Slack, _please_ add the ability to not be notified about general messages on Linux. I want to only have the app icon change to red if I get a private message or @'d. The blue dot is distracting noise. I edit the app's source code to remove the blue dot, but have to continually do it every time Slack updates.
Fitting into these new features, it'd be great if for each channel folder I could pick how I want activity within them to notify me.
EDIT: it's possible this is only a Linux (or at least, non-Mac) problem. It seems Mac users do have the ability to do this.
In the Slack options, there is: `Show a badge on Mac on Slack's icon to indicate new activity` which is by default checked and `Bounce Slack's icon when receiving a notification` which is by default unchecked. Perhaps you want to flip both of these?
I also don't get notifications for general messages anywhere. There are 3 levels of notification settings, "Notify me about...": 1. "All new messages", 2. "Direct messages, mentions and keywords", 3. "Nothing". I use (2) everywhere.
I believe the badge options are Mac specific. I am on Ubuntu and talking with some Mac users just now they don't have the problem I have. On Ubuntu, there is no way (at least that I can tell), to disable the blue dot on new message. The only way I've been able to do it is with this:
Fitting into these new features, it'd be great if for each channel folder I could pick how I want activity within them to notify me.
EDIT: it's possible this is only a Linux (or at least, non-Mac) problem. It seems Mac users do have the ability to do this.