On Thu, 2009-04-30 at 15:49 +0000, getut wrote: > >The issue of trying to guess when is the best time to interrupt people > > MPT... "never" IS a perfectly valid answer to INTERRUPTING a user.
+1, mod parent up, etc. At the risk of seeming like I am in love with my own ideas, this was why I proposed the "semi transparent, always present, one window down" notification widget. It would appear from the top right for system notifications (you should upgrade) and the bottom right for user notifications (you have an IM, email, etc.). The notification would appear above the current window (unless operating fullscreen) but would NOT have focus, then drop beneath after a few seconds. When than window is closed or minimized, the notification would be there, then drop down one again. Repeat as necessary. When all windows are closed/minimized, it would be there, without focus. It would say "click here to learn more" or something like. Or even "click here to take action". It would also always have two other buttons: Snooze and dismiss. To me, this is as good as the persistent icon, since it is persistent, but better since it is always there, until the user takes action. It is better than the current approach, because it is always there, and because it differentiates between system and user notifications. Being semi-transparent and dropping away automatically make it more ignorable. Being present until action is taken make it not-ignorable, but in a far less obnoxious way than popups. Other system notifications (volume changes, network connection changes, etc.) would be ephemeral: Appear, then disappear. No action is required, but sometimes the reminder is nice. There would be defaults for what system and what is user, and these would be determined by the community. Administrators would able to modify the system list (for a machine or group of machines). Users would be able to modify the user list for their account. -- [Jaunty] Update Notifier icon would provide useful status information https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/332945 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs