Notify OSD to be discussed at UDS Karmic

[Matthew Paul Thomas]

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Since there were complaints about insufficient notice last time ... :-)

At UDS Karmic this month, there will be a session for discussing
improvements to the Notify OSD notification server.
<https://blueprints.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+spec/dx-karmic-notify-osd>

Topics for discussion will include:
*   experimenting with better positioning for the notification bubbles
*   improving the appearance and behavior (making composited bubbles
    more obviously unclickable, and non-composited bubbles classier)
*   implementing the duration rules, so that notifications with longer
    text are shown for longer
*   better handling of long backlogs of notifications
*   investigating whether we can use non-critical priorities for
    anything useful
*   helping to get the FreeDesktop.org notifications specification to
    1.0
*   a Qt implementation
*   investigating a "do-not-disturb" mode
*   accessibility, e.g. sound theme compliance and maybe alt text for
    icons
*   media key confirmation bubbles (Play, Pause, Previous, Next)
*   suppressing bubbles when any window is full-screen
*   a test suite for the rendering layer.

If you want to take part in the discussion, keep an eye on the schedule
<http://summit.ubuntu.com/uds-karmic/> to find out when the session will
be. If you can't attend (either physically or virtually) but have
suggestions you'd like considered, please add them to the Notify OSD
comments page. <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/NotifyOSD/Comments>

Thanks
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Matthew Paul Thomas
http://mpt.net.nz/
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