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Re: [Ayatana] message indicator.(colour palette)

On Thu, 2010-04-01 at 13:38 +0100, Jan-Christoph Borchardt wrote:

>         
>         Blue = Information (e.g new mail)

+1
Blue is used for informational road signs in the US as well.  I agree
with trying to map these colors to existing traffic paradigms.  It's
gives a solid point of reference.  Green seems a little off purpose for
new mail.


>         Although +1 for the icons changing with the colour.
> 

Although d-bus exposes these events nicely, you make your desktop
accessible by default by modifying the icon slightly.  Plus, LCD's are
notorious for color shifts at an angle.