On Sat, 2009-11-07 at 15:25 -0300, Martin Albisetti wrote: > mac_v wrote: > > We could use icon and toggle transparencies to show if the app is active > > or not. Attaching a mockup... > > Wow, this is nice! > I think this is getting us there, but I still feel we need a stronger > indication that the application isn't running. > How about we had the text, underneath each un-opened app right-aligned, > saying > something like: > Start -> >
Do we have to get more verbose? Already the menu items have a description below the option ... Also , The user is able to start apps from the applications menu without any verbose indications that the menu item starts the app , so do we really need to get verbose with the non-running apps? IMO , it would be better if we get better at indicating the app is running. We could add a green spotlight below the icon , to show it is active and running. On Sat, 2009-11-07 at 12:03 -0700, Jeremy Nickurak wrote: > On Sat, Nov 7, 2009 at 11:16, mac_v <[email protected]> wrote: > > > -1 , Checkboxes are not really ideal for indicating app > working. > A checkbox ,would mean that the item can also be unchecked , > which in > this case cannot be. > > You could certainly uncheck them. Doing so would simple close the > application. Currently, empathy behavior> when minimized the app is restored when clicking the menu option. Also it is planned to minimize apps to the menu and run them in the background. So then , if the checkboxes where used to close , - the checkbox would have to be separate of the menu item , I'm not sure how this can even be achieved. [Unchecking to close] - this would lead to accidental user scenarios where the user actually wanted to restore the app but instead ended up closing it. Also , no where in the system a checkbox is used to start an app , they are used for settings. And immediate actions are not allowed in the GnomeHIG: http://library.gnome.org/devel/hig-book/stable/controls-check-boxes.html.en -- Cheers, mac_v _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ayatana Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ayatana More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
