On 22/01/2008, Juerd Waalboer <ju...@convolution.nl> wrote: > Ubuntu is exceptionally skilled at writing software that demand ones > focus. Another exhibit: the upgrade thingy. After downlodaing the > updated packages, its window will pop itself up to the front, and > automatically start installing the new packages. > > It doesn't need your attention, and even if it would, that would still > not be a valid excuse for being so incredibly annoying. > > The only kind of warning that should ever do this is, is in the > disaster-imminent-if-you-don't-act-now category: empty battery, house on > fire, nuclear waste in lost+found.
On that note, another hate. The empty battery warnings *don't* get shown when an app is fullscreened. Because it's absolutely fine for my laptop to fall asleep without warning when I'm watching a video in Totem. -- osfameron
