https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=461322
Bug ID: 461322
Summary: Simple badge/indicator of unread notifications
Classification: Plasma
Product: plasmashell
Version: master
Platform: Other
OS: Linux
Status: REPORTED
Severity: normal
Priority: NOR
Component: Task Manager and Icons-Only Task Manager
Assignee: [email protected]
Reporter: [email protected]
Target Milestone: 1.0
Created attachment 153406
--> https://bugs.kde.org/attachment.cgi?id=153406&action=edit
Reference for a simple indicator of unread notifications
SUMMARY
Basically this is alternative request for the #460760
(https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=460760). That report was closed because
it had idea for a hack with unpredictable consequences. Developers and users
clearly won't be happy with buggy numbers on badges ("-1". "0") etc.
This one is much simpler and doesn't look that much different from sound
markers, volume controls etc on application icons or previews so I hope
developers will consider this option.
As we all know currently there's only one proper universal API for notification
badge - Unity API. KDE Plasma supports it but most applications doesn't and
most probably never will for multiple reasons. So with default "Icons-Only Task
Manager", user which was away for some time could easily miss that application
had some updates (chat message, email etc).
Having used "RocketBar" GNOME extension* for some time I realized that It's not
that important to have a number of unread messages (535 messages from social
network groups or 150 unread emails). But simple red indicator/badge on top of
an application icon could be enough to get the user's attention to the program.
Some would actually prefer it over badges with numbers as it looks much
cleaner.
I've attached screenshot with comparison of RocketBar* implementation and
classic badges.
KDE Plasma clearly knows which application generated notification and when that
notification has been read. So I hope implementation of this won't be very
hard.
STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Receive a notification about new message at any messaging application that
doesn't support UnityAPI ("Thunderbird", "Google Chat", Viber, Skype, Electron
chat apps etc)
2. Check if application icon at "Icons-only Taskbar has an "unread
notification" badge
OBSERVED RESULT
Application icon doesn't inform about new messages
EXPECTED RESULT
Application icon has a badge with an unread messages counter
* https://github.com/linux-is-awesome/gnome_extension_rocketbar
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