diff --git a/doc/design/assistant/blog/day_46__alert_messages.mdwn b/doc/design/assistant/blog/day_46__alert_messages.mdwn new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..d65b0b6962 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/design/assistant/blog/day_46__alert_messages.mdwn @@ -0,0 +1,16 @@ +Some days I spend 2 hours chasing red herrings (like "perhaps my JSON ajax +calls arn't running asynchronoously?") that turn out to be a simple +one-word typo. This was one of them. + +However, I did get the sidebar displaying alert messages, which can be +easily sent to the user from any part of the assistant. This includes +transient alerts of things it's doing, which disappear once the action +finishes, and long-term alerts that are displayed until the user closes +them. It even supports rendering arbitrary Yesod widgets as alerts, so +they can also be used for asking questions, etc. + +Time for a screencast! For some reason `recordmydesktop` has the sound +running around 1 second ahead of the video in this, but I think you'll +still get the idea. + +