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Bug #274212
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Comment 3 for bug 274212

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vito (ovitorio) wrote on 2008-10-28: RE: [Bug 274212] Re: notification window/dialog box opens minimized to task bar

Hi,

First of all my apologies for not responding for such a long time. For personal reasons I've not had time even to check my e-mail.

Yes, you are right a dialog pops up below active windows, not minimized as I reported. My bad.

But as you agreed it's still annoying and prone to missing an alarm. Though my version is still 0.9.15.

BTW. If you'll get a minute to answer a question, please...

Is there any way and any plans to switch from selection of a week day of a month/year to just a particular calendar date while creating alarms? IMHO it would make using Alarm Clock way more convenient. Especially when it comes to a yearly alarm set.

You see, the way it is done now, it assumes that one would like an alarm being repeated each year on, let say, each Tuesday. That is not always the case. Speaking of me, I may want it to run on a specific date. And I do not want to look through a calendar is it going to be a Tuesday or any other week day.

I like your app. And such utility is badly missing in GNOME.

I use Evolution but its alarms are very much not reliable. I tried Kalarm (or whatever it's called). But, first, I hate KDE and I hate using KDE apps in GNOME. And, second, it just proved being in GNOME as much unreliable as Evolution alarm is.

Greetings,
Vito

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> From: <email address hidden>
> To: <email address hidden>
> Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2008 22:20:26 +0000
> Subject: [Bug 274212] Re: notification window/dialog box opens minimized to task bar
>
> What window manager are you using? Are you sure that the windows are
> minimized, not "Below" other windows? I believe the window appeared
> below other windows, that's why it seemed minimized. If so, this is a
> known bug to me. I will need to work on this, because it's annoying me
> too (if I will forget to close Firefox, I won't be able to snooze the
> alarm in the morning, because the window will appear below firefox
> window and space key won't work and I'll have to get up).
>
> Please, provide me with details on what is exactly going on, if it's the
> thing I've described, it will be fixed soon.
>
> --
> notification window/dialog box opens minimized to task bar
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/274212
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of the bug.

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Hi,
 
First of all my apologies for not responding for such a long time.  For personal reasons I've not had time even to check my e-mail.

Yes, you are right a dialog pops up below active windows, not minimized as I reported.  My bad.

But as you agreed it's still annoying and prone to missing an alarm.  Though my version is still 0.9.15.

BTW.  If you'll get a minute to answer a question, please...

Is there any way and any plans to switch from selection of a week day of a month/year to just a particular calendar date while creating alarms?  IMHO it would make using Alarm Clock way more convenient.  Especially when it comes to a yearly alarm set.

You see, the way it is done now, it assumes that one would like an alarm being repeated each year on, let say, each Tuesday.  That is not always the case.  Speaking of me, I may want it to run on a specific date.  And I do not want to look through a calendar is it going to be a Tuesday or any other week day.

I like your app.  And such utility is badly missing in GNOME.

I use Evolution but its alarms are very much not reliable.  I tried Kalarm (or whatever it's called).  But, first, I hate KDE and I hate using KDE apps in GNOME.  And, second, it just proved being in GNOME as much unreliable as Evolution alarm is.

Greetings,
Vito

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> From: tsalacinski@gmail.com
> To: ovitorio@hotmail.com
> Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2008 22:20:26 +0000
> Subject: [Bug 274212] Re: notification window/dialog box opens minimized to	task bar
> 
> What window manager are you using? Are you sure that the windows are
> minimized, not "Below" other windows? I believe the window appeared
> below other windows, that's why it seemed minimized. If so, this is a
> known bug to me. I will need to work on this, because it's annoying me
> too (if I will forget to close Firefox, I won't be able to snooze the
> alarm in the morning, because the window will appear below firefox
> window and space key won't work and I'll have to get up).
> 
> Please, provide me with details on what is exactly going on, if it's the
> thing I've described, it will be fixed soon.
> 
> -- 
> notification window/dialog box opens minimized to task bar
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/274212
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of the bug.

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