Separate window urgency hint setting for mentions

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -15,6 +15,11 @@ and this project adheres to
 - `markRoomReadMsecDelay` setting to configure how long in milliseconds Mirage
   will wait before marking a focused room as read, defaults to `200`
 
+- `alertOnMentionForMsec` setting separate from `alertOnMessageForMsec`,
+  defaulting to `-1`: will trigger a non-expiring window highlight on
+  messages received that mention your user
+  (the behavior differs depending on desktop environment or window manager)
+
 ### Changed
 
 - **Unread message/highlight counters**:
@@ -22,6 +27,9 @@ and this project adheres to
     and respect configured push rules for your account
   - Read receipts will be sent to the server to mark rooms as read
 
+- The `alertOnMessageForMsec` setting now defaults to `0`, disabling window
+  highlights for messages not mentioning you
+
 - While an E2E key import operation is running, prevent accidentally closing
   the popup by clicking outside of it
 

src/backend/matrix_client.py

@@ -1476,4 +1476,5 @@ class MatrixClient(nio.AsyncClient):
         if from_us or await self.event_is_past(ev):
             return
 
-        AlertRequested()
+        mentions_us = HTML.user_id_link_in_html(item.content, self.user_id)
+        AlertRequested(high_importance=mentions_us)

src/backend/pyotherside_events.py

@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ class AlertRequested(PyOtherSideEvent):
     flashes the taskbar icon on Windows.
     """
 
+    high_importance: bool = False
+
 
 @dataclass
 class CoroutineDone(PyOtherSideEvent):

src/backend/user_files.py

@@ -228,7 +228,8 @@ class UISettings(JSONDataFile):
             return "Ctrl" if platform.system() == "Darwin" else "Alt"
 
         return {
-            "alertOnMessageForMsec": 4000,
+            "alertOnMentionForMsec": -1,
+            "alertOnMessageForMsec": 0,
             "alwaysCenterRoomHeader": False,
             "compactMode": False,
             "clearRoomFilterOnEnter": True,

src/gui/PythonBridge/EventHandlers.qml

@@ -10,8 +10,11 @@ QtObject {
     }
 
 
-    function onAlertRequested() {
-        const msec = window.settings.alertOnMessageForMsec
+    function onAlertRequested(highImportance) {
+        const msec =
+            highImportance ?
+            window.settings.alertOnMentionForMsec :
+            window.settings.alertOnMessageForMsec
 
         if (Qt.application.state !== Qt.ApplicationActive && msec !== 0) {
             window.alert(msec === -1 ? 0 : msec)  // -1 → 0 = no time out