[PATCH] Turn Powerdevil suspend notification into a dialog

Parker Coates parker.coates at gmail.com
Wed Sep 23 14:00:36 BST 2009


On Tue, Sep 22, 2009 at 18:47, Aaron J. Seigo wrote:
> ok, another use case:
>
> the dialog pops up.
> i'm in the middle of a conversation.
> if it's modal, i can only dismiss it to finish the conversation. so much for
> the computer helping me.
>
> the dialog pops up.
> i'm in the middle of a conversation.
> it's not modal but it takes focus; i'm more likely to dismiss it quickly
> because it's "in my way".
> once again, the computer is not able to help me.

It's pretty obvious that you don't treat the critical low battery
warning with the sheer terror and unadulterated panic that I do. When
that warning pops up, to hell with my friends. To hell with my work.
The only thing that matters is the frantic, the-sky-is-falling style
sprint to the nearest outlet. :D

Parker




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