Re: [Ayatana] Message Indicator: Listing apps in menu even if they are not on

[Matthew Paul Thomas <mpt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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Jan Claeys wrote on 07/11/09 05:24:
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> Op vrijdag 06-11-2009 om 16:36 uur [tijdzone -0700], schreef Jeremy
> Nickurak:
>> 
>> I believe strongly that the only things that should show up in the
>> menu should be the things that are *currently running*, or in the very
>> least are explicitly listed as the ones that should show up as
>> launchers in the menu, either via a whitelist/blacklist preference
>> dialog. 
> 
> Maybe just use checkboxes in the menu to indicate which application is
> running (and clicking them would start/stop the application)?
> Checkboxes are a concept most users understand (I think).

The messaging menu design for Lucid indicates that a non-default
application is running using "an inward-pointing triangle at the leading
edge of the menu item". <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MessagingMenu>

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Matthew Paul Thomas
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