It *is* an active target, except for legacy status icons, which Dan is working on at the moment:
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=630842 On Sun, Mar 20, 2011 at 2:03 AM, Brainstormtrooper <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 > _______________________________________________ gnome-shell-list mailing list [email protected] http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gnome-shell-list
