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Do you find yourself bothered by too many notifications? Do you want to hide instant message popups without having to go into Busy mode? There's a preference that can help with that. | Do you find yourself bothered by too many notifications? Do you want to hide instant message popups without having to go into [[How_do_I_get_some_privacy_in_Second_Life%3F|Busy mode]]? There's a preference that can help with that. | ||
# Select '''Me''' menu > '''Preferences'''. | # Select '''Me''' menu > '''Preferences'''. | ||
# In the {{win|Preferences}} window, click Chat tab. | # In the {{win|Preferences}} window, click '''Chat tab'''. | ||
# Under Enable incoming chat popups, uncheck '''Group Chats''' and/or '''IM Chats'''. | # Under "Enable incoming chat popups:", uncheck '''Group Chats''' and/or '''IM Chats'''. | ||
#: [[File:Enable_incoming_chat_popups.png]] | |||
# You can also change: | # You can also change: | ||
#* '''Nearby chat toasts life time:''' - How long nearby chat messages appear with a relatively dark background. | #* '''Nearby chat toasts life time:''' - How long nearby chat messages appear with a relatively dark background. | ||
#* '''Nearby chat toasts fading time''' - After the | #* '''Nearby chat toasts fading time:''' - After the '''Nearby chat toasts life time''' has expired, how long nearby chat messages appear with a faded background. | ||
#* If you're a quick reader, set these lower so they appear onscreen for a shorter time. | |||
# Click '''OK''' to confirm your changes. | |||
Now, if disabled, '''Group Chats''' and/or '''IM Chats''' only appear as notifications in your bottom bar, and you won't see the actual text messages take up screen space. | Now, if disabled, '''Group Chats''' and/or '''IM Chats''' only appear as notifications in your bottom bar, and you won't see the actual text messages take up screen space. To test, ask a friend to IM you! | ||
== Why "toasts"? == | == Why "toasts"? == | ||
"[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toast_(computing) Toast]", formerly used internally at Linden Lab but introduced to the public in Viewer 2.4, is | "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toast_(computing) Toast]", formerly used internally at Linden Lab but introduced to the public in Viewer 2.4, is a cute, geeky word for "notification", so-called because notifications in some apps look like toast sliding up and out of a toaster. In the Viewer, "toasts" appear without sliding, but the spirit is intended the same. | ||
Revision as of 10:01, 12 January 2011
Do you find yourself bothered by too many notifications? Do you want to hide instant message popups without having to go into Busy mode? There's a preference that can help with that.
- Select Me menu > Preferences.
- In the Preferences window, click Chat tab.
- Under "Enable incoming chat popups:", uncheck Group Chats and/or IM Chats.
- You can also change:
- Nearby chat toasts life time: - How long nearby chat messages appear with a relatively dark background.
- Nearby chat toasts fading time: - After the Nearby chat toasts life time has expired, how long nearby chat messages appear with a faded background.
- If you're a quick reader, set these lower so they appear onscreen for a shorter time.
- Click OK to confirm your changes.
Now, if disabled, Group Chats and/or IM Chats only appear as notifications in your bottom bar, and you won't see the actual text messages take up screen space. To test, ask a friend to IM you!
Why "toasts"?
"Toast", formerly used internally at Linden Lab but introduced to the public in Viewer 2.4, is a cute, geeky word for "notification", so-called because notifications in some apps look like toast sliding up and out of a toaster. In the Viewer, "toasts" appear without sliding, but the spirit is intended the same.