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Idea #19482: Integrate "Leave message" function more smoothly into Ubuntu-desktop.

Written by kareeser the 27 Apr 09 at 16:15. Category: Look and Feel. Related project: Nothing/Others. Status: New
Rationale
Prior to Jaunty (and the implementation of notify-osd), messages left while a computer was locked would appear as a notification (using notification-applet).

After notify-osd superceded notification-applet, the default behaviour is to throw a dialogue box onto the screen with the message contents. This is obtrusive and detracts from the polished quality of Ubuntu, as the box is not well designed, either.

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Solution #1: Modify gnome-screensaver to integrate messages into indicator-applet/notify-osd
Written by kareeser the 27 Apr 09 at 16:15.
This could be easily accomplished and greatly increases the general look and feel of the desktop.

Instead of displaying the message content as a pop-up, notify-osd could output a notification saying "You received %n messages while you were gone", and create a new message notification in the indicator-applet in the notification area.

Upon clicking the indicator applet (or some such function), a helper application would open and display the left messages in a professional manner.

As stated in notify-osd docs, the notification itself would be short and to the point, and disappear after a second or two, since by design, it is to be unobtrusive.

The existing notification for a new email works for this purpose as well. You can view it here:
http://www.kareeser.com/media/new%20message.png
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Solution #2: Allow message saving after reading it.
Written by daddo the 7 May 09 at 10:23.
Add button "Save message". May be saved as Tomboy note.
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Solution #3: take with webcam an photo of the person who leaves a message
Written by daddo the 7 May 09 at 10:29.
Add an optional feature: when leaving a message, automatically take with webcam picture of the person, who leaves the message. Leaving a message shold not be an anonymus thing. These feature should be optional, so somewhere could it turn ON/OFF.
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Solution #4: Let user decide how to present note
Written by falkTX the 13 May 09 at 10:57.
When a user clicks "Leave Message", show a combo-box so user can select how to leave that message
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Solution #5: Obvious "Leave a Message"
Written by sabosch the 22 May 09 at 05:35.
When the computer is locked, it should be more obvious the possibility to leave a message. Maybe an already opened text-box with a title for that purpose.

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kareeser wrote on the 27 Apr 09 at 17:48
The title of the idea is a bit misleading, since I thought I had already placed the title before.

If an admin could edit the idea to read:
Integrate "Leave message" function more smoothly into Ubuntu-desktop.

gausie wrote on the 20 May 09 at 16:24
The webcam thing is a really great idea!


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