[kopete-bugs] [Bug 86898] sound notification on new chat

[Lamarque V. Souza]

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=86898


Lamarque V. Souza <lamarque at gmail.com> changed:

           What    |Removed                     |Added
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             Status|RESOLVED                    |REOPENED
         Resolution|FIXED                       |




--- Comment #23 from Lamarque V. Souza <lamarque gmail com>  2011-04-12 18:34:31 ---
(In reply to comment #22)
> Let me be clear what problems I have that Kopete didn't (perhaps it does now
> with 4.6.2, I haven't tried it yet) solve:
> 
> I am watching TV with my laptop on and in the same room, but not in use -- it's
> sitting on a table with the screensaver running.
> 
>  - Someone wants to chat with me.  How would I know?  I couldn't use
> notifications previously, because even when I was sat in front of the computer,
> everytime they typed anything I get constant noises.
>  - Someone I was chatting with 2 hours ago, comes back online and says
> something.  I have walked away from the computer and the screensaver has kicked
> in.  How do I know they are waiting to speak?
> 
> The solution, to me, seems obvious, and my mobile phone implements the
> algorithm correctly, but Kopete never has:
> 
> If a chat opens or a new line is received AND my screensaver is active (or
> perhaps simply Kopete has auto-awayed) then make a noise.  If the mouse is
> moving around on the screen, then don't make a noise, just pop up a
> notification.
> 
> Noises are there for when I can't see the screen, but my attention is needed. 
> But noises when I can see the screen are an annoyance.

This is a different scenario that has not been mentioned on this bug entry
before. Kopete does not do that, I think no KDE program interacts to the
screensaver in that way as far as I know. Ok, re-open this bug then.

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