On 15/03/10 18:01, Jim Rorie wrote: > Essentially, what the problem is that the spec removed a common desktop > level interactive loop and replaced it with multiple ad-hoc application > level paths. It created the a problem similar to the one that the > application indicator is trying to solve. > > While I like the current notifications, the side effects of this change > weren't fully pursued. I suggested a solution on this group back in > December that would have left the current notifications intact exactly > as they are, but with a panel icon to extend functionality for those > that needed it. It was not received well. > > However, one part mystically appeared in the Me Menu. Hmm. :) > The general pattern is: - ethereal notifications for things you can afford to miss - indicators for things that should persist (even across a reboot) - we'll try to create indicators which serve a general purpose and can be used by multiple related apps So, for example, we will handle the "restart required" use case as follows: - the power icon will change to an alert colour - the Restart... item will gain an alert emblem, and the text will change to Restart Required... That gives us: - one less popup window - one less arbitrary indicator (we're reusing the session indicator) Mark
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