On Monday, July 16, 2012 03:35:32 AM Aleix Pol wrote: > On Mon, Jul 16, 2012 at 3:29 AM, Harald Sitter <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Mon, Jul 16, 2012 at 3:08 AM, David Edmundson > > > > <[email protected]> wrote: > >> On Sun, Jul 15, 2012 at 7:31 PM, Harald Sitter <[email protected]> > >> > >> wrote: > >>> On Sun, Jul 15, 2012 at 8:25 PM, Clay Weber <[email protected]> wrote: > >>> > I am not sure if it does so when installed, but I recall having to add > >>> > the > >>> > Presence widget to the tray. The tray icons could be better somehow > >>> > maybe. > >>> > >>> Ultimately we'd get message-indicator support in which case it would > >>> show up in the m-i plasmoid, failing to get that I suppose adding the > >>> presence plasmoid to the default setup is the way to go IMHO. > >> > >> The presence plasmoid allows you to control whether you're online, away, > >> etc. Which (AFAIK) isn't built into m-i. It also makes using KTp a lot > >> easier to use, as it acts as a sort of "dock" for the contact list. > > > > That sound just like what m-i does. If you have an m-i app running and > > simply close the window but not quit the application you can open it > > via the m-i (which is what we do with Kopete right now). > > > >> If you > >> do add it to the default setup, I would add it into the system tray, > >> rather > >> than in the panel. > > > > + That is what I meant :) > > > > HS > > > > -- > > kubuntu-devel mailing list > > [email protected] > > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/kubuntu-devel > The problem with m-i is that it doesn't help to track the status. Also > adds a 1-click step. > Additionally it renders useless the context menu on the system tray. > > I had never used it before starting to use kubuntu. I see the value > that it's grouping applications and the notificatons, but I don't love > it. Adding such a usability abstraction for just two programs (irc and > IM) is not worth the trouble, IMHO.
This is not at all discoverable, but if shit-click on the M-I icon in the systray it'll take you straight to the most recent highlight. Scott K -- kubuntu-devel mailing list [email protected] Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/kubuntu-devel
