NAME

alert − bring up a dialog box

SYNOPSIS

alert [ button=label ] [ −top ]

DESCRIPTION

Alert displays a dialog box containing text read from standard input on a workstation.  A button dismisses the dialog. 

The text of the label on the dismiss button can be specified on the command line or as the “alert∗quitbutton” attribute.  If “−top” is specified on the command line or the attribute “alert∗transient” has a value of “off”, then the window will be inserted as a normal top-level window.  Otherwise it will be transient, meaning that window managers may not decorate it or allow it to be moved or resized. 

A common use of alert is to display a reminder message at an appropriate time, under the control of some other program such as remind(1).

SEE ALSO

remind(1)

InterViews  —  Last change: 27 April 1987