Re: [Ayatana] Notify OSD: Talk about giving the user preferences

[Toni Ruottu <toni.ruottu@xxxxxx>]

In the old days Ubuntu had those funny comic book bubbles used for
notification. Afaik there was no way to configure them. If users
didn't find the default placement awkward then, why would they now.
What has gone worse?

  --Toni

On Sat, Aug 29, 2009 at 10:45 AM, David
Bensimon<david.bensimon@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Reading the entire "[Ayatana] New notification placement" thread, while
> at the same time testing karmic, got me thinking about notifications. I
> find that a lot of attention is being given to the positioning and
> behaviour, but little consideration is being given to a users
> preference. Notification have many attributes (position, timing,
> effects) that could be user editable.
>
> I have to agree with both Angel and Luke that although a default
> positioning and behaviour needs to be chosen, ultimately the power of
> choice should be given to the end user.
>
> Where the notification configuration would reside could be a tough
> choice. My preference from most to least favourite would be:
> 1) "Appearance" preferences
> 2) A new "Notifications" preference option (seen in Jaunty Alpha/Beta)
> 3) gconf database
>
> Regards,
>
> David
>
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