I agree! On Mon, Jan 17, 2011 at 2:21 PM, Jean Levasseur <levasseur.j...@gmail.com>wrote:
> I don't get that "service" VS "non-service" thing... for example, I fully > expect my mail app to be a "service-like" application. I don't want to open > the whole mail client "just to see if I got mail", nor do i want to have it > open at all times "just in case I recieve mail". I want to be notified when > mail arrives, an then if I decide to go read it, let's go and open the > application. Same thing for gwibber and empathy, and liferea. If something > arrives, then notify me, then I'll decide if I want to open the app to read > it or not. Having 4 applications open, laying in memory and on my desktop > "just in case something arrives" is a waste in my opinion, as well as having > all of them closed, but having to open each one to update them. You guys > provided people some ways to update their status / send e-mails without > having to have the client open (me-menu/messaging menu), why not continue > that way and allow people to be notified about what they recieve the same > way? That would make the whole experience a real nice one. > > I'm not a designer, this is just my 2 cents, I hope it'll help! > > Jean. > > > 2011/1/17 Conscious User <consciousu...@aol.com> > >> >> > Hey Vish and other, >> > As told in https://lists.launchpad.net/ayatana/msg04544.html, we >> > discussed that behavior at last UDS and it seems that emails shouldn't >> > be seen as a service. mpt will be able to develop it a little bit more >> > right now. >> >> One issue I'm now noticing at that blueprint discussion is that it >> started about harmonizing the behavior of sound and messaging >> applications and ended with the conclusion that sound apps are >> more service-y than message apps. >> >> But what about harmonizing the behavior between *different* >> messaging applications? Fact is, among all four applications >> I have in the MM (Empathy, Evolution, Gwibber, Liferea), >> Evolution is the *only* one without a "hide" behavior. >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Mailing list: >> https://launchpad.net/~ayatana<https://launchpad.net/%7Eayatana> >> Post to : ayatana@lists.launchpad.net >> Unsubscribe : >> https://launchpad.net/~ayatana<https://launchpad.net/%7Eayatana> >> 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 > >
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