Bug 186433

Version:           4.1.2 (using KDE 4.2.1)
OS:                Linux
Installed from:    Unlisted Binary Package

I would like to propose an improvement in the handling of multiple modal messages being generated by a single application. Those Messages/events should be queued and presented to the user in a single modal dialog connected to the application requiring attention.

As an example, take certificate warnings in KMail/Kontact. I am currently accessing four IMAP mailboxes, but none of those is using an SSL certificate issued by a recognized CA, so I get (at least) one warning per mailbox. Those warnings are presented in separate dialogs, placed randomly around the center of the screen/parent window. Sometimes, even the order of those dialogs will be screwed up, so I can't go through the messages until I find the current "top" one. Additionally, accepting a certificate will open a new dialog asking if the certificate should be accepted temporarily or permanently, which will again be placed with a slight offset, making for a neat little game of hunt and seek.

A potentially better system would collect all those dialogs in a queue representing the order in which the dialogs have to be answered, and presenting them to the user in a single dialog, along with a counter how many requests are pending, perhaps an indicator of importance, etc.