> On Oct. 18, 2011, 2:47 p.m., Jacopo De Simoi wrote: > > I am not sure if I actually would allow to block the device notifier from > > popping up altogheter; > > If a user doesn't want the notifier to popup for a specific device she can > > simply hide it by right-clicking on the device item. > > Aaron J. Seigo wrote: > agreed; it's an option for a very specific use pattern (in particular: > the "i always have the file manager already open already" user) which i don't > see as often as the "i have nothing on my screen" or "i have everything but a > view on that one device" while watching people use their systems. for most > people this would just mean more clicking; for many of the rest it's a > confirmation the device is ready and is otherwise ignorable. adding an option > in the UI and the code for the remaining fraction is not worthwhile given the > cost in terms of configuration UI, user support and code maintanence.
ah, something i forgot to add: thank you for the patch! :) while not every patch is accepted, they are always appreciated and are often a great way to communicate ideas. - Aaron J. ----------------------------------------------------------- This is an automatically generated e-mail. To reply, visit: http://git.reviewboard.kde.org/r/102825/#review7464 ----------------------------------------------------------- On Oct. 11, 2011, 1:30 p.m., Simon Persson wrote: > > ----------------------------------------------------------- > This is an automatically generated e-mail. To reply, visit: > http://git.reviewboard.kde.org/r/102825/ > ----------------------------------------------------------- > > (Updated Oct. 11, 2011, 1:30 p.m.) > > > Review request for Plasma, Giulio Camuffo and Jacopo De Simoi. > > > Description > ------- > > Use case: > User 1 frequently connects her phone to her laptop to charge the battery, she > has no intention of accessing files on the phone and thinks the device > notifier popping up (even for a few seconds) is distracting. When accessing > files on an external drive she usually uses an already running instance of > her file manager and again would prefer the notifier to not pop up. She keeps > the notifier in her panel for the case of easily watching dvd's and > downloading photos from a camera memory card. In those cases she thinks it's > enough that the icon appears with an exclamation mark in her systray, she can > find it there. > > > Diffs > ----- > > plasma/generic/applets/devicenotifier/configurationpage.ui a916254 > plasma/generic/applets/devicenotifier/devicenotifier.h 9f3af73 > plasma/generic/applets/devicenotifier/devicenotifier.cpp b9dfce5 > > Diff: http://git.reviewboard.kde.org/r/102825/diff/diff > > > Testing > ------- > > > Thanks, > > Simon Persson > >
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