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notify-send instead of yazi notifications #3124

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yazi --debug output

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Yazi
    Version: 25.5.31 (VERGEN_IDEMPOTENT_OUTPUT 2025-06-03)
    Debug  : false
    Triple : aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu (linux-aarch64)
    Rustc  : 1.86.0 (05f9846f 2025-03-31)

Ya
    Version: 25.5.31 (VERGEN_IDEMPOTENT_OUTPUT 2025-06-10)

Emulator
    TERM                : Some("xterm-ghostty")
    TERM_PROGRAM        : Some("ghostty")
    TERM_PROGRAM_VERSION: Some("1.1.2-1.fc42")
    Brand.from_env      : Some(Ghostty)
    Emulator.detect     : Emulator { kind: Left(Ghostty), light: false, csi_16t: (16, 38), force_16t: false }

Adapter
    Adapter.matches    : Kgp
    Dimension.available: Dimension { rows: 61, columns: 109, width: 1752, height: 2344 }

Desktop
    XDG_SESSION_TYPE           : Some("wayland")
    WAYLAND_DISPLAY            : Some("wayland-1")
    DISPLAY                    : Some(":0")
    SWAYSOCK                   : None
    HYPRLAND_INSTANCE_SIGNATURE: Some("4e242d086e20b32951fdc0ebcbfb4d41b5be8dcc_1756504246_1092918749")
    WAYFIRE_SOCKET             : None

SSH
    shared.in_ssh_connection: false

WSL
    WSL: false

Variables
    SHELL           : Some("/usr/bin/zsh")
    EDITOR          : Some("nvim")
    VISUAL          : Some("nvim")
    YAZI_FILE_ONE   : None
    YAZI_CONFIG_HOME: None
    YAZI_ZOXIDE_OPTS: None
    FZF_DEFAULT_OPTS: None

Text Opener
    default     : Some(OpenerRule { run: "${EDITOR:-vi} \"$@\"", block: true, orphan: false, desc: "$EDITOR", for: None, spread: true })
    block-create: Some(OpenerRule { run: "${EDITOR:-vi} \"$@\"", block: true, orphan: false, desc: "$EDITOR", for: None, spread: true })
    block-rename: Some(OpenerRule { run: "${EDITOR:-vi} \"$@\"", block: true, orphan: false, desc: "$EDITOR", for: None, spread: true })

Multiplexers
    TMUX               : false
    tmux version       : No such file or directory (os error 2)
    tmux build flags   : enable-sixel=Unknown
    ZELLIJ_SESSION_NAME: None
    Zellij version     : No such file or directory (os error 2)

Dependencies
    file          : 5.46
    ueberzugpp    : No such file or directory (os error 2)
    ffmpeg/ffprobe: 7.1.1 / 7.1.1
    pdftoppm      : 25.02.0
    magick        : 7.1.1-47
    fzf           : 0.65.1
    fd/fdfind     : 10.2.0 / No such file or directory (os error 2)
    rg            : 14.1.1
    chafa         : No such file or directory (os error 2)
    zoxide        : No such file or directory (os error 2)
    7zz/7z        : No such file or directory (os error 2) / 16.02
    resvg         : No such file or directory (os error 2)
    jq            : 1.7.1

Clipboard
    wl-copy/paste: 2.2.1 / 2.2.1
    xclip        : 0.13
    xsel         : 1.2.1

Routine
    `file -bL --mime-type`: text/plain


See https://yazi-rs.github.io/docs/plugins/overview#debugging on how to enable logging or debug runtime errors.

Please describe the problem you're trying to solve

all my apps use notify-send for notification. would like to have that for yazi too

Would you be willing to contribute this feature?

  • Yes, I'll give it a shot

Describe the solution you'd like

an option to set notify-send for notifications

Additional context

No response

Checklist

  • I have searched the existing issues/discussions
  • The latest nightly build doesn't already have this feature

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