Re: [Ayatana] [Bug 410220] Re: Indicator applet Always shows icon

[Martin Owens <doctormo@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Tue, 2009-08-25 at 11:15 +0100, Mark Shuttleworth wrote:
> 
> There is no need for a Preferences for the Messaging Menu, and this
> use case does not justify the creation of one. The messaging menu
> should be removed ONLY if there are NO applications configured to
> present themselves in there when not running, and no applications
> running which can be accessed through the menu (either directly or to
> individual messages).

Sounds like an application launcher. I probably have the wrong end of
stick, but what's the advantage to an event based signal becoming a
static launching function?

And if you can't remove the icon when there are no messages, then
consider greying out or icon shifting to give visual information about
internal primary state. Think network manager and how it shows state.

Martin,