Re: [gdm-list] Unfinished things (was: 2.26 Showstopper review)

[Ray Strode <halfline gmail com>]

Hi,

>> > > Jon added 'presence' ui and a presence api in gnome-session /
>> > > gdm-user-switch-applet, but as things stand right now, this work is
>> > > incomplete and will make us look somewhat bad if we ship it in its
>> > > present (no pun) state. Here is what needs to happen minimally, imo:
>> > >
>> > > - We are still missing icons for the presence states in the user
>> > > switch applet. From what I hear, this was held up by the usual
>> > > icon-naming quabbles...
>> > >   Possible workarounds:
>> > >   - Use the empathy icons
>> > >   - Don't use icons
>> > >
>> > > - We do have an IM client in the desktop set now, so we should make it
>> > > pay attention to the presence state that is set there. I don't know
>> > > enough about the telepathy stack of modules to know where this needs
>> > > to be added.
>> > >
>> > > - Maybe there are other apps in our sets that should pay attention to
>> > > the presence state, like Ekiga,
>> > >   but having Empathy play along is the absolute minimum, I'd say.
>>
>> As far as I understand, this is not going to happen for 2.26. I guess we
>> should just update fusa to not show those menu items.

I commited a patch to hide this stuff today.  We still need to get a
release out though.

--Ray