or at least have the label be an active target area (like a <label> html tag), since that's what the mous ends up over it's mean to then move the target...
On Sat, 2011-03-19 at 22:11 -0400, HFLW wrote: > Hi, > > I've been testing gnome shell lately, I really like the work so far, but > I've noticed some problems with the notification bar. > > One of the usability problems I find was that removing multiple > notifications is really bothersome. Let's say I got back from taking a > walk, and I had 5 new ongoing notifications. To remove them from the bar, > I'd have to put my mouse in the corner, move my mouse over to the icon, > right click on it, and hit remove. But then the notification bar closes, so > I have to put my mouse back in the corner, and repeat the process. It would > be nice if the bar's active area was increased temporarily so that it > wouldn't close after I removed the icon, allowing me to take further > action. > > The other thing that I don't really like with the current notification bar > is the fact that the icons shift around as you mouse over them. It may save > space, but I think it's a bad idea to have the target area of icons move > around. It becomes a problem when the user overshoots the distance to the > icon and travels into the active area of the neighboring icon, and then has > to travel all the way back to the intended icon in order to preform the > task they wanted. If space is a concern, a fisheye-sort of thing would work > better, since there's less of a penalty for overshooting. Either that, or > the labels could be shown above the icons when moused over. Personally I > think the best solution would be to have them all expanded, and then hide > the labels until mouse-over when low on space, that way the user doesn't > have to mouse over the icon just to find out what it's for, despite the > plentiful availability of space on the bar. > > Sorry if my explanations are confusing, I'll be more than happy to > elaborate if necessary. Also, sorry if I'm just being ignorant, feel free > to correct me if I'm off about something. > _______________________________________________ gnome-shell-list mailing list [email protected] http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gnome-shell-list
