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[Mark Shuttleworth <mark.shuttleworth@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks all for comments, bouquets and brickbats. We're experimenting
with different layouts and positions, and the feedback helps. It helps
more if it doesn't come dripping with sarcasm ;-).

We'll let the no-fade-when-mouse-is-there behaviour bake for a while
before making any further changes.

Mirco, is there any way to know, when the notification appears, how long
the mouse has been stationary?

On the position:

mac_v wrote:
> *The only bad move was the position* . Regarding the position, my
> suggestion would be to:
>
> - Move both the bubble classes back up , [sync and async]
>
> This would avoid:
> - the async bubbles [second row]from 
>  * blocking the Firefox Search box 
>  * blocking when a user has the pointer on close/minimize/maximize
>  * blocking any potential work space. 
>
> - Since the first row is the sync notification , it wouldn't matter if
> it blocks the above locations. Because the user has triggered them on
> his due to some interaction and it wouldnt bother him.
>
> The second row for async bubbles is a better location than the middle of
> the screen , which will almost always get in the face of the user!
>   
I'm inclined to agree, but want to let it sit a while to confirm the
feeling.

Mark

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