Theres a possibility that it could be done in a beneficial way, but honestly, I can't imagine anything more intrusive then an inconsistent cursor. it would drive me nuts.
On Tue, May 4, 2010 at 4:22 PM, Shane Fagan <[email protected]>wrote: > Hey all, > > Since we are looking to innovate for 10.10 how about something as > fundamental as the mouse cursor. Ok at the moment we have very simple > and old school but maybe we can do some indications with the mouse > cursor, im doing something, you can type here...etc. > > What im thinking is that if something is going on in the background that > may not need a notification but a user may want to go to like an app > opening or just that the app needs attention. So my idea is that the > mouse cursor displays the icon of the app (for a few seconds) that needs > attention if its not focused. I know that the window list at the bottom > of the screen indicates that the app needs attention but the user always > has an eye on the mouse so it makes sense to put some indications there > too. > > What do you all think? I know its a little bit out there but its just a > little idea. > > -fagan > > > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ayatana > Post to : [email protected] > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ayatana > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >
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