https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=481069
Bug ID: 481069
Summary: With framework version 6 the option to execute
commands as part of notifications seems gone
Classification: Frameworks and Libraries
Product: frameworks-knotifications
Version: unspecified
Platform: openSUSE
OS: Linux
Status: REPORTED
Severity: grave
Priority: NOR
Component: general
Assignee: [email protected]
Reporter: [email protected]
CC: [email protected]
Target Milestone: ---
SUMMARY
Comparing
https://invent.kde.org/frameworks/knotifications/-/tree/kf5/src?ref_type=heads
with
https://invent.kde.org/frameworks/knotifications/-/tree/master/src?ref_type=heads
I notice that »notifybyexecute« is missing.
I suspect that this implies the plan to drop this functionality.
I consider this a severe degradation of usability and strongly object:
So-called "user exits", i.e. an option for the power user to establish
sophisticated workflows have always been the hallmark of the unixoid ecosystem
in general and KDE especially.
There is a multitude of use-cases:
* start a video-conferencing client a few minutes before a meeting
* start more complex set-ups like a VPN and a collaboration platform before a
meeting
* change the desktop activity suiting to the notification at hand
* trigger actions upon connection of specific media
* trigger actions when a specific WLAN becomes available or is lost (e.g.
locking screen)
* trigger actions when a specific bluetooth device becomes available or is lost
(e.g. alarms, locking screen, etc.)
On a general note I consider it very unfortunate when such fundamental, long
available functionality is silently scratched without any prior effort to find
out about sophisticated usage. Long-term KDE users like me – around a quarter
of a century! – tend to have a lot of sophisticated customization others might
not imagine in their wildest dreams. It is *not respectful* to thoughtlessly
break long-time users environments!
STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. compare the named source code repositories
OBSERVED RESULT
Loss of the functionality »notifybyexecute«
EXPECTED RESULT
Preservation of the functionality »notifybyexecute«
SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
– not applicable –
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