Turn off Notification Center from Preferences Panel.

src/DynamoCore/Configuration/PreferenceSettings.cs

@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ public class PreferenceSettings : NotificationObject, IPreferences, IRenderPreci
         private int maxNumRecentFiles;
         private bool isBackgroundGridVisible;
         private bool disableTrustWarnings = false;
+        private bool isNotificationCenterEnabled;
         #region Constants
         /// <summary>
         /// Indicates the maximum number of files shown in Recent Files
@@ -439,6 +440,22 @@ public string PythonTemplateFilePath
         /// </summary>
         public bool EnableNodeAutoComplete { get; set; }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// This defines if user wants to see the enabled Dynamo Notification Center.
+        /// </summary>
+        public bool EnableNotificationCenter
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                return isNotificationCenterEnabled;
+            }
+            set
+            {
+                isNotificationCenterEnabled = value;
+                RaisePropertyChanged(nameof(EnableNotificationCenter));
+            }
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Engine used by default for new Python script and string nodes. If not empty, this takes precedence over any system settings.
         /// </summary>
@@ -626,6 +643,7 @@ public PreferenceSettings()
             IsIronPythonDialogDisabled = false;
             ShowTabsAndSpacesInScriptEditor = false;
             EnableNodeAutoComplete = true;
+            EnableNotificationCenter = true;
             DefaultPythonEngine = string.Empty;
             ViewExtensionSettings = new List<ViewExtensionSettings>();
             GroupStyleItemsList = new List<GroupStyleItem>();

src/DynamoCoreWpf/Controls/ShortcutToolbar.xaml

@@ -140,34 +140,6 @@
                 <Menu HorizontalAlignment="Right"
                       Style="{StaticResource MainMenu}"
                       IsMainMenu="True">
-                    <MenuItem Name="MenuItem"
-                              Margin="0 0 -30 0">
-                        <MenuItem.Header>
-                                <Button x:Name="notificationsButton" 
-                                        BorderBrush="Transparent"                                         
-                                        Background="Transparent">
-                                    <DockPanel>
-                                    <fa:FontAwesome Margin="0,0,20,0"  
-                                                    DockPanel.Dock="Bottom" 
-                                                    Icon="BellOutline" 
-                                                    Foreground="{StaticResource Blue400Brush}" 
-                                                    FontSize="20px"/>
-                                    <Border DockPanel.Dock="Top" Background="{StaticResource Blue400Brush}" CornerRadius="2" 
-                                                Padding="2" Height="15" Width="15" VerticalAlignment="Center" 
-                                                HorizontalAlignment="Center">
-                                        <!--TODO insert data bind for the notifications -->
-                                        <TextBlock     
-                                                FontFamily="{StaticResource ArtifaktElementRegular}"
-                                                Foreground="White" 
-                                                FontWeight="Bold" 
-                                                TextAlignment="Center"
-                                                FontSize="9">99
-                                        </TextBlock>
-                                        </Border>                                   
-                                    </DockPanel>                                   
-                                </Button>                                
-                        </MenuItem.Header>
-                    </MenuItem>
                     <MenuItem Name="exportMenu"
                               Cursor="Hand"
                               Focusable="False"
@@ -208,8 +180,51 @@
                             </MenuItem.ToolTip>
                         </MenuItem>
                     </MenuItem>
+                    <MenuItem Name="NotificationCenter"
+                              Margin="-15 0 -30 0">
+                        <MenuItem.Header>
+                            <Button x:Name="notificationsButton"
+                                    BorderBrush="Transparent"
+                                    BorderThickness="0"
+                                    Background="Transparent"
+                                    Cursor="Hand">
+                                <Button.ToolTip>
+                                    <ToolTip Content="{x:Static p:Resources.NotificationCenterButtonTooltip}" Style="{StaticResource GenericToolTipLight}" />
+                                </Button.ToolTip>
+                                <DockPanel>
+                                    <fa:FontAwesome Margin="0,0,25,0"  
+                                                    DockPanel.Dock="Top" 
+                                                    Icon="{Binding Path=DataContext.PreferenceSettings.EnableNotificationCenter, RelativeSource={RelativeSource AncestorType={x:Type Window}}, 
+                                                         Converter={StaticResource BoolToFAIconNameConverter}}"
+                                                    HorizontalAlignment="Left"
+                                                    VerticalAlignment="Center"
+                                                    Foreground="{StaticResource PrimaryCharcoal300Brush}"
+                                                    FontSize="18px"/>
+                                    <Border DockPanel.Dock="Bottom" 
+                                            Background="{StaticResource Blue400Brush}" 
+                                            CornerRadius="2"
+                                            Padding="2"
+                                            Height="14"
+                                            Width="14"
+                                            VerticalAlignment="Center" 
+                                            HorizontalAlignment="Center">
+                                        <!--TODO insert data bind for the notifications -->
+                                        <TextBlock Name="NotificationCount"
+                                                   FontFamily="{StaticResource ArtifaktElementRegular}"
+                                                   Foreground="White" 
+                                                   FontWeight="DemiBold"
+                                                   TextAlignment="Center"
+                                                   FontSize="9">8
+                                        </TextBlock>
+                                    </Border>
+                                </DockPanel>
+                            </Button>
+                        </MenuItem.Header>
+                    </MenuItem>
                 </Menu>
-                <controls:GraphUpdateNotificationControl x:Name="UpdateControl" HorizontalAlignment="Right" 
+                <!--The update indication-->
+                <controls:GraphUpdateNotificationControl x:Name="UpdateControl"
+                                                         HorizontalAlignment="Right" 
                                                          Margin="0,0,50,0"
                                                          Visibility="{Binding Path=DataContext.IsUpdateAvailable, RelativeSource={RelativeSource AncestorType={x:Type Window}}, 
                                                          Converter={StaticResource BooleanToVisibilityCollapsedConverter}}"/>

