yea the idea of speech bubbles is very good. They are self explainable and reduce time identifying the element that generated them. Also gnome-shell uses similar on their menus and many popular websites use it for tips/notifications (i.e. fb).
for a quick mockup, next time just use a plain 1 color background and cut/paste the notification closer to the panel. Then fill in the empty area with another area of the bg :D > From: eapache@xxxxxxxxx > Date: Sat, 3 Dec 2011 13:08:54 -0500 > To: christian@xxxxxxxx; ayatana@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: [Ayatana] Clippy has noticed you've been trying to click on notifications... > > On Sat, Dec 3, 2011 at 11:39 AM, Christian Rupp <christian@xxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Am 03.12.2011 16:43, schrieb Evan Huus: > >> [1] http://dl.dropbox.com/u/171647/notifications_as_speech_bubbles.png > > Good idea, but I would move the bubble closer to the panel the distance > > is silly > > I know (I made it by taking a screenshot and drawing a triangle on > top). If someone with more graphics talent than myself wants to > produce a nicer mock-up that would be greatly appreciated. > > Thanks, > Evan > > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ayatana > Post to : ayatana@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ayatana > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp |