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Bug 118750 - Alerts advice unsuitable for apps in background
Alerts advice unsuitable for apps in background
Status: RESOLVED NOTABUG
Product: gnome-devel-docs
Classification: Applications
Component: hig
unspecified
Other All
: Normal normal
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Assigned To: HIG Maintainers
HIG Maintainers
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2003-07-31 10:02 UTC by Murray Cumming
Modified: 2020-12-04 18:20 UTC
See Also:
GNOME target: ---
GNOME version: ---


Description Murray Cumming 2003-07-31 10:02:55 UTC 
GnomeMeeting runs in the background (visible in the Notification Area) when
you close it. (That might be a usability problem of its own, but nevermind
for now). 

The HIG says that alert windows should not have titles, but that leaves the
user with no clue about what application is having a problem.
Comment 1 Dave Bordoley [Not Reading Bug Mail] 2003-07-31 12:53:46 UTC 
Notabug imo, the primary text ought to provide any necessary information. 

Setting the title to NULL is bad for screen readers though. I think
the general consensus is that there should be a special alert window
type and that alerts should use their primary text as their title. 
The wm shouldn't display the title for windows with NET_WM_ALERT_TYPE
but should make it available to screen readers. and yes there is a
metacity bug for this.
Comment 2 Murray Cumming 2003-07-31 12:57:34 UTC 
Fair enough. Thanks for the information.
Comment 3 Dave Bordoley [Not Reading Bug Mail] 2003-07-31 13:04:34 UTC 
for reference below is a link to the relevant metacity bug.
Unfortunately its marked Low on the priority list :/

http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=102548
Comment 4 Seth Nickell 2003-08-01 03:19:29 UTC 
But a non-visible app usually shouldn't be throwing up alerts.