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Re: Fwd: Message Indicator: Listing apps in menu even if they are not on

 

Celeste Lyn Paul wrote:
> Is that the purpose of the MI though? To be the one-stop-shop for
> *all* messaging issues? I'm under the impression that it is only
> supposed to handle incoming and missed messages, *not* be a messaging
> dashboard. If it *is* a messaging "dashboard" then the documentation
> really needs to be updated and the design revisited to make sure it
> supports this new purpose. The original purpose was the replace
> notification icons and the messages the icons were indicating, not
> replace all message-based applications for a new messaging
> environment.
>   
Celeste is correct, the intent is to have it be more a  "hot list of
latest new stuff" than a comprehensive status dashboard of all
messaging. We expressly limit the number of entries per app, for
example. If you've missed 20 tweets, you won't see them all there.

Mark

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