Re: [Ayatana] Two suggested designs for the Sound Indicator

[Martín Soto <donsoto@xxxxxxxxx>]

2010/5/12 Diego Moya <turingt@xxxxxxxxx>

The problem with automatic controls is, you still need a simple
interface to override their behavior when the programmed automation
provides a wrong result. Maybe you can hide them a bit, but the same
options must be available.

Or you implement the automation properly so that it reliably delivers the right result.

Granted, we have often seen products that failed at automating something, but this doesn't mean the solution is to implement override buttons all over the place. A fridge with a just-in-case, thermostat-override button would speak very poorly about its manufacturer, wouldn't it?

Getting automation to work is a matter of proper design, implementation and testing. I'd rather concentrate on finding out how to do these properly in our community, so that we can deliver solutions that don't need to be overridden because they operate as expected.

Martín