What is the *right* way to use gnome-shell integrated chat?

Solution 1:

Keyboard shortcuts can be set in system settings > keyboard > shortcuts.

By default Super+M shows the notification bar.

In addition I've set Ctrl+Alt+E to show me the empathy main window. To do so click on the plus sign and enter empathy as name and command, click apply, then click on "deactivated" in the list and hit your short cut.

Solution 2:

These behaviours are not supported.

I would suggest taking a look at the following:

  • http://live.gnome.org/GnomeShell
  • http://live.gnome.org/GnomeShell/FAQ