Package: gaim
Version: 1:1.5.0-1
Severity: wishlist
Hi,
gaim currently pops up all kinds of windows whether the user wants them or
not:
- the buddy list is popped up when the user checks an 'online' checkbox
in the account dialog
- connection status notification windows are popped up when
auto-reconnecting (sometimes the buddy list seems to pop up too)
- connection error notifications are popped up if a connection error occurs
- the away message has its own window, which negates away status if closed
What's really annoying is that some of these windows even steal input focus
or overlap other gaim windows the user had been working with. A good example
of this is the buddy list, which tends to appear right on top of the
accounts dialog so I can't log on with more than one account at a time
without closing it. (Sure, I could move it away, but I'd prefer if it didn't
even appear in the first place.) The connection status notification dialogs
behave in a similar way, but at least they disappear on their own after a
while.
Some of these can/could apparently be disabled via preferences, but the
settings are confusing (it's not obvious which window is which, or where to
disable a certain popup - for example, what's the difference between "hide
disconnect errors" and "hide login errors" in the auto-reconnect plugin
settings?).
I think it would be better to have all window-related settings in one place
(possibly keeping them in their current location as well for the sake of
people who somehow got used to them as they are).
-- System Information:
Debian Release: testing/unstable
APT prefers warty-updates
APT policy: (500, 'warty-updates'), (500, 'warty-security'), (500, 'warty'),
(500, 'hoary-security'), (500, 'hoary'), (500, 'unstable'), (1, 'experimental')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Kernel: Linux 2.6.11.7-chardonnay-skas3-v8-rc2
Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=hu_HU (charmap=ISO-8859-2)
Versions of packages gaim depends on:
ii gaim-data 1:1.5.0-1 multi-protocol instant messaging c
ii libao2 0.8.6-1.1 Cross Platform Audio Output Librar
ii libaspell15 0.60.3-5 GNU Aspell spell-checker runtime l
ii libatk1.0-0 1.10.3-1 The ATK accessibility toolkit
ii libaudiofile0 0.2.6-6 Open-source version of SGI's audio
ii libc6 2.3.5-6 GNU C Library: Shared libraries an
ii libgcrypt11 1.2.1-4 LGPL Crypto library - runtime libr
ii libglib2.0-0 2.8.0-1 The GLib library of C routines
ii libgnutls11 1.0.16-13.1 GNU TLS library - runtime library
ii libgtk2.0-0 2.8.3-1 The GTK+ graphical user interface
ii libgtkspell0 2.0.10-3 a spell-checking addon for GTK's T
ii libice6 6.8.99.900.dfsg.1-0pre1 Inter-Client Exchange library
ii libpango1.0-0 1.10.0-2 Layout and rendering of internatio
ii libsm6 6.8.99.900.dfsg.1-0pre1 X Window System Session Management
ii libstartup-notif 0.8-1 library for program launch feedbac
ii libx11-6 6.8.99.900.dfsg.1-0pre1 X Window System protocol client li
ii libxext6 6.8.99.900.dfsg.1-0pre1 X Window System miscellaneous exte
ii libxss1 6.8.99.900.dfsg.1-0pre1 X Screen Saver client-side library
ii xlibs 6.8.99.900.dfsg.1-0pre1 X Window System client libraries m
gaim recommends no packages.
-- no debconf information
Best regards,
Andras
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