On Mon, Jun 7, 2010 at 3:07 AM, Conscious User <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hey all, > > I want to finally write something I've meant to write for a long time. > …
Really well said :) One issue I have is NotifyOSD _feels_ done, but indeed the project does not meet the design. If I look under Blueprints for notify-osd on Launchpad[1], I see one very general task from core developers, and three from frustrated users that conflict with the stated goals. So, if I want to help notify-osd, I am already lost. [1] https://blueprints.edge.launchpad.net/notify-osd Something that highlights this issue for me is a bug I filed for implementing sounds, with a patch. It has been kindly filed as a Wishlist item, which is great, but I feel it hasn't received much attention (maybe as a result?). This is strange; the feature is described in the NotifyOSD wiki page[2]. This feature is necessary to call the project complete, and I am basically offering to do whatever work is necessary to get it rolling! [2] https://wiki.ubuntu.com/NotifyOSD#Sound So, I think some of this falls to organizing tasks better. Shiny new projects need to be broken into smaller chunks. It isn't about organizing work during a busy release cycle, but so people can contribute specific features stuff more easily when they aren't involved in the core developer group and link their implementations to those blueprints. And speaking of polishing features, how about that Gnome Shell thing? They are using desktop notifications more aggressively, with a system very much inspired by smartphones. Notifications, from their perspective, aren't necessarily popup bubbles. They are messages that appear in a tray at the bottom of the screen (which have nothing to do with status indicators) and stay there until dismissed. It's looking like a very solid design goal, which I expect apps will be encouraged to support. My identi.ca status is currently "#ifdefs are the devil!”, so you may see where this is going ;) I think it's a good idea to keep a retrospective eye on this; to address the current stuff very carefully in terms of where we are, fitting upstream, fitting with other projects, and satisfying users; taking into account failures and successes in that regard. I'm not saying I am unhappy with NotifyOSD (to the contrary, I think it feels even more awesome than Meego's notification daemon!), but its design seems firmly rooted in Gnome 2.x. New stuff, like Unity with its app launcher menus, seems to mutually benefit (from) Gnome 3.x, so it would be nice if slightly older designs had the same treatment. Thank you! Dylan _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ayatana Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ayatana More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
