On 3/13/06, Armand CORBEAUX <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> One other thing I just noticed is the network applet for wireless > >> networks. The signal strenght indicator is a little unintuitive. First > >> of all its horizonatal, which by itself wouldnt be too bad (but not > >> great) but it marks signal strength in one of four positions instead > >> of including the previous positions. That is to say like this: > > >> - - - + - (for strength of 3) > > >> instead of > > >> + + + - > > >> which, IMHO would be much more intuitive. > > More intuitive? And the same for battery state too? > > To be honest what is called common user "fucks up" signal streght. He wishs > only to be connected, not to know how strengh is the signal. And that's the > same for all satellite systems.
This isn't relevant, but I look at mine whenever I'm on top of some mountain snowboarding to get an idea of the coverage and what my options are if a mate gets taken by an avalanche, I look at it before I call - not worth calling if the signal is going to be NATO-standard (if you've ever been on the receiving end of a nato-encrypted radio call, you know what I'm on about). > > Do people all the time look at the quality of signal for the parabolas? No. > When do we take a look on signal strengh on cellphones? When the discussion > cuts. > > That's the same for wireless connection, a user doesn't need to know what's > the signal quality, he wishes just to know if he's connected to the network > or not. The indicator through tooltip allows to know enough about wireless > connection. Actually, most wireless networks need a certain signal strength to set you up via dhcp - so having an indicator for the strength is absolutely _very_ useful if you're in an area with low connectivity. Signal strength also influences the speed you can get out of a network, ofcourse. > To know that you use a wired or wireless network is largely enough for a > classic use. > To know the signal strengh is just a gadget, because 95% of the time you > can't increase the signal strengh (or perhaps if you break some walls or > smash people from their places...but that's an another problem). Ever thried shifting your laptops position? Where I'm typing this right now, I get disconnected if I shift my laptop slightly to the left, whereas if I shift it slightly to the right (still on my lap), I get 56% and a decent connection. The signal strength indicator is how I found out I could actually use the wireless coverage in my street. > > When only one icon will be displayed to notify user that he is connected to > wired or wireless network we could say that we have an improvement in term > of effectiveness. -- ubuntu-desktop mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-desktop
