.11 and older don't support dynamic height
    #       and the given value is treated as the maximum height

    # Position the notification in the top right corner
    origin = top-right

    # Offset from the origin
    # NOTE: Dunst from version 1.11 and older use this alternative notation
    # offset = 10x50
    offset = (10, 50)

    # Scale factor. It is auto-detected if value is 0.
    scale = 0

    # Maximum number of notification (0 means no limit)
    notification_limit = 20

    ### Progress bar ###

    # Turn on the progress bar. It appears when a progress hint is passed with
    # for example dunstify -h int:value:12
    progress_bar = true

    # Set the progress bar height. This includes the frame, so make sure
    # it's at least twice as big as the frame width.
    progress_bar_height = 10

    # Set the frame width of the progress bar
    progress_bar_frame_width = 1

    # Set the minimum width for the progress bar
    progress_bar_min_width = 150

    # Set the maximum width for the progress bar
    progress_bar_max_width = 300

    # Corner radius for the progress bar. 0 disables rounded corners.
    progress_bar_corner_radius = 0

    # Define which corners to round when drawing the progress bar. If progress_bar_corner_radius
    # is set to 0 this option will be ignored.
    progress_bar_corners = all

    # Corner radius for the icon image.
    icon_corner_radius = 0

    # Define which corners to round when drawing the icon image. If icon_corner_radius
    # is set to 0 this option will be ignored.
    icon_corners = all

    # Show how many messages are currently hidden (because of
    # notification_limit).
    indicate_hidden = yes

    # The transparency of the window.  Range: [0; 100].
    # This option will only work if a compositing window manager is
    # present (e.g. xcompmgr, compiz, etc.). (X11 only)
    transparency = 20

    # Draw a line of "separator_height" pixel height between two
    # notifications.
    # Set to 0 to disable.
    # If gap_size is greater than 0, this setting will be ignored.
    separator_height = 2

    # Padding between text and separator.
    padding = 8

    # Horizontal padding.
    horizontal_padding = 8

    # Padding between text and icon.
    text_icon_padding = 0

    # Defines width in pixels of frame around the notification window.
    # Set to 0 to disable.
    frame_width = 3

    # Defines color of the frame around the notification window.
    frame_color = "#aaaaaa"

    # Size of gap to display between notifications - requires a compositor.
    # If value is greater than 0, separator_height will be ignored and a border
    # of size frame_width will be drawn around each notification instead.
    # Click events on gaps do not currently propagate to applications below.
    gap_size = 0

    # Define a color for the separator.
    # possible values are:
    #  * auto: dunst tries to find a color fitting to the background;
    #  * foreground: use the same color as the foreground;
    #  * frame: use the same color as the frame;
    #  * anything else will be interpreted as a X color.
    separator_color = frame

    # Sort type.
    # possible values are:
    #  * id: sort by id
    #  * urgency_ascending: sort by urgency (low then normal then critical)
    #  * urgency_descending: sort by urgency (critical then normal then low)
    #  * update: sort by update (most recent always at the top)
    sort = yes

    # Don't remove messages, if the user is idle (no mouse or keyboard input)
    # for longer than idle_threshold seconds.
    # Set to 0 to disable.
    # A client can set the 'transient' hint to bypass this. See the rules
    # section for how to disable this if necessary
    # idle_threshold = 120

    ### Text ###

    font = Monospace 8

    # The spacing between lines.  If the height is smaller than the
    # font height, it will get raised to the font height.
    line_height = 0

    # Possible values are:
    # full: Allow a small subset of html markup in notifications:
    #        <b>bold</b>
    #        <i>italic</i>
    #        <s>strikethrough</s>
    #        <u>underline</u>
    #
    #        For a complete reference see
    #        <https://docs.gtk.org/Pango/pango_markup.html>.
    #
    # strip: This setting is provided for compatibility with some broken
    #        clients that send markup even though it's not enabled on the
    #        server. Dunst will try to strip the markup but the parsing is
    #        simplistic so using this option outside of matching rules for
    #        specific applications *IS GREATLY DISCOURAGED*.
    #
    # no:    Disable markup parsing, incoming notifications will be treated as
    #        plain text. Dunst will not advertise that it has the body-markup
    #        capability if this is set as a global setting.
    #
    # It's important to note that markup inside the format option will be parsed
    # regardless of what this is set to.
    markup = full

    # The format of the message.  Possible variables are:
    #   %a  appname
    #   %s  summary
    #   %b  body
    #   %i  iconname (including its path)
    #   %I  iconname (without its path)
    #   %p  progress value if set ([  0%] to [100%]) or nothing
    #   %n  progress value if set without any extra characters
    #   %%  Literal %
    # Markup is allowed
    format = "<b>%s</b>\n%b"

    # Alignment of message text.
    # Possible values are "left", "center" and "right".
    alignment = left

    # Vertical alignment of message text and icon.
    # Possible values are "top", "center" and "bottom".
    vertical_alignment = center

    # Show age of message if message is older than show_age_threshold
    # seconds.
    # Set to -1 to disable.
    show_age_threshold = 60

