https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=403792
Bug ID: 403792
Summary: PassiveNotification UI element does not work and
should be deleted
Product: frameworks-kirigami
Version: unspecified
Platform: Other
OS: Linux
Status: REPORTED
Severity: normal
Priority: NOR
Component: general
Assignee: notm...@gmail.com
Reporter: n...@kde.org
Target Milestone: Not decided
This UI element displays a tiny pop-up message that disappears automatically
after a few seconds. It does not work and should be removed.
Anything worth showing to the user should not time out after a few seconds or
else it will be missed and the user will be confused and frustrated. If the
message can safely be missed because it's timed out before the user sees or
comprehends it, the it wasn't important enough to show the user.
Furthermore, The UI element's existence encourages abuse by developers.
Discover inappropriately uses PassiveNotifications for everything (Bug 403791),
resulting in important error messages that never get seen by the user and a
neverending stream of un-actionable program status messages that make users
feel nervous and unhappy.
I recommend deleting this UI paradigm and instead recommending the use of
InlineMessages, which are useful because they don't disappear before you've
read them, and they come in multiple colors that convey information about the
message's severity.
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