[Github-comments] [geany] Alerts in status bar: insufficient visibility (#781)

[J-Dunn]

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expecting users to modify themes to control an annoying flashing is not appropriate.
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Why would such a feature be "annoying" and require "controlling". ? I find this an odd attitude. 

The main issue here is that some error conditions are being displayed in such a discrete manner that the user may totally miss them. Error messages are supposed to be at least "annoying" enough to _ensure_ that they are seen. 

Something like changing the b/g colour  to some shade of red for 0.5 seconds is not going to spoil anyone's day to the point that they are forced to start editing their gtk themes. 

Supporting themes, colour-blindness and other physical of metal handicaps of potential users seems secondary to getting basic functionality of the program to work. 

Since the general reaction here seems to much throwing of hands into the air and presenting this a some major development problem I'm closing the issue. I now know that I have to check the status bar every time I do something to make sure it has worked. I guess other Geany users will just have to find out the hard way. 




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