Peter Whittaker wrote: > 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. > +1 .but the only thing would be to drop beneath in a few seconds * only when the user is working * but *remain persistent until the users returns to the system* and starts to work .
@ Peter but i think this would probably not be possible at present, right ? probably Karmic? also whats up with no actions in the notify-osd, rather than using the fall back alerts, why not use a good looking notify-osd with actions , when required! -- [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 [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