    # Specify where to make an ellipsis in long lines.
    # Possible values are "start", "middle" and "end".
    ellipsize = middle

    # Ignore newlines '\n' in notifications.
    ignore_newline = no

    # Stack together notifications with the same content
    stack_duplicates = true

    # Hide the count of stacked notifications with the same content
    hide_duplicate_count = false

    # Display indicators for URLs (U) and actions (A).
    show_indicators = yes

    ### Icons ###

    # Recursive icon lookup. You can set a single theme, instead of having to
    # define all lookup paths.
    enable_recursive_icon_lookup = true

    # Set icon theme (only used for recursive icon lookup)
    icon_theme = Adwaita
    # You can also set multiple icon themes, with the leftmost one being used first.
    # icon_theme = "Adwaita, breeze"

    # Align icons left/right/top/off
    icon_position = left

    # Scale small icons up to this size, set to 0 to disable. Helpful
    # for e.g. small files or high-dpi screens. In case of conflict,
    # max_icon_size takes precedence over this.
    min_icon_size = 32

    # Scale larger icons down to this size, set to 0 to disable
    max_icon_size = 128

    # Paths to default icons (only necessary when not using recursive icon lookup)
    icon_path = /usr/share/icons/gnome/16x16/status/:/usr/share/icons/gnome/16x16/devices/

    ### History ###

    # Should a notification popped up from history be sticky or timeout
    # as if it would normally do.
    sticky_history = yes

    # Maximum amount of notifications kept in history
    history_length = 20

    ### Misc/Advanced ###

    # dmenu path.
    dmenu = /usr/bin/dmenu -p dunst:

    # Browser for opening urls in context menu.
    browser = /usr/bin/xdg-open

    # Always run rule-defined scripts, even if the notification is suppressed
    always_run_script = true

    # Define the title of the windows spawned by dunst (X11 only)
    title = Dunst

    # Define the class of the windows spawned by dunst (X11 only)
    class = Dunst

    # Define the corner radius of the notification window
    # in pixel size. If the radius is 0, you have no rounded
    # corners.
    # The radius will be automatically lowered if it exceeds half of the
    # notification height to avoid clipping text and/or icons.
    corner_radius = 0

    # Define which corners to round when drawing the window. If the corner radius
    # is set to 0 this option will be ignored.
    #
    # Comma-separated list of the corners. The accepted corner values are bottom-right,
    # bottom-left, top-right, top-left, top, bottom, left, right or all.
    corners = all

    # Ignore the dbus closeNotification message.
    # Useful to enforce the timeout set by dunst configuration. Without this
    # parameter, an application may close the notification sent before the
    # user defined timeout.
    ignore_dbusclose = false

    ### Wayland ###
    # These settings are Wayland-specific. They have no effect when using X11

    # Uncomment this if you want to let notifications appear under fullscreen
    # applications (default: overlay)
    # layer = top

    # Set this to true to use X11 output on Wayland.
    force_xwayland = false

    ### Legacy

    # Use the Xinerama extension instead of RandR for multi-monitor support.
    # This setting is provided for compatibility with older nVidia drivers that
    # do not support RandR and using it on systems that support RandR is highly
    # discouraged.
    #
    # By enabling this setting dunst will not be able to detect when a monitor
    # is connected or disconnected which might break follow mode if the screen
    # layout changes.
    force_xinerama = false

    ### mouse

    # Defines list of actions for each mouse event
    # Possible values are:
    # * none: Don't do anything.
    # * do_action: Invoke the action determined by the action_name rule. If there is no
    #              such action, open the context menu.
    # * open_url: If the notification has exactly one url, open it. If there are multiple
    #             ones, open the context menu.
    # * close_current: Close current notification.
    # * close_all: Close all notifications.
    # * context: Open context menu for the notification.
    # * context_all: Open context menu for all notifications.
    # These values can be strung together for each mouse event, and
    # will be executed in sequence.
    mouse_left_click = close_current
    mouse_middle_click = do_action, close_current
    mouse_right_click = close_all

# Experimental features that may or may not work correctly. Do not expect them
# to have a consistent behaviour across releases.
[experimental]
    # Calculate the dpi to use on a per-monitor basis.
    # If this setting is enabled the Xft.dpi value will be ignored and instead
    # dunst will attempt to calculate an appropriate dpi value for each monitor
    # using the resolution and physical size. This might be useful in setups
    # where there are multiple screens with very different dpi values.
    per_monitor_dpi = false


[urgency_low]
    # IMPORTANT: colors have to be defined in quotation marks.
    # Otherwise the "#" and following would be interpreted as a comment.
    background = "#222222"
    foreground = "#888888"
    timeout = 10
    # Icon for notifications with low urgency
    default_icon = dialog-information

[urgency_normal]
    background = "#285577"
    foreground = "#ffffff"
    timeout = 10
    override_pause_level = 30
    # Icon for notifications with normal urgency
    default_icon = dialog-information

[urgency_critical]
    background = "#900000"
    foreground = "#ffffff"
    frame_color = "#ff0000"
    timeout = 0
    override_pause_level = 60
    # Icon for notifications with critical urgency
    default_icon = dialog-warning

