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[Jeremy Nickurak <jeremy@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Wed, Oct 27, 2010 at 15:25, Conscious User <conscioususer@xxxxxxx> wrote:

> I think something as intrusive as popups are only acceptable for
> urgent things like disk running out of space.


A phone ringing is a pretty annoying intrusion -- precisely because we
accept that missing a phone call is a big deal, and should be jarring enough
to make us pay attention to something annoying.

Similarly, an incoming VOIP call through Empathy, or an incoming IM with a
potential employer (a situation I'm hitting right now) is a BIG DEAL to
miss, and should be BIG and FLASHING and ANNOYING. :)

Is an email a big deal? Is an IM a big deal? Is a VOIP call a big deal?

I think it's impossible to get this right for everybody, so it really should
be configurable. Further, I think we're far enough off a good
"out-of-the-box" behavior that the defaults need some serious re-thinking.

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