Re: [Ayatana] Evolution indicator

[Jean Levasseur <levasseur.jean@xxxxxxxxx>]

I don't get that "service" VS "non-service" thing... for example, I 
fully expect my mail app to be a "service-like" application. I don't 
want to open the whole mail client "just to see if I got mail", nor do i
 want to have it open at all times "just in case I recieve mail".  I 
want to be notified when mail arrives, an then if I decide to go read 
it, let's go and open the application.  Same thing for gwibber and 
empathy, and liferea.  If something arrives, then notify me, then I'll 
decide if I want to open the app to read it or not.  Having 4 
applications open, laying in memory and on my desktop "just in case 
something arrives" is a waste in my opinion, as well as having all of 
them closed, but having to open each one to update them.  You guys 
provided people some ways to update their status / send e-mails without 
having to have the client open (me-menu/messaging menu), why not 
continue that way and allow people to be notified about what they 
recieve the same way?  That would make the whole experience a real nice 
one.

I'm not a designer, this is just my 2 cents, I hope it'll help!

Jean.

2011/1/17 Conscious User <conscioususer@xxxxxxx>

> Hey Vish and other,
> As told in https://lists.launchpad.net/ayatana/msg04544.html, we
> discussed that behavior at last UDS and it seems that emails shouldn't
> be seen as a service. mpt will be able to develop it a little bit more
> right now.

One issue I'm now noticing at that blueprint discussion is that it
started about harmonizing the behavior of sound and messaging
applications and ended with the conclusion that sound apps are
more service-y than message apps.

But what about harmonizing the behavior between *different*
messaging applications? Fact is, among all four applications
I have in the MM (Empathy, Evolution, Gwibber, Liferea),
Evolution is the *only* one without a "hide" behavior.

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