src/DynamoCoreWpf/Properties/Resources.en-US.resx

@@ -3270,4 +3270,15 @@ You can manage this in Preferences -&gt; Security.</value>
   <data name="UngroupParentGroupWarning" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Dynamo cannot ungroup when there is no parent group.</value>
   </data>
+  <data name="PreferencesViewEnableNotificationCenter" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Receive notification</value>
+    <comment>Preferences | Features | Notification Center | Receive notification</comment>
+  </data>
+  <data name="PreferencesViewNotificationCenter" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Notification Center</value>
+    <comment>Preferences | Features | Notification Center</comment>
+  </data>
+  <data name="NotificationCenterButtonTooltip" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Click to view latest news from Dynamo Team.</value>
+  </data>
 </root>

src/DynamoCoreWpf/Properties/Resources.resx

@@ -3257,4 +3257,15 @@ You can manage this in Preferences -&gt; Security.</value>
   <data name="UngroupParentGroupWarning" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Dynamo cannot ungroup when there is no parent group.</value>
   </data>
+  <data name="PreferencesViewEnableNotificationCenter" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Receive notification</value>
+    <comment>Preferences | Features | Notification Center | Receive notification</comment>
+  </data>
+  <data name="PreferencesViewNotificationCenter" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Notification Center</value>
+    <comment>Preferences | Features | Notification Center</comment>
+  </data>
+  <data name="NotificationCenterButtonTooltip" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Click to view latest news from Dynamo Team.</value>
+  </data>
 </root>

src/DynamoCoreWpf/UI/Converters.cs

@@ -24,8 +24,6 @@
 using Dynamo.Wpf.Properties;
 using Dynamo.Wpf.ViewModels;
 using DynamoUnits;
-using PythonNodeModels;
-using SharpDX.DXGI;
 using Color = System.Windows.Media.Color;
 using FlowDirection = System.Windows.FlowDirection;
 using HorizontalAlignment = System.Windows.HorizontalAlignment;
@@ -1300,6 +1298,24 @@ public object ConvertBack(object value, Type targetType, object parameter, Syste
         }
     }
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Converter for Notification Bell updates based on feature enabled or not
+    /// </summary>
+    public class BoolToFAIconNameConverter : IValueConverter
+    {
+        public object Convert(object value, Type targetType, object parameter, System.Globalization.CultureInfo culture)
+        {
+            if ((bool)value)
+                return nameof(FontAwesome.WPF.FontAwesomeIcon.BellOutline);
+            return nameof(FontAwesome.WPF.FontAwesomeIcon.BellSlashOutline);
+        }
+
+        public object ConvertBack(object value, Type targetType, object parameter, System.Globalization.CultureInfo culture)
+        {
+            throw new NotSupportedException();
+        }
+    }
+
     public class BoolToVisibilityConverter : IValueConverter
     {
         public object Convert(object value, Type targetType, object parameter, System.Globalization.CultureInfo culture)

src/DynamoCoreWpf/UI/GuidedTour/GuidesManager.cs

@@ -516,6 +516,7 @@ private void Popup_StepClosed(string name, Step.StepTypes stepType)
         /// and display message passed as param
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="content">The target content to display.</param>
+        /// <param name="stayOpen">boolean indicates if the popup will stay open until user dismiss it.</param>
         /// TODO: Make this API out of guide manager to a more generic place
         internal void CreateRealTimeInfoWindow(string content, bool stayOpen = false)
         {

src/DynamoCoreWpf/UI/Themes/Modern/DynamoConverters.xaml

@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@
     <controls:LacingToTooltipConverter x:Key="LacingToTooltipConverter" />
     <controls:NodeWarningConverter x:Key="NodeWarningConverter"/>
     <controls:NodeOriginalNameToMarginConverter x:Key="NodeOriginalNameToMarginConverter" />
+    <controls:BoolToFAIconNameConverter x:Key="BoolToFAIconNameConverter" />
     <controls:BoolToVisibilityConverter x:Key="BooleanToVisibilityConverter" />
     <controls:BoolToVisibilityCollapsedConverter x:Key="BooleanToVisibilityCollapsedConverter" />
     <controls:InverseBooleanToVisibilityCollapsedConverter x:Key="InverseBoolToVisibilityCollapsedConverter" />