Thunderbird and Gnome Shell

[Steven Stern]

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On 10/18/2011 02:50 PM, Michael Cronenworth wrote:
> Steven Stern wrote:
>> That's only visible if I mouse down to the lower right corner. I want
>> something on the top bar that flashes or shows a number for unread or
>> new messages.
> 
> No. The alert is a notification popup when a new message arrives. If you 
> want a box that shows you number of unread messages your best option is 
> Firetray[1].

Tray extensions put stuff on the bottom right, not anywhere declared as
"useful" or "visible all the time" in Gnome Shell

> 
> If you want something on the top bar it would have to be a gnome-shell 
> extension. There are none AFAIK.

There's one here, but it's not working for me. I've put in an issue on it.

https://github.com/tanwald/gnome-shell-extension-thunderbird-integration


> 
> [1] https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/firetray/
> (Click on Development Channel at the bottom for the TB 7.0 compatible addon)


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-- Steve