3 files changed, 21 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/src/mainwindow.cpp b/src/mainwindow.cpp
index 6b3ee11f..c39ac749 100644
--- a/src/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow(QSettings &initSettings
   connect(ui->logList->model(), SIGNAL(dataChanged(QModelIndex,QModelIndex)),
           ui->logList, SLOT(scrollToBottom()));
 
-  m_statusBar.reset(new StatusBar(statusBar()));
+  m_statusBar.reset(new StatusBar(statusBar(), ui->actionNotifications));
 
   updateProblemsButton();
 
@@ -899,6 +899,11 @@ void MainWindow::updateProblemsButton()
       button->setIcon(final);
     }
   }
+
+  // updating the status bar, may be null very early when MO is starting
+  if (m_statusBar) {
+    m_statusBar->setHasNotifications(numProblems > 0);
+  }
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/statusbar.cpp b/src/statusbar.cpp
index f2af0272..a34500b0 100644
--- a/src/statusbar.cpp
+++ b/src/statusbar.cpp
@@ -2,16 +2,20 @@
 #include "nexusinterface.h"
 #include "settings.h"
 
-StatusBar::StatusBar(QStatusBar* bar) :
-  m_bar(bar), m_notifications(new QLabel), m_progress(new QProgressBar),
+StatusBar::StatusBar(QStatusBar* bar, QAction* notifications) :
+  m_bar(bar), m_progress(new QProgressBar), m_notifications(new QToolButton),
   m_api(new QLabel)
 {
-  m_bar->addPermanentWidget(m_notifications);
   m_bar->addPermanentWidget(m_progress);
+  m_bar->addPermanentWidget(m_notifications);
   m_bar->addPermanentWidget(m_api);
 
   m_progress->setTextVisible(true);
   m_progress->setRange(0, 100);
+  m_progress->setMaximumWidth(100);
+
+  m_notifications->setDefaultAction(notifications);
+  m_notifications->setAutoRaise(true);
 
   m_api->setObjectName("apistats");
   m_api->setStyleSheet("QLabel{ padding-left: 0.1em; padding-right: 0.1em; }");
@@ -31,6 +35,11 @@ void StatusBar::setProgress(int percent)
   }
 }
 
+void StatusBar::setHasNotifications(bool b)
+{
+  m_notifications->setVisible(b);
+}
+
 void StatusBar::updateAPI(const APIStats& stats, const APIUserAccount& user)
 {
   m_api->setText(
diff --git a/src/statusbar.h b/src/statusbar.h
index 99de8f16..bf14ba57 100644
--- a/src/statusbar.h
+++ b/src/statusbar.h
@@ -11,16 +11,17 @@ class Settings;
 class StatusBar
 {
 public:
-  StatusBar(QStatusBar* bar);
+  StatusBar(QStatusBar* bar, QAction* notifications);
 
   void setProgress(int percent);
+  void setHasNotifications(bool b);
   void updateAPI(const APIStats& stats, const APIUserAccount& user);
   void checkSettings(const Settings& settings);
 
 private:
   QStatusBar* m_bar;
-  QLabel* m_notifications;
   QProgressBar* m_progress;
+  QToolButton* m_notifications;
   QLabel* m_api;
 };