On 15 March 2010 21:45, Akshay Gupta <kital...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hey, all. > I posted a GSoC project Idea on the ubuntu-soc list yesterday and I thought > it'd be more appropriate if I run it down by developers in the Ayatana list. > https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-soc/2010-March/000047.html > Some of the things that this project could help solve : > 1.) Make the OSD customizable > * setting up persistence time > * UI modifications over a basic structure > * Font size/style > ...other similar stuff we can decide upon. > 2.) Most of the above things would be customized by an OSD Manager that > could handle all those by a native GTK+ application. > 3.) Implementing unresolved work in the Design Specs. > A few design features that I have in mind (possibly conflicting from the > specs in the wiki) : > 1.) Stacking, that'd make the bubbles dock downwards as they are initiated > and start to stack up as the bubble times finish away. > 2.) A close button on the corner of the bubble as soon as a mouseover occurs > (like Growl, instead of disappearing away) > 3.) Some other ideas?
How about the bubbles being more interactive. For example, the most common use of these bubbles is associated with the media players. But I find the need to be able to skip or pause songs when they are playing on shuffle. So, having play/pause, next, previous options on the bubbles would make it more useful. > It could either be a combination of new features and the > proposed customizability improvements or just the latter. How feasible do > you think it is? (possible additions/subtractions?) > -- > 4, 8, 15, 16, 23, 42 > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ayatana > Post to : ayatana@lists.launchpad.net > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ayatana > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > > _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ayatana Post to : ayatana@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ayatana More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
