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Notifications alert you to different kinds of interesting events. There are two notification icons at the bottom of the Viewer window:
Notifications alert you to different kinds of interesting events. There are two notification icons at the bottom of the Viewer window:


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| {{Icon_Instant_Messages|Conversations}}
| {{Icon_Instant_Messages|Conversations}}
| {{vh|Instant Message|Instant Messages}}, abbreviated as IMs, which is text chat received from other Residents and groups. Each distinct IM session also appears to the left of {{Icon_Instant_Messages|Conversations}}, indicated by a thumbnail of a Resident's profile or group's insignia.}}
| {{vh|Conversations|Instant Messages}} (IMs) are text chat received from other Residents and groups. Each distinct IM session also appears to the left of {{Icon_Instant_Messages|Conversations}}, indicated by a thumbnail of a Resident's profile or group's insignia.}}


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| {{Icon_Notifications|Notifications}}
| {{Icon_Notifications|Notifications}}
| All other notifications, such as an inventory delivery after you've bought an item, or when an object's been returned from a parcel to you. Some notifications have special thumbnails which appear to the left of the notifications icons: for example, a received object is shown as a cube.}}
| All other notifications, such as an inventory delivery after you've bought an item, or when an object has been returned from a parcel to you. Some notifications have special thumbnails that appear to the left of the notifications icons: For example, a received object is shown as a cube.}}


To prevent clutter, notifications appear briefly, then are hidden until you click {{Icon_Instant_Messages|Conversations}} or {{Icon_Notifications|Notifications}}. This functions similarly to notification systems like the Windows Tray and Growl. Then, click a notification in the queue to view it in full. Also, a notification count is shown layered over each icon.
To prevent clutter, notifications appear briefly, then are hidden until you click {{Icon_Instant_Messages|Conversations}} or {{Icon_Notifications|Notifications}}. This functions similarly to notification systems like the Windows Tray and Growl. Click a notification in the queue to view it in full. The notification count is shown layered over each icon.


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| Removes a conversation or notification from its respective queue.}}
| Removes a conversation or notification from its respective queue.}}


If you want to close all notifications, right-click {{Icon_Instant_Messages|Conversations}} or {{Icon_Notifications|Notifications}} and choose '''Close All'''.
To close all notifications, right-click {{Icon_Instant_Messages|Conversations}} or {{Icon_Notifications|Notifications}} and choose '''Close All'''.

Latest revision as of 15:13, 4 November 2011

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Notifications alert you to different kinds of interesting events. There are two notification icons at the bottom of the Viewer window:

Conversations Conversations

  Instant Messages (IMs) are text chat received from other Residents and groups. Each distinct IM session also appears to the left of Conversations Conversations, indicated by a thumbnail of a Resident's profile or group's insignia.
Notifications Notifications

  All other notifications, such as an inventory delivery after you've bought an item, or when an object has been returned from a parcel to you. Some notifications have special thumbnails that appear to the left of the notifications icons: For example, a received object is shown as a cube.

To prevent clutter, notifications appear briefly, then are hidden until you click Conversations Conversations or Notifications Notifications. This functions similarly to notification systems like the Windows Tray and Growl. Click a notification in the queue to view it in full. The notification count is shown layered over each icon.

Close Notification Close Notification

  Removes a conversation or notification from its respective queue.

To close all notifications, right-click Conversations Conversations or Notifications Notifications and choose Close All.