On Thu, 2009-10-22 at 09:24 +0100, Luke Benstead wrote: > Finally, in the notification bubble we can make the text slide > up, rather than jump up, and also fiddle with the display time and the > width of the bubble (so more text fits on a single line).
The width of the bubbles is probably not going to increase > https://bugs.launchpad.net/notify-osd/+bug/336110 The ideal width has been identified and is being used atm. With scrolling what we also need to consider are , the accessibility issues. Not everyone can read at the same speed nor does everyone have good eye co-ordination.[younger individuals can accommodate easier when the lines jump, but with age this becomes difficult... similarly with folks not fluent with the language , they would find it hard to find the words they were reading once the lines jump.] So the smooth scrolling , needs to be slow enough to not allow the lines to jump and fast enough to not cause the bubbles to stay too long. This would again need a lot more work/fiddling/testing to identify the ideal scrolling speed. As mentioned earlier ,its easy to throw in an idea ;) > > What we could do is: > > - Place the Async bubbles in the lower right, at a height keeping in > > mind the max[10 lines] allowed for append. So the bubble is in the lower > > right position but not exactly in the corner. This would make the > > bubbles not have a problem of scrolling text. > > - Place the sync bubbles to be in the lower center. At the same height > > as the async bubbles but centered. [Similar to where the upstream > > volume/brightness notifications are placed] > > > > -OR- > > > > - Revert back to the dynamic positioning of the bubbles and place the > > bubbles in the lower right at the height assuming for 10 lines of text. > > > > > > > > Then again we might get complaints that the bubbles are not exactly in > > the corner... ;) > > > > I think either of those solutions could work. What i had suggested was with minimal tweak to the notify-osd, by just adjusting the position of the notifications. > The point of my original > suggestion was that positioning at the bottom of the screen (where > there are usually fewer screen elements) should not be ruled out just > because the async bubbles will extend. I actually think Johan's > mockups look pretty nice :) > > Luke. The lower position has been suggested earlier too, but it was not used. *iirc* it was due to the async bubbles, the append feature being tough to implement when positioned below and making them grow upwards. I too would like to have such a bubble, if the text scrolls smoothly without jerks and is readable by all. [it really does sound great, if done right] :) -- Cheers, mac_v _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ayatana Post to : ayatana@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ayatana More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp