Re: [Ayatana] Fwd: CHI Day 4 continued

2010-04-17 Thread Diego Moya
On 17 April 2010 00:22, Jim Rorie wrote: > I think a good starting point would be to map modes of operation of the > desktop.  Just a few off the top of my head and without particular > importance I can think of: (Just brainstorming here) > > Sudo privileges active > Different desktops (1-4) > Bat

Re: [Ayatana] Middle-click on indicators

2010-04-17 Thread Conscious User
> pardon my ways, i'm confident i'll improve them largely with time :D > your ideas were nothing i ever wanted to trample on, as they inspired > my thinking in the first place! Don't worry, I was just kidding. :) > yes here i concur with your words 100% > > my point is related to a future thou

Re: [Ayatana] monochrome applets vs user experience

2010-04-17 Thread Conscious User
> bluetooth should indicate its activity in BT tray icon, since > bluetooth enabled devices usually consume extra power if it's on. also > does bluetooth make a machine discoverable within a radius of > sometimes up to 20m. we want to be aware of this. blue as informative > color would be clearly

Re: [Ayatana] monochrome applets vs user experience

2010-04-17 Thread Frederik Nnaji
thanks for your feedback, Conscious! On Sat, Apr 17, 2010 at 11:29, Conscious User wrote: > > The problem is, once the person knows and accepts the fact that the > bluetooth is on and discoverable, color becomes a nuisance and a > distraction. The power consumption and discoverability problems >

Re: [Ayatana] Middle-click on indicators

2010-04-17 Thread Frederik Nnaji
On Sat, Apr 17, 2010 at 11:05, Conscious User wrote: > > such a list would show me e.g. somebody's online availability, next > > calendar entry and current mood, before i decide whether to > > video-call, IM, email or broadcast-message the person. > > While I agree it's a cool idea, I have doubts

Re: [Ayatana] Ubuntu Light system sounds

2010-04-17 Thread Frederik Nnaji
On Sat, Apr 17, 2010 at 07:20, S. Christian Collins < s_chriscoll...@hotmail.com> wrote: > Hi, have any decisions been made on this? I just want you to know that I > am willing to provide extra sounds if necessary (and make necessary changes > to existing sounds as well). > > -~Chris > hi chris

Re: [Ayatana] Indicators for showing progress

2010-04-17 Thread David Nielsen
2010/4/14 Mark Shuttleworth > > I think the idea of an aggregated "downloads" indicator has merit. > > I'm not sure about other long-running processes, like a copy-to-network > or burn-cd action. I've been giving this a lot of thought lately and I've come to the conclusion that one of the thing

Re: [Ayatana] Fwd: CHI Day 4 continued

2010-04-17 Thread Jan-Christoph Borchardt
On 17 April 2010 03:57, Dylan McCall wrote: > On Fri, Apr 16, 2010 at 3:22 PM, Jim Rorie wrote: >> Since stereo is pretty much standard, sound could be routed to different >> channels depending on which side of the screen action occurs on.  Or >> perhaps which monitor you are on.  It would help i