1 files changed, 51 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/skel/.config/autostart/autostart.sh b/skel/.config/autostart/autostart.sh
index 3ac5a24..91be332 100755
--- a/skel/.config/autostart/autostart.sh
+++ b/skel/.config/autostart/autostart.sh
@@ -1,13 +1,56 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
+readonly NEWS_DIR=/usr/share/parabola-laf/news
+readonly NEWS_STAMP=~/.local/share/parabola-laf/last_news
+readonly CLEANUP_MSG="These old news files are no longer needed. It is safe to delete them."
+readonly ROOT_WIN_ID=$(xprop -notype -root | awk '$1=="_NET_SUPPORTING_WM_CHECK:"{print $5}')
+readonly WM_NAME=$(    xprop -notype -id $ROOT_WIN_ID | awk '$1=="_NET_WM_NAME"{print $3}')
 
-for notice in ~/welcome.txt ~/news.txt
-do  [ -f $notice ] && gxmessage -title "_EDITION_TITLE_"                \
-                                -file $notice                           \
-                                -buttons "OK:1,Don't show this again:0" \
-                                -default "OK"                           \
-                                -geometry 620x460                       \
-                                -center -wrap -ontop -sticky            && rm $notice &
+
+DisplayNotice()
+{
+  gxmessage -title    "_EDITION_TITLE_"              \
+            -file     $notice                        \
+            -buttons  "OK:1,Don't show this again:0" \
+            -default  "OK"                           \
+            -geometry 620x460                        \
+            -center -wrap -ontop -sticky
+}
+
+Cleanup()
+{
+  return # TODO:
+
+  current_news="news-$(pacman -Si parabola-laf | awk '$1=="Version"{print $3}').txt"
+  declare -a read_notices=( $(grep -v $current_news $NEWS_STAMP) )
+  (( ${#read_notices[*]} > 10 )) || return
+
+  gxmessage -title    "Delete read news items ?"                     \
+            -buttons  "Keep them:1,Delete them:0"                    \
+            -default  "Keep them"                                    \
+            -geometry 620x460                                        \
+            -center -wrap -ontop -sticky                             \
+            "$CLEANUP_MSG$(printf "\n\t%s" "${read_notices[*]}")" && \
+  echo $current_news > $NEWS_STAMP                                && \
+  chroot $NEWS_DIR "pkexec rm ${read_notices[*]}"
+}
+
+
+# display unread news items
+mkdir -p $(dirname $NEWS_STAMP) ; touch $NEWS_STAMP ;
+cd $NEWS_DIR
+for notice in news-* # e.g. news-${pkgver}-${pkgrel}
+do  [ -f $notice                       ] && notice_exists=1 || notice_exists=0
+    [ -z "$(grep $notice $NEWS_STAMP)" ] && is_unread=1     || is_unread=0
+    [ -z "$(echo $(cat $notice))"      ] && is_blank=1      || is_blank=0
+
+    (( $notice_exists && $is_unread )) || continue
+
+    ( (( $is_blank )) || DisplayNotice ) && echo "$notice" >> $NEWS_STAMP && Cleanup &
 done
 
-~/.config/autostart/autostart-lxde.sh &
+# WM-specific startup tasks
+case "$WM_NAME" in
+  '"LXDE"') which octopi-notifier && sleep 10 && octopi-notifier & ;;
+  '"MATE"') ;;
+esac