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[Frederik Nnaji <frederik.nnaji@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Fri, Aug 6, 2010 at 17:08, Thorsten Wilms <t_w_@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>  <http://thorwil.wordpress.com/2010/08/06/ayatana-sound-menu-2/>
> Mute and pause all is based on the need to make the computer shut-up
> quickly. No reason to play on if muted. The user will likely prefer to
> continue to listen from the location where he muted the system (at least
> if it is for longer than a few seconds).
>

To pause or not to pause..
I like this idea very much, for example for an incoming voice/video call in
Telepathy/MissionControl5.
User should have a chance to decide whether or not to pause the music, e.g.
by ACCEPTING vs IGNORING vs REJECTING the incoming call.
The "incoming call" sound aka ringtone aka audible notification should
either dim or in doubt mute the other streams to give telephony the kind of
focus and attention it needs to actually work reasonably for the user.