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When getting notifications while not on the computer, they show up and removed after a few seconds, but I didn't see them.

They are then left in the notification list (super+v or click the clock).

The issue is that the top clock doesn't show any indication that there are missing notification.

Any idea how to show an indication that there pending/missed notifications?

See screenshots:

Closed - no indication:
Closed - no indication

Open - notifications exist:
Open - notifications exist

pomsky
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AlikElzin-kilaka
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You can use the Notifications Alert GNOME shell extension. This is how the extension works:

Whenever there is an unread notification (e.g. chat messages), blinks the message in the user's menu with a color chosen by the user.
Notifications Alert GNOME shell extension

The extension also lets you customise the rate of blinking, set up blacklist/whitelist etc.

Another less flashy alternative is provided by the Always Indicator extension. This is how this one works:

Always show the new messages indicator on new messages.
Always Indicator GNOME shell extension

Features:

  1. New message indicator is always shown if there are notifications.
  2. The color of the indicator can be customized.
  3. If 'do not disturb' is active, the icon is displayed in the custom color if there are notifications.

Refer to this to learn more about installing and configuring GNOME extensions: How do I install and manage GNOME Shell extensions?

pomsky
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  • That said, the default Gnome system seems buggy. I get a white marker next to the date for a drive that I unmounted 24 hours ago, but for other notifications, no indicator appears. – vanadium Jun 25 '19 at 11:11
  • Nice, but for some reason it blinks and cannot be configured :( – AlikElzin-kilaka Jun 26 '19 at 12:33
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    @AlikElzin-kilaka Try running gnome-shell-extension-prefs in Terminal and configuring from the window it opens. Also you should re-login or reboot or restart GNOME shell after installing the extension. – pomsky Jun 26 '19 at 12:40
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    The config button appeared. Yay. I changed Blink rate to 0 and now it only paints the notification, without blinking, which is exactly what I wanted!!! Thanks. – AlikElzin-kilaka Jun 27 '19 at 10:16