On Fri, Jun 17, 2011 at 20:13, Roland Taylor <[email protected]> wrote:
> On 06/16/2011 06:54 AM, [email protected] wrote: > > in Unity, shouldn't the Messaging menu indicator appear only once a > messaging application is up and running? i have neither a mail app nor an > instant messaging app running at the moment, still the envelope appears in > the panel. > While it improves discoverability for the launchers in the menu, it makes > discoverability as an indicator of transient events worse. > > it also clutters the users mental model of how to launch apps and how to > use indicators in relation. > > i'd suggest put Chat, Mail and Broadcast into the Unity Launcher and add > a confirmation dialog to the removal option (Keep In Launcher). > So when somebody unticks "Keep In Launcher", she is asked to confirm that. > > The envelope makes more sense when a messaging related app is running, > imo. > > > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ayatana > Post to : [email protected] > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ayatana > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > > > I think this exactly why we need the option to auto-hide > indicators/notification-area items in Unity (I wish GNOME had done this ages > ago). > u say "items".. that's interesting. the next thought i had was to hide the entire panel and only "indicate" transient events. we're probably talking about the same thing..
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