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Description of problem: in Gnome Shell there is an “say” icon next to my name on the right side of the panel. This icon changes constantly from bright one to dark one with three dots - that's very annoying and distracting. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): gnome-shell-2.91.92-3.fc15.x86_64 How reproducible: always since today's update Steps to Reproduce: 1. log in to Gnome Shell desktop 2. start using it Actual results: icon flashes Expected results: no icon, or non-flashing icon Additional info: How does it work? is it an IM client integrated? I do have empathy un-installed, cause I don't like it. I don't get the point of having status integrated with my computer login - why would I want to become available on-line if I want to have some work done? this is kind-of letting other know, that I am available to chat / play rather than work - it does not fit in the principle of making users more productive while using Gnome-shell.
the flashing is because of a bug where it's marking you idle any time you don't do anything for 10 seconds. If you go into the System Settings, then click Screen, then change the "Lock screen after" setting to something else (and then change it back if you want), I think it should fix the problem.
ok, I don't want to lock my screen (don't need to), though changing that didn't solve the problem - it still flashes. why status has been added there in the very first place? the other thing - the bottom status bar started to show randomly... especially while browsing the web. very annoying - should I report it as a separate bug?
the icon, it actually changes its state after 2-3 seconds, that makes it so annoying and distracting...
no, it's all the same bug. After 2-3 seconds of not doing anything, it decides that you're idle, and so (a) changes your IM status to idle, and (b), shows the message tray, so that when you return to your computer, you'll see any new notifications that have arrived. The problem is just that 2-3 seconds is obviously a ridiculously low timeout for deciding that you're "idle". That part is the bug. I'm not sure exactly how to fix the broken setting if the screensaver thing didn't work. Reassigning to control-center...
thanks for an update. I have no IM installed and I don't need it to set my IM status to idle - is there or is it planned to have an option to disable this IM integration / or change it's idle settings? IMHO IM status should not be combined with the logged user - what if I don't want to be "Available" at all?
The 2/3 seconds thing is because somebody changed the timeout to be in seconds instead of minutes, without changing the key name. Go to the Screen panel, and change the timeout to another value, then back again. That should fix your problem. I'll add a release note to mention this change as soon I know where to put it.
thanks for an update, but it's still not fixed for me. I've changed the value to 5 minutes, then logged back, changed back to 3 minutes, still the same. do I need to wait for a specific update before testing? option to remove this status completely would be useful too.
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