On Thu, Jun 4, 2009 at 12:00 PM, David Siegel <[email protected]> wrote: > 2. Provide a way for the user to explicitly block and unblock most if not > all notifications to prevent embarrassment. Even if we are perfectly > prescient and block all embarrassing notifications at just the right times, > the user will still have an uneasy feeling if the blocking is not somehow > made explicit, either by requiring user interaction, or displaying some sort > of persistent "notifications are blocked" icon. >
I am just throwing this out, I can see it being both a bad and good idea, but what about a notification that pops up when you go from available to busy/away that says "You will receive no further notifications until you become Available again" with some sort of Do Not Disturb icon. Then perhaps a complimentary one when becoming Available. I can see where this would make the user feel assured of their change, as well as inform users who weren't aware this would happen, but it also is an added notification that is superfluous after you are aware of the behavior. I definitely agree with your two goals, and just thought I'd throw out that suggestion of how to make the consequences of the decision explicit. -- Michael Rooney [email protected] _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ayatana Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ayatana More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
