Is there a keyboard shortcut to access the gnome-shell messaging tray? E.g. For responding to incoming IM, etc.
Gnome-Shell Messaging Tray – Access Using Keyboard Shortcuts
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I just managed to hide the messaging tray. Here are the steps I followed:
wget http://aur.archlinux.org/packages/gn/gnome-shell-extension-remove-bottom-bar/gnome-shell-extension-remove-bottom-bar.tar.gz
tar -zxf gnome-shell-extension-remove-bottom-bar.tar.gz
cd gnome-shell-extension-remove-bottom-bar/
mkdir -p .local/share/gnome-shell/extensions/remove_bottom_bar@k2z.com
cp extension.js .local/share/gnome-shell/extensions/remove_bottom_bar@k2z.com/
cp metadata.json .local/share/gnome-shell/extensions/remove_bottom_bar@k2z.com/
Now press Alt + F2 and enter r. After that, open gnome-tweak-tool and turn on the extension 'Remove bottom bar extension'.
There is an extension in the official GNOME extension website that lets you disable the messaging tray. You only have to download it from the site and turn it on in the gnome-tweak-tool to disable the corner.
There is en extension to do that. his name is Dash Hotkeys. https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/413/dash-hotkeys/
Best Answer
Gnome 3.6 and up
This extension has not yet been updated for Gnome 3.6 But the functionality it provided for the message tray is now a built in feature of Gnome 3.6.
Gnome 3.4 and earlier
A GNOME extension has been developed to enable keyboard access to messaging tray.
You can, by default, use Super + M to display the messaging tray and Super + Space to activate the messaging tray. You can also configure the keyboard shortcut to your wish.