On Tue, Sep 20, 2005 at 12:00:33AM +0200, Andras Korn wrote: > Package: gaim > Version: 1:1.5.0-1 > Severity: wishlist > > Hi, > > gaim currently pops up all kinds of windows whether the user wants them or > not: > > - the buddy list is popped up when the user checks an 'online' checkbox > in the account dialog > > - connection status notification windows are popped up when > auto-reconnecting (sometimes the buddy list seems to pop up too) > > - connection error notifications are popped up if a connection error occurs > > - the away message has its own window, which negates away status if closed > > What's really annoying is that some of these windows even steal input focus > or overlap other gaim windows the user had been working with. A good example > of this is the buddy list, which tends to appear right on top of the > accounts dialog so I can't log on with more than one account at a time > without closing it. (Sure, I could move it away, but I'd prefer if it didn't > even appear in the first place.) The connection status notification dialogs > behave in a similar way, but at least they disappear on their own after a > while. > > Some of these can/could apparently be disabled via preferences, but the > settings are confusing (it's not obvious which window is which, or where to > disable a certain popup - for example, what's the difference between "hide > disconnect errors" and "hide login errors" in the auto-reconnect plugin > settings?). > > I think it would be better to have all window-related settings in one place > (possibly keeping them in their current location as well for the sake of > people who somehow got used to them as they are). >
most of this bug if not all of it should be closed by 2.0.0 luke -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
