diff --git a/core/src/plugins/access.ajxp_user/class.UserDashboardHome.js b/core/src/plugins/access.ajxp_user/class.UserDashboardHome.js
index b81b484df4..55f82a87af 100644
--- a/core/src/plugins/access.ajxp_user/class.UserDashboardHome.js
+++ b/core/src/plugins/access.ajxp_user/class.UserDashboardHome.js
@@ -30,6 +30,25 @@ Class.create("UserDashboardHome", AjxpPane, {
 
         var wsElement = oFormObject.down('#workspaces_list');
 
+        var switchToRepo = function(repoId){
+            if(!repoId) return;
+            if(oFormObject.down('#save_ws_choice').checked){
+                // Save this preference now!
+                var params = $H({
+                    'PREFERENCES_DEFAULT_START_REPOSITORY':repoId,
+                    'get_action':'custom_data_edit'
+                });
+                var conn = new Connexion();
+                conn.setParameters(params);
+                conn.setMethod("POST");
+                conn.onComplete = function(transport){
+                    ajaxplorer.user.setPreference('DEFAULT_START_REPOSITORY', repoId, false);
+                };
+                conn.sendAsync();
+            }
+            ajaxplorer.triggerRepositoryChange(repoId);
+        };
+
         ajaxplorer.user.repositories.each(function(pair){
             var repoId = pair.key;
             var repoObject = pair.value;
@@ -37,7 +56,7 @@ Class.create("UserDashboardHome", AjxpPane, {
 
             var repoEl = new Element('li').update("<h3>"+repoObject.getLabel() + "</h3><h4>" + repoObject.getDescription()+"</h4>");
             wsElement.insert(repoEl);
-            repoEl.observe("click", function(e){
+            var select = function(e){
                 var target = Event.findElement(e, "li");
                 target.nextSiblings().invoke('removeClassName', 'selected');
                 target.previousSiblings().invoke('removeClassName', 'selected');
@@ -45,27 +64,17 @@ Class.create("UserDashboardHome", AjxpPane, {
                 oFormObject.down('#go_to_ws').removeClassName("disabled");
                 oFormObject.down('#save_ws_choice').removeClassName("disabled").disabled = false;
                 oFormObject.down('#go_to_ws').CURRENT_REPO_ID = repoId;
+            };
+            repoEl.observe("click", select);
+            repoEl.observe("dblclick", function(e){
+                select(e);
+                switchToRepo(repoId);
             });
         });
 
         oFormObject.down('#go_to_ws').observe("click", function(e){
             var target = e.target;
-            if(!target.CURRENT_REPO_ID) return;
-            if(oFormObject.down('#save_ws_choice').checked){
-                // Save this preference now!
-                var params = $H({
-                    'PREFERENCES_DEFAULT_START_REPOSITORY':target.CURRENT_REPO_ID,
-                    'get_action':'custom_data_edit'
-                });
-                var conn = new Connexion();
-                conn.setParameters(params);
-                conn.setMethod("POST");
-                conn.onComplete = function(transport){
-                    ajaxplorer.user.setPreference('DEFAULT_START_REPOSITORY', target.CURRENT_REPO_ID, false);
-                };
-                conn.sendAsync();
-            }
-            ajaxplorer.triggerRepositoryChange(target.CURRENT_REPO_ID);
+            switchToRepo(target.CURRENT_REPO_ID);
         });
 
         var notifCenter = ajaxplorer.NotificationLoaderInstance;
@@ -73,6 +82,7 @@ Class.create("UserDashboardHome", AjxpPane, {
 
         if(notifCenter){
             notifCenter.ajxpNode.observe("loaded", function(){
+                var existingItems = notificationElement.select('li');
                 notifCenter.childrenToMenuItems(function(obj){
                     var a = new Element('li', {title:obj['alt']}).update(obj['name']);
                     notificationElement.insert(a);
@@ -81,21 +91,33 @@ Class.create("UserDashboardHome", AjxpPane, {
                     a.insert({top:img});
                     obj.pFactory.enrichBasePreview(obj.ajxpNode, a);
                 });
+                existingItems.invoke('remove');
             });
 
-            var clicker = function(){
+            var clicker = function(e, skipsave){
+                var save;
                 if(oFormObject.down("#notifications_center").hasClassName('folded')){
                     oFormObject.down("#workspaces_center").setStyle({marginLeft: '15%'});
                     oFormObject.down("#notifications_center").setStyle({width: '30%'});
+                    save = 'opened';
                 }else{
                     oFormObject.down("#workspaces_center").setStyle({marginLeft: '30%'});
                     oFormObject.down("#notifications_center").setStyle({width: '0'});
+                    save = 'closed';
                 }
                 oFormObject.down("#notifications_center").toggleClassName('folded');
-            };
+                if(!skipsave){
+                    this.setUserPreference('dashboard-notification-center', save);
+                }
+            }.bind(this);
             oFormObject.down("#close-icon").observe("click", clicker);
 
-            window.setTimeout(clicker, 4000);
+            var pref = this.getUserPreference('dashboard-notification-center');
+            if(pref == undefined){
+                window.setTimeout(function(){clicker(null, true);}, 4000);
+            }else if(pref == 'closed'){
+                clicker(null, true);
+            }
         }else{
             oFormObject.down("#workspaces_center").setStyle({marginLeft: '30%'});
             notificationElement.hide();
diff --git a/core/src/plugins/access.ajxp_user/manifest.xml b/core/src/plugins/access.ajxp_user/manifest.xml
index 69b433786f..5b663d9d0f 100644
--- a/core/src/plugins/access.ajxp_user/manifest.xml
+++ b/core/src/plugins/access.ajxp_user/manifest.xml
@@ -120,13 +120,17 @@
                 </div>
                 <script>
                     document.observeOnce("ajaxplorer:context_changed", function(){
-                        $("global_toolbar").insert({bottom: $("search_container_settings")});
-                        $("search_container_settings").show();
-                        $("browser").ajxpPaneObject.resize();
+                        try{
+                            $("global_toolbar").insert({bottom: $("search_container_settings")});
+                            $("search_container_settings").show();
+                            $("browser").ajxpPaneObject.resize();
+                        }catch(e){}
                         document.observeOnce("ajaxplorer:repository_list_refreshed",function(){
                             if(ajaxplorer.repositoryId == 'ajxp_user') return;
-                            $("global_toolbar").down("#search_container_settings").ajxpPaneObject.destroy();
-                            $("global_toolbar").down("#search_container_settings").remove();
+                            try{
+                                $("global_toolbar").down("#search_container_settings").ajxpPaneObject.destroy();
+                                $("global_toolbar").down("#search_container_settings").remove();
+                            }catch(e){}
                         });
                     });
                     window.setTimeout(function(){