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[Tyler Brainerd <tylerbrainerd@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Fri, Jun 25, 2010 at 12:41 AM, Allan Caeg <allancaeg@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On Fri, Jun 25, 2010 at 3:22 PM, Tyler Brainerd <tylerbrainerd@xxxxxxxxx>
>  wrote:
>
>  This separation is addressed in the fact that they are getting rid of the
>> notification area, moving all icons to the indicator applet. The clock
>> applet has a new version in the works as well.
>>
>
> Thanks, Tyler. I didn't know about the new clock applet. I hope, it
> addresses the issue
>
> Me too. :D

>From what I understand, a lot of these changes (for instance, the new
network manager) are and will continue to show up in the Unity interface,
before eventually making their way over to Desktop.



>
> On Fri, Jun 25, 2010 at 3:30 PM, Conscious User <conscioususer@xxxxxxx>wrote:
>>
>> If I remember correctly, there was a design principle stating
>> that if things are different, make them very different because
>> small differences look like mistakes. That sounds like the
>> issues Allan is pointing: because the things in the corner *look*
>> like they have similar behavior, it is frustrating for the
>> user discovering that they do *not*.
>
>
> That's right!
>
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