[Bug 168959] New: KCrash should have a timeout

[Jose]

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http://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=168959         
           Summary: KCrash should have a timeout
           Product: kdelibs
           Version: unspecified
          Platform: Ubuntu Packages
        OS/Version: Linux
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: wishlist
          Priority: NOR
         Component: kdecore
        AssignedTo: kdelibs-bugs kde org
        ReportedBy: getaceres yahoo es


Version:            (using KDE 4.1.0)
Installed from:    Ubuntu Packages
OS:                Linux

A lot of times, I end my session and choose to shutdown the computer, then I leave the computer unattended while it is shutting down the processes. The problem is that sometimes a program crashes on exit and the kcrash dialog remains on the screen, stopping the shutdown process. Then I come back to my computer later (maybe even a few days later) just to find that it didn't shutdown just because that crash screen that could have been automatically closed.
I think it should be some kind of timeout (maybe only on logout) for kcrash messages so they are closed automatically in X seconds and shown again in the next session saying that application Y crashed in the last session (and to show the bug reporting tool and so on). That way, one can leave the computer unattended on logout and be sure that it will be off in a few seconds and that you are not going to find it on next time you want to turn on your computer.