Re: Do-not-disturb protocol

[Carsten Haitzler (The Rasterman) <raster rasterman com>]

On Thu, 19 Jan 2006 08:05:37 +0800 Jim Gettys <jg freedesktop org> babbled:

> This is a job for an audio server, rather than X.
> 
> There is no guarantee that screen and audio are coupled.  Think of the
> case of a network connected speaker (and such things are now on the
> market).

i think he meant not popping up message windows/dialogs - not actual sounds :)

> 				- Jim
> 
> 
> On Wed, 2006-01-18 at 19:27 +0100, Nicolas George wrote:
> > Hi.
> > 
> > I wonder if anyone has considered a "do not disturb" protocol (according to
> > the archives, the answer seems to be no): a protocol that would allow a
> > video player to tell the instant-messaging clients to be quiet while the
> > user is watching a movie.
> > 
> > Such a protocol would probably be rather simple to design and implement (a
> > simple property on the root window could almost do the trick), and it seems
> > to me a straightforward and useful extension to a modern multimedia desktop
> > environment.
> > 
> > What do you think about it?
> > 
> > Regards,
> > 
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