On Sun, Aug 3, 2008 at 8:19 AM, raw sausage <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello, > > I recently reported > (https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=406433), my point being: > "Why does gnome-network-manager spam me each time it connects to wlan > with a libnotify-popup? It's silly especially because I have to see it > couple times a day (when I reboot the computer and log in), and it > really does not produce any extra value to the user."
Is bugzilla.novell.com or bugzilla.gnome.org the place for network manager bugs? See http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=455250 which has a patch to simply disable the network manager notifications. > After getting that WONTFIX I started wondering whether the Gnome HIG > has got something to say about this. It does not seem like that. At > least I could not find anything with my quick search that takes a > clear position on the principle. > > This behaviour does not seem very good usability in my humble opinion. > Announcing a normal most usually expected event, in a way that craves > for user focus, does not seem very good to me. The other way around, > announcing unexpected problems, would make more sense. After all, we > do not get told by every application on our desktops what they did, > when, and how (ie. showing detailed trace logs of every action) the > actions that we expect from them. I think that the Apple way is more subtle: When it can't find a "trusted" network, it displays a notification, asking you if its okay to connect, with a little checkbox to add the network to the list of trusted networks, so that next time it sees the network, it will just connect. > I have only one focus, and I value it. Distractions can be quite bad > (see what happened to for instance aircraft cockpits for the same reason btw) > and umm.. I amwondering, whether > 1. The Gnome HIG actually does mention about this sort of thing > 2. If it does not, shouldn't it > _______________________________________________ > Usability mailing list > Usability@gnome.org > http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/usability > -- Randall Wood [EMAIL PROTECTED] "The rules are simple: The ball is round. The game lasts 90 minutes. All the rest is just philosophy." _______________________________________________ Usability mailing list Usability@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/usability
