Comment 2 for bug 38910

Forwarded from: https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+source/workrave/+bug/38910

When workrave makes me take a break, it blocks *all* input. This means that while on a break, it is impossible for me to e.g. mute the volume if my phone rings or if I have an offensive song on when my boss walks in.

Certain critical events should be allowed through workrave's block. This should probably be user-configurable, but it seems like a decent start would be to allow the following through:

Volume control (including mute)
Power off / Sleep / Hibernate
Fast-forward / Rewind (useful if you still want to control your music while on break from coding)