If you are using Trillian, you can easily set up a sound or an alert to trigger when someone says your name, nickname or other word in a message or IRC chat.
- To set this up, first go to Trillian > Preferences > Advanced Preferences > Automation.
- In the bottom right-hand corner, click “Add” and then select “Text Matching”
- Type your preferred name into the box.
- If the name you want to trigger the notification matches your usual Trillian nickname, make sure to select “Message Only.”
- Choose any other options you’d like, including highlighting.
- At the bottom of the ‘Edit Entry’ box, select the box next to “Generate Event” and create a unique/descriptive name. Click Add Event.
- Go back to the top of this window and click ‘Save’ next to your name.
- Under the Advanced Preferences screen, now look for your newly created event, which will look like “User: [Your Event Name]”
- Click on the change button and then configure the Event you’d like to trigger.
- You can set up multiple alert types for a single name, or a new word-matching alert by simply repeating the steps.
This is the setup and result of setting an Alert Window event.