Part two of my reply. :) Alberto Ruiz <ar...@gnome.org> wrote: ... >> More details are outlined on the wiki [2]. If you do look at the >> designs, please pay particular attention to the example scenarios - >> these give a clearer idea of what the menu will actually look like. >> The designs aren't finalised yet, so comments and ideas are welcome. > > My main concern while looking at the wireframes is that this would > change the fundamental way a lot of extensions work right now, > specifically I'm thinking about the MPRIS2 extension in the sound menu > that allows a very handy change of track or pause of your music which > would be a pain if done through the activities overview or the system > tray.
Extension authors can still add their own menus. They could even relocate the volume sliders to a standalone sound menu if they wanted. > It would be nice if we could give a heads up to the extension > developers, and also, take into account that this kind of > customization seems reasonable and critical for a certain chunk of our > user base. This is one reason why I am publicising this effort early in the release cycle. >> It should be said that, as with any design, there are tradeoffs here. >> There are lots of advantages to this approach (see the design page), >> but there are one or two actions that might require an extra click >> with the new design. The primary example of this is switching wifi >> networks: with the new design, this will require that you open the >> system menu, click on the wi-fi entry, and then choose the network you >> want from the control center panel (as opposed to just selecting the >> network from the menu itself). >> >> However, while switching wi-fi networks will require an extra step, I >> actually think that the the experience will be better with the new >> design. The current network menu contains a lot of information that >> isn't related to wi-fi, and isn't exactly straightforward to use - in >> many respects, the new design will be more straightforward to use, >> even if there is an extra click involved. Also, we are planning a new >> wi-fi selection dialog, which should be a big improvement in those >> situations where you are not already connected to a network. > > Sounds areas worth exploring, keep up the good work guys and thanks > for sharing your plans on ddl! np. Allan _______________________________________________ desktop-devel-list mailing list desktop-devel-list@gnome.org https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/desktop-devel-list
