"Jonathan Kay [MVP]" wrote in
<news:1231E21A-00C1-4018-8911-2602CB44CE0B@xxxxxx>:
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> To directly your answer your question, no, you can't really customize
> their behavior. If you turned all the other alerts off, moved your
> mouse over to where they pop-up before walking away from your PC, it
> would actually "stick" there until you move your mouse away. I
> realize that's not really a good workaround...
Well, it's doable if I remember to do it.
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> I have an old feature request on my list about Messenger changing its
> icon when you have new mail (which I still think would be cool) but
> if you have Windows Live Mail installed and running in the
> notification area, it will do this for you and provide an changed
> icon.
Alas, the tray icon for Windows Live Mail changes from a white envelope
with blue printing to the same icon with a yellow envelope atop of it.
That contrast is low and the tray icon is non-animated so there really
isn't much to draw my eyeballs over there when there happens to be a
new mail. I like the balloon alert from Windows Live Messenger but it
doesn't stick around.
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> There is a few places in the Messenger interface where it does show
> the current count of mail -- so there's that too.
But I'd have to actually have the main window displayed for Windows
Live Messenger to see that. I've never really cared for a prattle
client but figured it might help to alert me to new messages in my
Windows Live Hotmail account; however, that looks to be a bust and I'll
have to suffer with the low-contrast, non-animated tray icon from
Windows Live Mail.