On 6 Nov 2008, at 15:57, Matthias Clasen wrote:
But even if he is too busy to propose the module himself, I think it is time for us to be honest about the fact that it is pretty much impossible to use the desktop without notification-daemon nowadays. Many components rely on the ability to notify users in this way and are severely reduced in functionality if the notification service is not available.
Anything that *relies* on this kind of notification is kind of broken IMHO, usability-wise (and probably accessibility-wise, too).
Notification messages are really just "status bar messages for the desktop". As such, they should be there to provide useful extra information if you want them to, but equally you should be able to switch them off altogether without adversely affecting your ability to use any applications.
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