documentation/content/applications/productivity/discuss/mentions.rst
Antoine Vandevenne (anv) e3fee2cf46 [REF][MOV] documentation apocalypse
Prior to this commit, the Odoo documentation was mainly split between
two repositories: odoo/odoo/doc and odoo/documentation-user. Some bits
of documentation were also hosted elsewhere (e.g., wiki, upgrade, ...).
This was causing several problems among which:
  - The theme, config, Makefile, and similar technical resources had to
    be duplicated. This resulted in inconsistent layout, features, and
    build environments from one documentation to another.
  - Some pages did not fit either documentation as they were relevant
    for both users and developers. Some were relevant to neither of the
    two (e.g., DB management).
  - Cross-doc references had to be absolute links and they broke often.
  - Merging large image files in the developer documentation would bloat
    the odoo/odoo repository. Some contributions had to be lightened to
    avoid merging too many images (e.g., Odoo development tutorials).
  - Long-time contributors to the user documentation were chilly about
    going through the merging process of the developer documentation
    because of the runbot, mergebot, `odoo-dev` repository, etc.
  - Some contributors would look for the developer documentation in the
    `odoo/documentation-user` repository.
  - Community issues about the user documentation were submitted on the
    `odoo/odoo` repository and vice-versa.

Merging all documentations in one repository will allow us to have one
place, one theme, one work process, and one set of tools (build
environment, ...) for all of the Odoo docs.

As this is a good opportunity to revamp the layout of the documentation,
a brand new theme replaces the old one. It features a new way to
navigate the documentation, centered on the idea of always letting the
reader know what is the context (enclosing section, child pages, page
structure ...) of the page they are reading. The previous theme would
quickly confuse readers as they navigated the documentation and followed
cross-application links.

The chance is also taken to get rid of all the technical dangling parts,
performance issues, and left-overs. Except for some page-specific JS
scripts, the Odoo theme Sphinx extension is re-written from scratch
based on the latest Sphinx release to benefit from the improvements and
ease future contributions.

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Closes #945
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How to grab attention of other users in my messages
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You can **mention** a user in a channel or chatter by typing
**@user-name**. Mentioning a user in the chatter will set them as a
follower of the item (if they are not already) and send a message to
their inbox. The item containing the mention will also be bolded in the
list view. Mentioning a user in a channel will send a message to their
inbox. You cannot mention a user in a channel who is not subscribed to
the channel. Typing **#channel-name** will provide a link to the
mentioned channel in either a chatter or another channel.
Direct messaging a user
=======================
**Direct messages** are private messages viewable only by the sender
and recipient. You can send direct messages to other users from
within the Discuss module by creating a new conversation or
selecting an existing one from the sidebar. Direct messages can be
sent from anywhere in Odoo using the speech bubble icon in the top
bar. The online status of other users is displayed to the left of
their name. A **green dot** indicates that a user is Online, an
**orange dot** that they are Idle, and a **grey dot** that they are
offline.
Desktop notifications from Discuss
==================================
You can choose to see **desktop notifications** when you receive a
new direct message. The notification shows you the sender and a
brief preview of the message contents. These can be configured or
disabled by clicking on the gear icon in the corner of the
notification..
.. image:: media/discuss06.png
:align: center