API tests, email tests, working notifications

lms/static/coffee/src/instructor_dashboard/send_email.coffee

@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ class SendEmail
     # attach click handlers
 
     @$btn_send.click =>
-
       if @$subject.val() == ""
         alert gettext("Your message must have a subject.")
       else if @$emailEditor.save()['data'] == ""
@@ -46,8 +45,11 @@ class SendEmail
             dataType: 'json'
             url: @$btn_send.data 'endpoint'
             data: send_data
-            success: (data) => @display_response gettext('Your email was successfully queued for sending.')
+            success: (data) => 
+              @display_response gettext('Your email was successfully queued for sending.')
+              $(".msg-confirm").css({"display":"block"})
             error: std_ajax_err => @fail_with_error gettext('Error sending email.')
+              $(".msg-confirm").css({"display":"none"})
 
   fail_with_error: (msg) ->
     console.warn msg

lms/static/sass/course/instructor/_instructor_2.scss

@@ -260,19 +260,17 @@ section.instructor-dashboard-content-2 {
 
   // system feedback - messages
   .msg {
-
-
-    .copy {
-      font-weight: 600;
-    }
+    border-radius: 1px;
+    padding: 10px 15px;
+    margin-bottom: 20px;
+    font-weight: 600;
+    color: green;
   }
 
   .msg-confirm {
+    border-top: 2px solid green;
     background: tint(green,90%);
-
-    .copy {
-      color: green;
-    }
+    display: none;
   }
 
   .list-advice {
@@ -289,7 +287,7 @@ section.instructor-dashboard-content-2 {
       }
     }
   }
-  .msg .copy {
+   .copy {
       font-weight: 600; }
   .msg-confirm {
     background: #e5f2e5; }