Re: [Ayatana] Application Indicators improvement suggestion - optional text with icon

2010-07-08 Thread Ted Gould
On Jul 8, 2010, at 7:27 AM, Sense Hofstede wrote: > On 8 July 2010 08:51, Evgeny Kolesnikov wrote: >> >> Idea: Add possibility to optionally accompany icon with some text (just like >> Indicator Applet Session or any other menu widget do). >> >> Purpose: Some applications are aimed to show some

Re: [Ayatana] Application Indicators improvement suggestion - optional text with icon

2010-07-08 Thread Apoorva Sharma
On Jul 8, 2010, at 3:51 PM, Jonathan Meek wrote: > It accurately portrays the condition... Just like how the date/time indicator > accurately portrays the time, but the date is hidden away in the menu. A > single click and you can find out the more in-depth information as needed. To me, at lea

Re: [Ayatana] Application Indicators improvement suggestion - optional text with icon

2010-07-08 Thread cmaglothin
to guess more people care about the temperature than the > condition. > The equivalent would be if the date was shown by default and the time were > hidden. > > -- > Date: Thu, 8 Jul 2010 16:51:41 -0400 > > Subject: Re: [Ayatana] Application Indica

Re: [Ayatana] Application Indicators improvement suggestion - optional text with icon

2010-07-08 Thread Mark Curtis
I would wager to guess more people care about the temperature than the condition. The equivalent would be if the date was shown by default and the time were hidden. Date: Thu, 8 Jul 2010 16:51:41 -0400 Subject: Re: [Ayatana] Application Indicators improvement suggestion - optional text with

Re: [Ayatana] Application Indicators improvement suggestion - optional text with icon

2010-07-08 Thread Jeremy Nickurak
010 15:52:35 -0400 > > Subject: Re: [Ayatana] Application Indicators improvement suggestion - > optional text with icon > From: shrouded.cl...@gmail.com > To: merkin...@hotmail.com > > CC: ayatana@lists.launchpad.net > > Yes, but for the date and time indicator it is nece

Re: [Ayatana] Application Indicators improvement suggestion - optional text with icon

2010-07-08 Thread Jonathan Meek
It accurately portrays the condition... Just like how the date/time indicator accurately portrays the time, but the date is hidden away in the menu. A single click and you can find out the more in-depth information as needed. On Thu, Jul 8, 2010 at 4:36 PM, Mark Curtis wrote: > Do you think for

Re: [Ayatana] Application Indicators improvement suggestion - optional text with icon

2010-07-08 Thread Mark Curtis
Ayatana] Application Indicators improvement suggestion - optional text with icon From: shrouded.cl...@gmail.com To: merkin...@hotmail.com CC: ayatana@lists.launchpad.net Yes, but for the date and time indicator it is necessary to have text. You can't hope to convey the time in an icon that

Re: [Ayatana] Application Indicators improvement suggestion - optional text with icon

2010-07-08 Thread Jonathan Meek
Yes, but for the date and time indicator it is necessary to have text. You can't hope to convey the time in an icon that small. In that case, text becomes necessary to convey in the information accurately. Introducing it in other places will add clutter to the setup and start a possible branch of

Re: [Ayatana] Application Indicators improvement suggestion - optional text with icon

2010-07-08 Thread Mark Curtis
om CC: ayatana@lists.launchpad.net Subject: Re: [Ayatana] Application Indicators improvement suggestion - optional text with icon Yes, I too was hoping for this, as many people were complaining about our weather indicator not having the temperature accompanying the weather icon. This was a feature

Re: [Ayatana] Application Indicators improvement suggestion - optional text with icon

2010-07-08 Thread Sense Hofstede
On 8 July 2010 08:51, Evgeny Kolesnikov wrote: > Hello! > > Idea: Add possibility to optionally accompany icon with some text (just like > Indicator Applet Session or any other menu widget do). > > Purpose: Some applications are aimed to show some vital information beside > boolean Attention/Norma

Re: [Ayatana] Application Indicators improvement suggestion - optional text with icon

2010-07-08 Thread cmaglothin
Yes, I too was hoping for this, as many people were complaining about our weather indicator not having the temperature accompanying the weather icon. This was a feature that was included in the gnome clock applet, so therefore it might be missed when the conversion to the weather indicator is made

[Ayatana] Application Indicators improvement suggestion - optional text with icon

2010-07-07 Thread Evgeny Kolesnikov
Hello! Idea: Add possibility to optionally accompany icon with some text (just like Indicator Applet Session or any other menu widget do). Purpose: Some applications are aimed to show some vital information beside boolean Attention/Normal indicator, but this info is simple (just number or sh