On 25/04/10 10:52, Scott Ritchie wrote: > It would be rather nice if the color were easily matched to a specific > menu option indicating WHY the indicator is glowing this way. So When > the power icon glows red, we can make the Restart button glow red too, > calling attention to it in particular rather than the menu as a whole. We were supposed to get an icon to highlight that particular entry, but the design was never done, and so it didn't get implemented. It will happen for 10.10 > The current "Restart required..." text is also a bit inconsistent, as > usually a series of three dots following a declarative statement > indicates an explanation of some sort will appear. What we really > want is to retain the affirmative verb, as in "Restart (required)..." That would be good. Or "Restart, completing updates" which explains *why* it's required. > Regardless, this kind of "colors indicate something odd in the menu" > can be used elsewhere. We already color the message indicator green > when a new message has arrived. Perhaps there are other events we can > color-code as well. Yes, I think this is a productive line of enquiry, and very much consistent with what we want to do with the Ayatana indicators. Fewer indicators, with more meaningful icons and semantic states. Mark
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