gaim-libnotify by default

[Matt Zimmerman]

I don't have gaim-libnotify installed, but gaim (as packaged in Feisty)
gives me panel notifications (and changes its notification icon) out of the
box.

On Tue, Jan 30, 2007 at 12:25:38PM +0100, David Prieto wrote:
> Hi, I already sent this message once but I'm not sure it got actually
> posted on the list:
> 
> 
> > This is a proposal to include the gaim-libnotify package in default
> > ubuntu installs.
> > 
> > People coming from windows are used to their IM apps showing a
> > notification window when something noteworthy happens. Gaim plays a
> > sound but shows nothing, which can be confusing to some users -where
> > did
> > that beep come from?- and leave the feeling that it's an inferior
> > product compared with their previous IM client.
> > 
> > I think that gaim-libnotify should be installed and active by default
> > in
> > fresh ubuntu installs. Gaim-libnotify is a Gaim plugin that shows
> > events
> > -buddies logging in or out, new messages...- using libnotify. It takes
> > barely 14k and offers information that is familiar to newcomers and
> > useful for everyday users, and perfectly fits Gaim sounds, in a
> > fashion
> > that is integrated with gnome because it resembles the way that many
> > other gnome apps show their important info - that is, through
> > libnotify.
> 
> Any opinions?


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