On 01/06/10 15:36, Conscious User wrote: > After some time actually using the Me Menu in Lucid, though, one > thing is bothering me with respect to the specification itself: > the lack of any kind of feedback in case the broadcasting went > well. The specification states that notification bubble should > be only sent if some error has occurred. > > I thought it would be just a matter of getting used to it, but > after a long time that didn't happen: I just *had* to open > Gwibber after posting something in order to make sure it was > there and have peace of mind. > > Can someone shed a light on the *exact* reasoning behind the > *total* absence of feedback? I'd suggest sending a notification > bubble if the broadcasting was successful as well. > > That said, however, he Me Menu is already very convenient now, > thanks to polishing such as automatically focusing the text > bar, allowing me to just click on the indicator and start > typing. With a little more polish, it can be quite awesome > in this age of constant microblogging. > We can (and should) provide a spinny in the indicator icon itself during the transmit phase, and use a green or red flash (like the one you get during ajaxy updates in Launchpad) to indicate success or failure. Mark
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