Comment 46 for bug 390508

MPT: "[...] Anyway, I have already suggested
that you report a bug about the man page; if you do that it's more
likely to get fixed than if you complain about it (even twice) in the
comments of a bug report about a different package."

Initially I was going to report a bug about the man page, but in the
meantime I've decided not to do it, because actually the man page doesn't
bother me at all. It bothers me that this bug won't be fixed, and maybe if
the man page stays as it is more people will complain on this thread.
It's frustrating that the man page lists the expire time parameter, but the
fix for that is not to remove the parameter specification from the man page;
the fix is the patch that has already been provided to you, tested by me and
a couple of other people, and that you won't apply because you feel you know
what's best for _everybody_.

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On Wed, Dec 2, 2009 at 8:44 PM, Justin Clift <email address hidden> wrote:

> MPT: The fix for this appears to be a 12 line patch (including the blank
> lines) which has been submitted, and shown to work.
>
> Yet you guys are refusing to implement this (very simple) patch, which
> would enable apps with specific needs to continue working to full
> functionality.
>
> We've had to code a reduced functionality workaround that detects
> Notify-OSD, and makes use of a "confirmation bubble" approach instead in
> order to GET THE NOTIFCATION OFF THE SCREEN in time for the screenshot.
> But it makes for a lesser user experience.
>
> I'm obviously extremely unimpressed with the inflexible line you guys
> are taking on this. It really doesn't suit *100%* of software packages,
> and the code to allow the edge cases (like our app) to work is already
> available.
>
> Can't you guys just enable it and allow people to move on with coding
> more important stuff?
>
> --
> notify-send ignores the expire timeout parameter
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/390508
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