-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Jan 2, 2007, at 1:14 PM, Conrad Knauer wrote: > ... >> I kinda think you need to be intrusive (hence the pop up window -or >> changed desktop background- instead of a small bubble) but leave the >> final decision to them. > > Pop-up windows just bring back bad memories from MS Windows ;-) > > The bubble: > > - would be familiar to Ubuntu users > - need not be tiny > - should produce a new bubble each reboot (or every certain time unit, > say once per day) thus being annoying enough to eventually get the > user to upgrade without being overly intrusive > - could get larger each new time it comes up ;) > > Also, I would recommend that the icon in the notification area from > which the bubble extends not go away (even if they close the bubble) > until they upgrade. > ...
Actually, most of the broken aspects of notification bubbles in Ubuntu seem to be precisely because they are imitating notification bubbles in MS Windows. You mentioned some of them: being intrusive, pointing to a cryptic icon in the panel (which in turn causes simultaneous bubbles to overlap), containing controls (which causes the same sort of mis-clicks as the alerts they replaced), and/or doing something other than fading away when you click the bubble itself. Notification bubbles are good for things that are *notifications*, such as receiving an instant message, finishing a download, or starting a new song. For things that require *action*, open the relevant window instead, behind any other windows unless it's extremely urgent. For example, if Ubuntu needs updating/upgrading, open the update manager in the background; once the list of updates/upgrades is ready, start flashing its window-list button. Not only would this be less intrusive and cause fewer mis-clicks, it would also be easier to understand and quicker to use. Cheers - -- Matthew Paul Thomas http://mpt.net.nz/ -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.1 (Darwin) iD8DBQFFmwOv6PUxNfU6ecoRAg52AJ0chvAOMPiazBRVojnisk8yiO1kQACeK+Eh xzJFGA3oI9DMxM17Obkax4Y= =6CJk -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss
