Comment 7 for bug 428509
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| Mark Shuttleworth (sabdfl) wrote Re: [Bug 428509] Re: Do not suppress async notifications when using fullscreen apps | #7 |
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mac_v wrote:
> Hi Mark ,
> The issues with screen flicker when running apps in fullscreen has been solved in compiz.
> So , Why do any of the bubbles have to be suppressed?
> Why is an IM not important?
>
> The other day , i was watching a movie and the sound of an IM ping got
> drowned in the movie's noise , and didnt notice the IM until the movie
> was over! And by then the person who had sent the IM was offline.
>
> Why cant the status be obtained from the indicator session... So, when
> user sets themselves as busy and is in fullscreen mode , then suppress
> the IM bubbles...
>
> For me, if a person sends me an IM , IM *is* more important than the
> movie and i do want to be notified immediately.
>
The issue is presentations - it's potentially embarrassing to have
non-system messages up on a big screen.