---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Spike Burch <[email protected]> Date: Thu, May 26, 2011 at 11:09 AM Subject: Re: [Ayatana] Fwd: Re: People expect the backlight colours on the unity launcher to mean something. To: Jo-Erlend Schinstad <[email protected]>
I have to say I agree - there either should be a reason for the colors or it should be toggled only for running apps, thus providing a reason. On Thu, May 26, 2011 at 10:58 AM, Jo-Erlend Schinstad <[email protected]> wrote: > It is aesthetically pleasing. It really is and that's important. But > it's more important that users are comfortable with their > system and if people feel that there is an underlying logic > that they're not able to grasp, that doesn't boost confidence. > I believe that the current use of colours in the launcher indeed > has that effect, hence I think it's a mistake. > > Simply switching the backlights to toggle, will go a long way > towards eliminating that effect and also makes it easier to > see which applications are running. But I don't think it's > enough, because it has a negative side effect. Look at the waste > bin, for instance. It becomes almost invisible when you switch > to backlight toggles. > > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ayatana > Post to : [email protected] > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ayatana > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ayatana Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ayatana More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
