Hi, > On Mon, May 11, 2009 at 1:18 PM, Mark Shuttleworth <m...@ubuntu.com> wrote: >> >> Natan Yellin wrote: >> >> Natan >> >> >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: Ryan Prior <ryanpr...@gmail.com> >> Date: Sun, May 10, 2009 at 12:58 AM >> Subject: Re: [Ayatana] Things I have noticed >> To: Natan Yellin <aan...@gmail.com> >> >> >> On Sat, May 9, 2009 at 2:55 PM, Natan Yellin <aan...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > I don't think an X is useful either, but it seems to be a >> > common request. >> >> I think that having a notification window pop up and having no way to >> close it, or to know how long until it will close by itself, is >> unsettling to many computer users. >> >> The biggest driver of this that I've seen in user testing, is the fact >> that the notification covers an area which often has really useful >> information on it. Even though we've gone some distance to making it >> possible to use that area smoothly (the click-through idea) there is still >> the sense that the notification is covering useful info... especially window >> tabs and the browser search box. >> >> That's the driver for us experimenting with moving the notification >> further down the right hand side of the screen, even though the placement >> will not be as visually pleasing if it's not neatly "in a corner". >> > > > Greetings! > > What if the notification bubbles started neatly in the corner, but after a > moment slid down the screen and slowly faded while it moved down a few > inches, where it would disappear? New bubbles would pop up in the corner, > but would slide down while their duration ran out. More important bubbles > might pause in the corner longer and slide slower. > > I think this would better express the transient nature of the bubbles, and > would also keep the bubbles from blocking the useful information in the > corner very long. This would also fix the problem of users not knowing how > long a bubble would stick around, as they could sense how quickly it was > moving towards the spot on the screen where their bubbles finally > disappeared. > > I think the notification system is really shaping up. Keep up the nice > looking work! >
The issue I see with moving notifications is the difficulty of clicking on it. Even if the notification slid very slowly, you'll still end up playing a game of duck hunt every time you attempt to click on it. I think it's best to keep them motionless and keep them simple and tidy. Thanks, Nick _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ayatana Post to : ayatana@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ayatana More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
