Re: Normal mode too annoying, quiet mode not noticeable enough

I agree, and I've brought this issue up in the past as I work in design and
the notices will literally make me loose window focus mid action. Quite
mode as you mention is too quite.

Christian Magill



On Tue, May 13, 2014 at 9:56 AM, Mark Jones <[email protected]> wrote:

> I love Workrave conceptually - the idea of microbreaks and rest breaks
> and the configurability which I can't find in other apps.
>
> However, I'd like to suggest what could be a very small change to the
> break feature.
>
> I find normal mode much too annoying (resulting in me, after a few hours
> of using it, sometimes wanting to punch the screen which isn't good for
> my health or work ;-D ). It disrupts my chain of thought (my work is
> very thought intensive and requires concentration) and blocks my vision
> of what I am typing when I really don't want that. I inevitably end up
> turning Workrave off which is harmful to my health because I typically
> will then just continue on working without taking any breaks.
>
> Alternatively, using quiet mode (which is a great idea) I don't notice
> any breaks at all which defeats the purpose of running the software. I
> presume the purpose of quiet mode is not to be ignored but to be just
> less intrusive.
>
> I'd like to suggest a middle ground between normal mode and quiet mode
> (which could itself replace the way quiet mode currently works). Just
> cause the systray app to flash noticeably - say, a red border / icon or
> similar - but in a way that work can continue uninterrupted if it needs
> to be but just enough to not be ignored. Alternatively, make use of the
> standard Windows and Ubuntu system alerts which are both prominent
> enough not to ignore but not prominent enough to disrupt work flow if
> that's not wanted.
>
> I am using Ubuntu 14.04 (and Windows occasionally). On Ubuntu the colour
> of the icon changes to orange but I just don't notice it and it's not
> clear to me what breaks are currently in effect or how to indicate that
> I am taking one.
>
> Many thanks for one of my most valued programs.
>
> Mark
>
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