Re: [Ayatana] Windicators

[Mark Shuttleworth <mark@xxxxxxxxxx>]

I think we should provide a standard "collapsing" approach for things which could be window indicators and which are commonly system indicators too, like volume. When maximised, the window indicator is embedded in the system indicator (so there's only one volume indicator, and in there you find what you probably expect to find).

Needs cogent thinking, but I think it's doable.

Mark

On 04/01/11 20:06, Carl Simpson wrote:

To clarify, I mean people tend to want that somewhere in the front-and-centre interface; I'm aware that it's there in gnome-volume-control.

2011/1/4 Carl Simpson <cwd.simpson@xxxxxxxxx>

2011/1/4 Mark Shuttleworth <mark@xxxxxxxxxx>

When maximised, they go into the panel, on the right, left of any
app-indicators.

Can we can assume from this that per-application functions, such as volume control and network status, wont be tenable uses of the windicator idea, since this would result in duplicates (e.g., two volume controls) or confusingly similar items in the panel when applications are maximised?

If that is the case, then as a side note: I get the sense that per-application volume control is something that people generally think that they want- is there any plan for that sort of thing?

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