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<page xmlns="http://projectmallard.org/1.0/" type="topic" style="ui" id="shell-notifications" xml:lang="pa">
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<link type="guide" xref="shell-overview#desktop"/>
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<desc>Messages pop-up at the bottom of the screen telling you when certain
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<revision pkgversion="3.4.0" date="2012-02-19" status="review"/>
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<credit type="author">
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<name>Marina Zhurakhinskaya</name>
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<email>marinaz@redhat.com</email>
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<include xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" href="legal.xml"/>
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<title>Notifications and the message tray</title>
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<title>What is a notification?</title>
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<p>If an application or a system component wants to get your attention, a
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notification will be shown at the bottom of the screen.</p>
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<p>For example, if you get a new chat message, plug in an external device
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(like a USB stick), new updates are available for your computer, or your
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computer’s battery is low, you will get a notification informing you.</p>
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<p>To minimize distraction, some notifications first appear as a single
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line. You can move your mouse over them to see their full content.</p>
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<media type="image" width="700" src="figures/shell-notification.png"/>
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<p>Other notifications have selectable option buttons. To close one of these
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notifications without selecting one of its options, click anywhere on the
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<media type="image" width="500" src="figures/notification-buttons.png"/>
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<section id="messagingtray">
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<title>The message tray</title>
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<p>The message tray gives you a way to get back to your notifications when it
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is convenient for you. It appears when you move your mouse to the bottom right
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corner of the screen, and contains all the notifications that you have not
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acted upon or that permanently reside in it.</p>
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<p>You can view the notifications by clicking on the message tray items. These
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are usually messages sent by applications. However, chat notifications are
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given special treatment, and are represented by the individual contacts who sent
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you the chat messages.</p>
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<p>The message tray is always visible in the activities overview.</p>
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<note style="tip"><p>If the <link xref="keyboard-osk">screen keyboard</link>
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is open, you'll need to click the <gui>tray button</gui> to show the message
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<section id="hidenotifications">
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<title>Hiding notifications</title>
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<p>If you're working on something and don't want to be bothered, you can
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switch off notifications. Just click your name on the top bar and change the
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<gui>Notifications</gui> toggle to <gui>OFF</gui>.</p>
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<p>When switched off, most notifications will not pop up at the bottom of the
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screen. Very important notifications, such as when your battery is critically
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low, will still pop up. Notifications will still be available in the messaging
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tray when you move your mouse to the bottom right corner, and they will be
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shown to you when you switch the toggle to <gui>ON</gui> again.</p>
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