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[Walter Wittel <wittelw@xxxxxxxxx>]

I like the idea of buffering (at least to a point) so the user can
catch up later.

I think the biggest problem to solve for "Silent Mode setup dialog" is
how to populate it. Seems notifications can come and go based on users
installing and uninstalling applications. Also I *really* use the
"Inhibit Applet" a lot to inhibit sleep mode (which I consider a
disturbance). So of course *I* would like that functionality as an
option in the dialog too :-).

Getting the right mix to make *most* people happy without it becoming
overly complex is likely a bit tricky but I think doable. What other
system notifications and actions besides screen saver / sleep mode
should be considered? How can new applications be added and existing
applications be removed from the dialog without having to rewrite the
DND functionality?

On Wed, Sep 15, 2010 at 10:47 AM, frederik.nnaji@xxxxxxxxx
<frederik.nnaji@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi Walter,
>
> On Wed, Sep 15, 2010 at 06:44, Walter Wittel <wittelw@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> Ability to easily switch between two (or a small few) modes (e.g. do
>> not disturb except for ... / do not disturb REALLY) with proper
>> default might get you to 95% without any further configuration.
>
> yeah, for example
> * notify me about messages from [FAVOURITES; FAMILY]
> * notify me about messages from [FAMILY;]
> * notify me about messages from ["type name in here..."]
>
> that would have to be an interface.. i'd call it "Silent Mode setup dialog".
> what do you think?
>
> Perhaps Silent Mode could become something like an intelligent firewall,
> that detects the name and service type of each notification NotifyOSD is
> about to display and reroutes them to a notification buffer the user can
> access at any time, which is then afforded e.g. in the messaging menu
> shortly after Private Mode is disengaged..
>
>
>