*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 392265 ***
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/392265
This is insane... You are saying that instead of the computer alerting
me of an event I have the keep pooling the notification area with my
eyes to search for an event. This is an inverse logic, the computer
should work for you.
I disagree with this statement: "So the only next step would be to use a
blinking icon... which is against the gnome HIG."
Gnome HIG says: "Do not rely on blinking or animation as a means of
alerting the user to any particular event. " - It is not explicit
forbidding blinking icons. It also says "Icons should not usually appear
animated. They may change to indicate a change of state, but should not
do so when that change is occurs regularly rapidly." IM messages and
e-mails are not "regularly rapidly".
I've been loosing a lot of important IM messages because I do not use
sound, which are not very pleasant at working environments, and very
often I am not looking at the screen and miss the notifications. There
should be something stronger than a different icon to tell you there is
a event you should be aware of. Maybe a slow blinking, a limited number
of blinks, an small animation. Otherwise the indicator-appet will be
useless to almost all regular users.
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The "unread messages" appearance of the tray icon is not noticeable enough in
Karmic
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/450398
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