# Every section that isn't one of the above is interpreted as a rules to
# override settings for certain messages.
#
# Messages can be matched by
#    appname (discouraged, see desktop_entry)
#    body
#    category
#    desktop_entry
#    icon
#    match_transient
#    msg_urgency
#    stack_tag
#    summary
#
# and you can override the
#    background
#    foreground
#    format
#    frame_color
#    fullscreen
#    new_icon
#    set_stack_tag
#    set_transient
#    set_category
#    timeout
#    urgency
#    icon_position
#    skip_display
#    history_ignore
#    action_name
#    word_wrap
#    ellipsize
#    alignment
#    hide_text
#    override_pause_level
#
# Shell-like globbing will get expanded.
#
# Instead of the appname filter, it's recommended to use the desktop_entry filter.
# GLib based applications export their desktop-entry name. In comparison to the appname,
# the desktop-entry won't get localized.
#
# You can also allow a notification to appear even when paused. Notification will appear whenever notification's override_pause_level >= dunst's paused level.
# This can be used to set partial pause modes, where more urgent notifications get through, but less urgent stay paused. To do that, you can override the following in the rules:
# override_pause_level = X

# SCRIPTING
# You can specify a script that gets run when the rule matches by
# setting the "script" option.
# The script will be called as follows:
#   script appname summary body icon urgency
# where urgency can be "LOW", "NORMAL" or "CRITICAL".
#
# NOTE: It might be helpful to run dunst -print in a terminal in order
# to find fitting options for rules.

# Disable the transient hint so that idle_threshold cannot be bypassed from the
# client
#[transient_disable]
#    match_transient = yes
#    set_transient = no
#
# Make the handling of transient notifications more strict by making them not
# be placed in history.
#[transient_history_ignore]
#    match_transient = yes
#    history_ignore = yes

# fullscreen values
# show: show the notifications, regardless if there is a fullscreen window opened
# delay: displays the new notification, if there is no fullscreen window active
#        If the notification is already drawn, it won't get undrawn.
# pushback: same as delay, but when switching into fullscreen, the notification will get
#           withdrawn from screen again and will get delayed like a new notification
#[fullscreen_delay_everything]
#    fullscreen = delay
#[fullscreen_show_critical]
#    msg_urgency = critical
#    fullscreen = show

#[espeak]
#    summary = "*"
#    script = dunst_espeak.sh

#[script-test]
#    summary = "*script*"
#    script = dunst_test.sh

#[ignore]
#    # This notification will not be displayed
#    summary = "foobar"
#    skip_display = true

#[history-ignore]
#    # This notification will not be saved in history
#    summary = "foobar"
#    history_ignore = yes

#[skip-display]
#    # This notification will not be displayed, but will be included in the history
#    summary = "foobar"
#    skip_display = yes

#[signed_on]
#    appname = Pidgin
#    summary = "*signed on*"
#    urgency = low
#
#[signed_off]
#    appname = Pidgin
#    summary = *signed off*
#    urgency = low
#
#[says]
#    appname = Pidgin
#    summary = *says*
#    urgency = critical
#
#[twitter]
#    appname = Pidgin
#    summary = *twitter.com*
#    urgency = normal
#
#[stack-volumes]
#    appname = "some_volume_notifiers"
#    set_stack_tag = "volume"
#
# vim: ft=cfg

[espeak]
	summary = "*"
	script = "/home/user/.config/dunst/script/sound/sound.sh"

[Spotify]
	appname = spotify
	skip_display = yes

sound script

#!/bin/sh

cvlc "/home/user/.config/dunst/script/sound/alarm-clock-elapsed.oga"

I do not know how to put the sound script for it to sound only for gnome-clocks, I tried that way more does not work

[Gnome-Clock]
	appname = org.gnome.clocks
	script = "/home/user/.config/dunst/script/sound/sound.sh"

seth · 2024-12-23 22:25:22

I tried that way more does not work

dbus-monitor

then make gnome-clocks trigger a notification, it'll show up w/ its appname in the dbus-monitor output.
Same goes for spotify.

set · 2024-12-30 14:22:42

Thanks worked here

seth · 2024-12-30 14:38:11

https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Genera … way_street

Let's say somebody else is looking for a solution to this, it'd probably nice if you'd list the proper appname (or dunst rule) for them

set · 2024-12-30 15:48:17

If the same problem happens you can activate the sound of gnome-clocks through the dunst notification, for this follow the steps.

First create a shell, choose the name the player, cvlc or mplayer or which one to prefer besides them,
choose the location where will lags the sound and shell I prefer to create a direct folder in the central folder dunst,~/.config / dunst
choose the sound you want to be played, copy it to the folder and include it at the end of the shell,
it stands as shown below

#!/bin/sh
mplayer  "/home/user/.config/dunst/sound/sound-clock.oga".

Add at the end of the dunstrc file ~/.config/dunst/dunstrc
the name of the programme[]
the appname, which you find with xprop or dbus-monitor
the location of the created shell
staying

 [gnome-clocks]
	appname = "Clocks"
	script = "/home/user/.config/dunst/sound/sound".

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[SOLVED]gnome-clocks no alarm sound

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