-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Michael Jonker wrote on 17/09/10 13:58: > > It seems that, under the subject of 1)Unity 2)and notifications, the > most discussion is concerning the 'Notification Bubble' (Thanks Matthew > for pointing to the spec)
The specification is a separate document. <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/NotifyOSD> > 2) Yes - the current implementation of the bubble is functional. It > notifies the user, it does fade when the mouse cursor is over it and > you can work below it. Many people feel though that it hangs around > too long Often it does hang around too long, because length-based duration has not been implemented yet. <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/NotifyOSD#duration> > and is visually invasive. Yes. Its current appearance makes it look clickable when it is not, and does not suit any theme other than Ambiance (not even Radiance). > How do we make it get out of the way > intuatively and quickly without being accidentally dismissed? > Suggestions so far: > > -A heuristic approach > -It does not reappear after a 'fade' > -It stays in panel (against design guidelines) > -It briefly goes to panel as a fading button after dismissal > -A combination of above > -Apologies if I missed any suggestions > > 1) The topic of the original post - how does this work in Unity. More > trickily - how does it work on touchscreen? > In my opinion, if we can solve this elegantly the rest will follow. When we designed Notify OSD, we did not have touch screens in mind. > The starting point i feel is: You touch it and it goes away. >... So, how would you avoid touching it by accident just after it appears? - -- Matthew Paul Thomas http://mpt.net.nz/ -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.10 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iEYEARECAAYFAkyXQDUACgkQ6PUxNfU6ecrMuQCgwsJWy6Ss2URx1x6nyJNuM/Yn 5DgAn3omx69i4Y3/4CCxAKM0QB6UG+Gs =Yab0 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ayatana Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ayatana More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
