FAQ

Application support

Could you change the notifications coming from application xyz?

Please contact the developer of the application (or the used plugin) for changes. Snarl itself is the plattform and has no influence on how it is called by external applications,

Could you develop Snarl support for application xyz?

The concept of Snarl is application supporting Snarl and not the other way round. So it would be a good start to ask the developers of the application if they would like to embed Snarl support into their application. The developer community of Snarl will be happy to give as much help as needed to integrate Snarl support.

I am a developer - how can I add Snarl support to my application

The Snarl API is Windows message based and straight forward. Please have a look at our Development section where you find a full description as well as include files and examples for a wide variety of programming languages.

I have integrated Snarl support into my application. How can I be added to the list of supported apps?

First of all: Thanks! Please start a new thread in our forum and provide all your information as they shall be shown within the apps section including a short description, a notification screenshot (hint: Ctrl + right click on close button) as well as the links.

Installation

Under which license is Snarl developed?

The licence which has been chosen is commonly known as 'Simplified BSD' which is the BSD licence with the third clause removed.

What's this Melon I shall install during Snarl setup?

Melon is a framework to provide graphical interfaces in Windows. As it is written by the same developer as Snarl itself you don't need to worry about it.

Which Windows versions are supported?

Snarl is developed and tested with Windows XP and Windows Vista. Windows 7 support is (as Windows 7 itself) not fully tested until now. Windows 2000 is not actively tested but could work also.

Styles

Can I change the font or the font size of a notification?

Some of the styles (e .g. Minimal or Sony Playstation) have settings where you can change the font. See Snarl Settings - Styles - choose a style - press the button Settings.

For installed styles being based on the EZ Styles API (as e. g. the included Glass) please search it in the style installation folder (something like C:\Documents and Settings\YOURLOGIN\Application Data\full phat\snarl\styles) and look for a text file within the style directory matching the name yourscheme.scheme and change the values there.

How can I make own styles?

Starting with Snarl 2.1 there is very easy way to create own new styles. Please have a look at our EZ Style Guide

How do I install a style I have downloaded?

Browse ony your harddisk to the settings-folder of Snarl which can be usually found at at location like "C:\Documents and Settings\YOURLOGIN\Application Data\full phat\snarl\styles" end extract the contents of the archive in this place so that there is now a new folder called YOURSTYLE.ezstyle.

As an alternative there is a small tool called StylesInstaller in our application list which will do this for you automatically

I have made an own style - how can it be added to the list on the Snarl homepage?

Please visit our forum and open a thread there. You can add an attachment to the forum and we will add your style within a short time to the Snarl homepage.

General

Which programming language is used to develop Snarl itself?

Snarl is written using Visual Basic and based on the Melon framework - also written in Visual Basic 6 and by the same developer

Where can I get help?

We are always reading what is recently posted in our forum. Please drop your question there and it'll be answered as soon as possible.

Is there a way that Snarl could speak a notification instead of showing a popup?

This is planned for one of the next releases.

Knowledge Base

Is there an easy way to get a screenshot of a notification?

Yes, when the notification is shown press and hold the CTRL-key and click the close button of the notification with the right mousebutton. In the context menu choose to capture the notification. It will be saved to your desktop.

How to launch Lemon

Lemon is an out-of-process debug which Snarl uses to send debug information to. To launch Lemon, do the following:

o Navigate to \program files\common files\k23 productions\melon\tools

o Run lemon.exe

SnarlWare and SnarlInfo no longer included with Snarl

As of Release 2.2 SnarlInfo and SnarlWare are both deprecated and are no longer included in the main Snarl Release.

Both extensions are compatible with R2.2.

Updated extensions which provide the same functionality as SnarlInfo and SnarlWare will be released in time.