[Bug 235175] New: kmail pop up two dialog boxes that obscure each other

[Eckhart Wörner]

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235175

           Summary: kmail pop up two dialog boxes that obscure each other
           Product: kmail
           Version: unspecified
          Platform: Debian testing
        OS/Version: unspecified
            Status: NEW
          Severity: normal
          Priority: NOR
         Component: general
        AssignedTo: kdepim-bugs at kde.org
        ReportedBy: ewoerner at kde.org


Version:            (using KDE 4.3.4)
Installed from:    Debian testing/unstable Packages

This bug has been copied over from
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=576605

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When I started up kmail for the first time, I got two dialog boxes
on top of each other. (Using dialogs to deliver messages to the user
is bad UI design, but that is not the bug here)

The visible one was just the "tip of the day" box. It could not be closed,
because a modal box with an error message was beneath it. (No hostname
specified.)

Yes, I understand I need to set up kmail before it will work.
It should not obscure the error message with the "tip of the day" box
though. Better show only one box at a time. For example, drop the
silly "tip of the day" if there is an error already...

The workaround is simple - move the "tip box" to one side,
revealing the other box in order to dismiss it. Guessing that
there is another box on the screen is not easy thoughj, it
was not obvious.

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