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
>
