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-rw-r--r--widgets/misc/e-alert-bar.c12
1 files changed, 11 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/widgets/misc/e-alert-bar.c b/widgets/misc/e-alert-bar.c
index 05f87cc752..8ed6bc3ff7 100644
--- a/widgets/misc/e-alert-bar.c
+++ b/widgets/misc/e-alert-bar.c
@@ -22,7 +22,10 @@
#include <glib/gi18n-lib.h>
/* GTK_ICON_SIZE_DIALOG is a tad too big. */
-#define ICON_SIZE GTK_ICON_SIZE_DND
+#define ICON_SIZE GTK_ICON_SIZE_DND
+
+/* Dismiss warnings automatically after 5 minutes. */
+#define WARNING_TIMEOUT_SECONDS (5 * 60)
struct _EAlertBarPrivate {
GQueue alerts;
@@ -108,6 +111,13 @@ alert_bar_show_alert (EAlertBar *alert_bar)
gtk_image_set_from_stock (image, stock_id, ICON_SIZE);
gtk_widget_show (GTK_WIDGET (alert_bar));
+
+ /* Warnings are generally meant for transient errors.
+ * No need to leave them up indefinitely. Close them
+ * automatically if the user hasn't responded after a
+ * reasonable period of time has elapsed. */
+ if (message_type == GTK_MESSAGE_WARNING)
+ e_alert_start_timer (alert, WARNING_TIMEOUT_SECONDS);
}
static void