On 12/09/02 21:43, Jody Replied As Follows:
--- Original Message ---
> I've tried editing my prefs.js file with that and it doesn't work. I
> added it at the end of the file. Does it need to be somewhere else?
>
> Jody
>
> Jay Garcia wrote:
>> On 11/09/02 14:49, Sharon France Replied As Follows:
>>
>> --- Original Message ---
>>
>>
>>>Jody wrote:
>>>
>>>>Alright, the mail notifier is back somewhat in NS7. But I have some
>>>>questions about it.
>>>>
>>>>1) I have Quick Launch enabled but it won't notify me I have new mail
>>>>until I start Messenger. Is there a setting for it to notify me when
>>>>the computer starts up.?
>>>>
>>>>2) After it does notify me a box slides up for a couple of seconds and
>>>>disappears again. If I still have Messenger open then a new icon will
>>>>appear in the sys tray telling me I have mail but if Messenger is not
>>>>open then the box slides up but no icon is left in the tray. I need to
>>>>be able to change the amount of time the notifier is up or keep the icon
>>>>in the tray even when Messenger is not running. Is there a setting for
>>>>it anywhere?
>>>>
>>>>3. In NS6 there was a prefs.js file. I can't find that file in NS7.
>>>>Has it been renamed or moved somewhere else?
>>>>
>>>>Thanks for the help.
>>>>Jody
>>>
>>>I'm told that in NS7 the mail notifier will only work if Messenger is
>>>open or minimized. Unfortunately, even if it is open the notifier only
>>>stays up a short time as you mentioned, which to me is a big flaw. If
>>>you don't notice it right away you're out of luck. I ended up going back
>>>to 4.79 until some of the flaws in mail and newsgroups are fixed. I
>>>especially missed the fact that newsgroups in 7.0 doesn't support kill
>>>files.
>>>
>>>Sharon
>>
>>
>> You may find this of use, edit and add to your prefs.js or user.js file:
>>
>> // pref to control the alert notification
>> pref("alerts.slideIncrement", 1);
>> pref("alerts.slideIncrementTime", 10); // time in seconds
>> pref("alerts.totalOpenTime", 4000); // time in seconds
>> pref("alerts.height", 60); // height in pixels
>>
>
What do you mean "it doesn't work" ?? What happens or doesn't happen?
And btw the 4000 time increment is milliseconds, not "seconds", oops ..
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