On Wed, Apr 20, 2011 at 19:32, Peterson Silva <peterson....@gmail.com>wrote:
> > Well, this inspired me. Do we really need the system tray when similar > things can be achieved through the launcher now? > what system tray are you referring to? perhaps re-read this excellent article by mpt to revive the topic a little.. http://design.canonical.com/2010/04/notification-area/ > > The same goes for, say, Transmission (when not launched, right-clicking > would only show regular menu; after it's launched, right-click would show > indicator menu), Ejecter (I'm currently using it, that's why I had the > idea), keyboard layout, messaging menu... Everything! > appindicators were a transitional solution for migrating the systray-icons with all the functionality they had to the new category-based Ayatana status indicator menu system. Giving Appindicators the prominence you suggest would be elevating them from a transitional concept to a permanent solution, which, imo, they do not deserve. > Shut down button, with all its options, could also become an icon in the > launcher (something not removable, like the rubbish bin is right now). > to be perfectly honest, i would prefer for the power button to remain a hardware thing, but as it is right now, i can live with it being duplicated in the DE's UI for the moment. > > I guess it would be better to keep the clock in the panel, though. > yeah, altogether i think the panel must be gotten rid of at some point. we don't need to forsake a whole bar of display space permanently, only to but a bgcolor behind a bunch of monochrome icons.
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