[feature request] highlight workspace when a window demands attention

[westandskif]

Hello Andy!

Thank you for the great extension!

I'm a recent convert from arch+i3 to fedora+gnome, so I'm using the following for the closes to my former i3 UX:

• https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/4343/simply-workspaces/
• https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/1732/gtk-title-bar/ to always hide titles
• Pop Shell

However there's one thing missing: I was using the script which listens to notifications and runs .e.g.:
wmctrl -r 'Telegram' -b add,demands_attention when Telegram notification comes.

I'm kind of new to Gnome and what is feasible, so do you think it's possible to e.g. highlight a workspace (red background?) where a window needs attention (gets a notification)?

Thanks,
Nikita A

[andyrichardson]

Hey Nikita, thanks for bringing this up!

I had to double check, it looks like you should be seeing a prompt similar to this when a window requires attention

Is the problem that you're not seeing this prompt? Or more so that you are seeing the prompt but also want to see the workspace number?

[westandskif]

I do see such ones, but imagine an additional functionality where a workspace number is highlighted in red if this workspace demands attention:

e.g. you know that your email client resides on workspace#5, slack on #4, etc.
It's convenient to see what you are missing by highlighted workspaces rather than a heap of notifications in the notification center where e.g. random non-important discord messages are mixed with important emails and so on

while it's easy to develop a habit like: wow, the 3rd workspace is highlighted -- drop everything and check