Comments on: Squib of the day: there’s an urgent thing going on http://blogs.gnome.org/metacity/2009/03/25/this-is-an-emergency-theres-an-emergency-going-on/ "Many window managers are like Marshmallow Froot Loops; Metacity is like Cheerios." Sun, 08 Nov 2009 05:22:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Thomas Thurman http://blogs.gnome.org/metacity/2009/03/25/this-is-an-emergency-theres-an-emergency-going-on/comment-page-1/#comment-943 Thomas Thurman Wed, 25 Mar 2009 20:14:06 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/metacity/?p=538#comment-943 I think perhaps you misread the post as saying "isn't necessarily on top". I think perhaps you misread the post as saying “isn’t necessarily on top”.

]]> By: Calum http://blogs.gnome.org/metacity/2009/03/25/this-is-an-emergency-theres-an-emergency-going-on/comment-page-1/#comment-942 Calum Wed, 25 Mar 2009 19:56:58 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/metacity/?p=538#comment-942 "One problem with this is that a window which demands attention necessarily isn’t on top," In fact, if the application demanding the attention *is* on top, then nothing should be flashing or bouncing at all-- that's certainly how OS X and Windows work. There's no need to draw my attention to the front-most application, I'll already be able to see that it wants something. If GNOME doesn't work like that, I'd consider it to be a bug... “One problem with this is that a window which demands attention necessarily isn’t on top,”

In fact, if the application demanding the attention *is* on top, then nothing should be flashing or bouncing at all– that’s certainly how OS X and Windows work. There’s no need to draw my attention to the front-most application, I’ll already be able to see that it wants something. If GNOME doesn’t work like that, I’d consider it to be a bug…

]]> By: Dextro http://blogs.gnome.org/metacity/2009/03/25/this-is-an-emergency-theres-an-emergency-going-on/comment-page-1/#comment-941 Dextro Wed, 25 Mar 2009 00:17:16 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/metacity/?p=538#comment-941 What about using opacity when the compositor is on to draw attention to the window? For example change the opacity of the window shadow back and forth for a while to give a slight hint, or the window decoration opacity... What about using opacity when the compositor is on to draw attention to the window? For example change the opacity of the window shadow back and forth for a while to give a slight hint, or the window decoration opacity…

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