Access gnome-shell messaging tray using keyboard

Gnome 3.6 and up

This extension has not yet been updated for Gnome 3.6 But the functionality it provided for the message tray is now a built in feature of Gnome 3.6.

Gnome 3.4 and earlier

A GNOME extension has been developed to enable keyboard access to messaging tray.

  • https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/313/helpful-keybindings/

You can, by default, use Super + M to display the messaging tray and Super + Space to activate the messaging tray. You can also configure the keyboard shortcut to your wish.

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This is a built in feature of Gnome 3.6's Message Tray.

You can customise the shortcut to open the tray, and then use arrow keys to navigate the various notifications.