http://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=493861 Summary: KDE 4.1 Notification Application is in Complete Conflict with its Help Information and Functions Classification: openSUSE Product: openSUSE 11.1 Version: Final Platform: x86-64 OS/Version: openSUSE 11.1 Status: NEW Severity: Normal Priority: P5 - None Component: KDE4 Workspace AssignedTo: kde-maintainers@suse.de ReportedBy: alpha096@virginbroadband.com.au QAContact: qa@suse.de Found By: --- Created an attachment (id=285174) --> (http://bugzilla.novell.com/attachment.cgi?id=285174) Screen Shot of KDE 4.1 Kcontrol>Notifications>...... User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux x86_64; en-GB; rv:1.9.0.8) Gecko/2009032600 SUSE/3.0.8-1.1.1 Firefox/3.0.8 Whilst looking for some type of 'Activate ALL Default Sound Notifications' I came across the application screen shot attached. The help section describes a completely different type of Notifications Application than is described in its Help. The Notifications Application as described in its help sound to be a very good interface than the one that is actually installed by default. Either 1. We wrote the help and forgot to load it's Application to Default KDE Install OR 2. We wrote the help for a Notification Application that has not been Included in KDE4.1 Workspace package Version. Either way the Notification Help is describing a different application than is presented and the bug also cannot, as described in its help,..... There is no way to activate ALL of 'The Default Notification Type' AND There is no way to activate ALL of a 'Specific Group Of Default Notifications' and turn the off again Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1.Open Kcontrol>Notifications>Help 2.Select Drop Down Notifications Group to be 'The KDE Window Manager' 3.Try to turn on all default Sounds for the Window Manager 4. Open Help Actual Results: Cannot activate ALL Default Sounds to the Window Manager Expected Results: Help to describe its linked application Cannot perform all the desirable actions written about in help Mike McBride Conversion to British English: John Knight Revision 3.00.00 (2002-02-12) Table of Contents System Notification Settings System Notification Settings KDE, like all applications, needs to inform the user when a problem occurs, a task is completed, or something has happened. KDE uses a set of “System Notifications” to keep the user informed on what is happening. Using this module, you can determine what KDE does to communicate each event. The panel consists of a large list of specific events which need to be communicated to the user. This list is organised into a tree, so that you can rapidly find the notification you are looking for. To configure a notification, simply click on a group, which will open up a subgroup. You can click on subgroups, which may lead to more subgroups, or it may lead to a list of notifications. Once you have found the notification you are looking for, double-click on the notification. You will be presented with 4 options: Log to file This will tell KDE to add the notification to the end of a file. Once you place a mark in front of this option, you can enter a filename at the bottom of the module. If you click on the folder to the right of the blank, you can browse through your filesystem and select the file you want. Play sound When this notification is activated, KDE will play a sound. Once you place a mark in front of this option, you can enter a filename at the bottom of the module. If you click on the folder to the right of the blank, you can browse through your filesystem and select the file you want. By clicking the arrow button to the right of the folder button, you can hear the sound. Maybe you want to use a special media player to play sound files, e.g. because you use sound files in a special format or you don't use the aRts sound daemon. In that case, check the Use external player option and enter the full path and name of the program you want to use into the text field. Show messagebox When this notification is activated, a message box appears in the middle of the screen to inform the user of the message. Standard error output When this notification is activated, the message is sent to the standard output. Tip You are not limited to choosing one option, you can use any combination of these four options for each notification. You can turn off (or on) all sounds at once, for all installed applications, with the Enable All Sounds or Disable All Sounds Button. Which of these you see depends on the current status. Would you like to make a comment or contribute an update to this page? Send feedback to the KDE Docs Team -- Configure bugmail: http://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.