Hi, This has been discussed before but I don't remember what came out of it and could find the thread via Google.
Seeing how indicator-datetime shows the full date and seeing how new independent projects like this http://blog.rtg.in.ua/2010/10/have-you-seen-my-weather-applet.html specifically this screenshot: http://ubuntuone.com/p/J4U/ handle information display, I can't help but thinking how using insensitive menu items for displaying information looks and feels wrong. Even *sensitive* menu items used for this purpose feel wrong. Look at the power indicator: what does the user expect to happen when clicking on the battery status item? I don't think it's obvious. Also, look at the sound indicator: when Rhythmbox is playing, it has two clickable entries, one with the Rhythmbox name and other with the track info. Both have the same effect, and the second looks like it's clickable just for the sake of being clickable. Indicators need a way to display information that do not look clickable at all. Before someone mentions it, I don't think tooltips are the solution... I never liked the idea of using tooltips for functionality this causes discoverability problems and can also cause problems when a developer wants to use tooltips for their main purpose (help and accessibility) (and of course this discussion is currently moot as indicators do not support tooltips at all) _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ayatana Post to : ayatana@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ayatana More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
