> New panel applets were introduced to the newer versions of > Ubuntu. They improved the experience, because of their > features, but they also created some inconsistencies in the > GNOME Panel. If I remember correctly, it used to be that only > the Menu Bar had associated elements (Applications, Places, > and System buttons). With the new Indicator Applet and > Indicator Applet Session, some icons on the right end of the > top panel behave differently. > > > There is now a lack of harmony, which I described > here http://img340.imageshack.us/img340/9033/ayatanapanelissue.png . > To fix this issue, we can change the way things are rendered, change their > positioning, tweak how they behave, etc. > > > What are your thoughts? > > > This separation is addressed in the fact that they are getting rid of > the notification area, moving all icons to the indicator applet. The > clock applet has a new version in the works as well.
Yes, indicator-datetime is coming, but the death of the notification area depends on larger adoption of libappindicator and this can take a very long time, and several Ubuntu releases. Until it happens, separating the notification area more blatantly, like it's being proposed for Gnome (they are doing experiments with moving non-system icons to the bottom right corner), might be a good idea. If I remember correctly, there was a design principle stating that if things are different, make them very different because small differences look like mistakes. That sounds like the issues Allan is pointing: because the things in the corner *look* like they have similar behavior, it is frustrating for the user discovering that they do *not*. _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ayatana Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ayatana More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
