On Fri, Mar 19, 2010 at 4:31 AM, Mark Shuttleworth <m...@ubuntu.com> wrote: > On 15/03/10 18:01, Jim Rorie wrote: >> Essentially, what the problem is that the spec removed a common desktop >> level interactive loop and replaced it with multiple ad-hoc application >> level paths. It created the a problem similar to the one that the >> application indicator is trying to solve. >> >> While I like the current notifications, the side effects of this change >> weren't fully pursued. I suggested a solution on this group back in >> December that would have left the current notifications intact exactly >> as they are, but with a panel icon to extend functionality for those >> that needed it. It was not received well. >> >> However, one part mystically appeared in the Me Menu. Hmm. :) >> > The general pattern is: > > - ethereal notifications for things you can afford to miss
At the risk of sounding facetious, we are talking about *ephemeral* notifications, correct? Somewhere along the line the vocabulary was changed and it took me a few emails to realise people weren't talking about look and feel. Unless light, airy, and tenuous is some high level experience goal for the notification design. > - indicators for things that should persist (even across a reboot) > - we'll try to create indicators which serve a general purpose and can > be used by multiple related apps > > So, for example, we will handle the "restart required" use case as follows: > > - the power icon will change to an alert colour > - the Restart... item will gain an alert emblem, and the text will > change to Restart Required... > > That gives us: > > - one less popup window > - one less arbitrary indicator (we're reusing the session indicator) > > Mark > > > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ayatana > Post to : ayatana@lists.launchpad.net > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ayatana > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > > -- Celeste Lyn Paul KDE Usability Project KDE e.V. Board of Directors www.kde.org _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ayatana Post to : ayatana@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ayatana More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
