Comment 31 for bug 206547

9 times out of 10 I miss the notification in the top right (in reference to notify-osd), and I hardly ever notice the indicator-applet status, usually because it never catches my eye to grab my attention.

I understand that nurturing old models isn't always the best, and that it does seem inconsistent with what notify-osd and indicator-applet are trying to achieve, however it is a tried and true method, and it seems to work well.

The busy status (or do not disturb) is good at keeping the IM client discreet - maybe empathy shouldn't spawn new windows when the status is busy, but do so when the status is not busy. If you're working, set to busy and you'll tend to conversations when you're ready, or in any other scenario, you don't mind windows opening.

"Do you really will follow how many conversations and open windows you have under your current active?"

I don't quite get what you mean here! I understand that English probably isn't your first language so no worries!