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2011/3/19 frederik.nnaji@xxxxxxxxx <frederik.nnaji@xxxxxxxxx>

> Hello mpt :D
>
>
> On Fri, Mar 18, 2011 at 18:05, Matthew Paul Thomas <mpt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:
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>> frederik.nnaji@xxxxxxxxx wrote on 17/03/11 10:16:
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>> > On Tue, Mar 15, 2011 at 14:27, Conscious User <conscioususer@xxxxxxx
>> >...
>> >> The subject is already receiving less attention than I wanted
>> >> without being derailed, [...]
>> >
>> > unfortunately so.
>> > perhaps we should ask someone with an @canonical.com
>> > <http://canonical.com> to start an "official" thread!?
>> >...
>>
>> That isn't necessary. :-)
>>
>> It is a good thing for a mail client to allow checking for messages when
>> it has no windows open. But it's not a critical Natty-stopping flaw if
>> it doesn't.
>>
>> If you want it implemented in your favorite mail client, draw up a
>> sketch of a few different ways it could be toggled on/off within that
>> client, choose the best one, implement it (or promote it to attract
>> someone else to implement it), and send the code upstream. You have the
>> power.
>>
>
> thanks for your encouragement! I think if that's what it is, then i'll just
> post some bugs on Postler. it does all the required already, and needs some
> love..
>
> as for a short-term solution: i'll use webmail. (forgive me, conscious :P )
>

For reference, currently Vala in Natty is broken so sadly no testing with
the latest stack.

see:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gwibber/+bug/739368