Ben Bucksch wrote:
>
> Matthew Thomas wrote:
> >
> > (5) the component bar exists in its own horizontal bar which
> > contains nothing else useful, encouraging users to turn it off
> > completely.
>
> Right. That's why it is turned off /by default/ in Beonex.
If you want to submit a patch to `Abolish the taskbar (and move
component bar to status bar)'
<http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=43797>, that would be great.
> > I'd like to see a `Mail' button in Navigator's toolbar, with an icon
> > which is overlaid with a box with the number of unread messages. (A
> > similar method could be used with a `Chat' button for indicating the
> > number of online buddies for Jabberzilla.)
>
> No, please not. Navigator is a web-browser, not an internet
> application switchboard. Get MSN Explorer :-> .
>...
Nonsense. I shouldn't have to switch to a non-free browser just because
I am one of those millions of users who switches between the Web and
e-mail (or instant messaging) frequently, and who uses a display which
is too small for a decently-sized biff icon in any place not covered by
browser windows.
E-mail and instant messaging are extremely popular applications, they
are often used in conjunction with the Web, and until we all get 26-inch
displays which have room for standalone biff and -- and ... what's the
chat equivalent of biff? -- utilities, having buttons for that purpose
in Navigator's toolbar makes a lot of sense.
--
Matthew `mpt' Thomas, Mozilla user interface QA
