Contool will capture and display system console messages with timestamps. It is a replacement for the standard X console. Contool will flash its icon and beep when messages are written to the icon, so you can keep it closed on your desktop until a message arrives. You can modify this beeping and flashing behavior; see the man page for more details. You can instruct contool to filter and ignore certain common console messages, or act upon them. The man page explains how to create a file of filters in ~/.contool; the included sample.filter is how my filters are set up. You can modify this to suit yourself, and copy it to ~/.contool. (port maintained by nsayer@quack.kfu.com)