Show up desktop messages (nm-applet) again [Solved]

Wanka9687 · Post by **Wanka9687** » Sat Feb 21, 2015 9:39 pm

Hello everyone,

Have a small question regarding the desktop messages of applets in cinnamon desktop (Linux Mint 17.1 64-bit, Cinnamon 2.4.6):
How can I show up the desktop message of an applet again after I selected "don't show this message again" ?

Example: I made the configuration for the wireless network and at startup there is a short message that I'm connected. In the message there is a button "don't show this message again" which I pressed. But now I want the network manager applet to show up this message again. I tried for example to set up the wireless connection completely new, however, the desktop message is not coming again.

Thanks in advance for your help.

c u,
Wanka9687

z31fanatic · Post by **z31fanatic** » Sun Feb 22, 2015 12:01 am

System settings----> Notifications--------> check the Display Notifications box.

Wanka9687 · Post by **Wanka9687** » Sun Feb 22, 2015 5:35 am

Hello z31fanatic,

Thank you very much for your fast reply. Yes, I know the Notifications setting.
However, once I ticked the "don't show this message again"-button for the wireless connection it does not show up again, even I ticked the function "show messages" in the Display Notifications box.

Cosmo. · Post by **Cosmo.** » Sun Feb 22, 2015 8:16 am

At first, install dconf-tools. This will install the dconf-editor.

Open the dconf-editor and navigate to
org -> gnome -> nm-applet
There you switch the respective settings. In your case, taken from your first post, it is disable-connected-notifications; set it to false.

Wanka9687 · Post by **Wanka9687** » Sun Feb 22, 2015 9:38 am

Hello cosmo,

Thanks, that solved the issue!
The only thing I had to do was to "forget" the preferred network connection and establish it again.

Really good community here

Cosmo. · Post by **Cosmo.** » Sun Feb 22, 2015 11:43 am

Fine that you found another way. For an ethernet-connection this will work fine, in case of a wlan-connection it would mean, that you have to re-enter your WPA-password, probably not what you want, at least something more circumstantial.

Wanka9687 · Post by **Wanka9687** » Sun Feb 22, 2015 12:30 pm

@ Cosmo:
Sorry, maybe misunderstanding.
First I made the configuration in the dconf-tools, then I re-established the network connection in order to show the desktop notification.

Now everything works fine for me even it was not the easiest way

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