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[Luke Benstead <kazade@xxxxxxxxx>]

>
>> We could do better with the fading, but I find myself unable to imagine
>> a situation where someone simultaneously (a) needs to see what's under a
>> notification bubble and (b) "needs the cursor elsewhere". Can you give
>> an example?
>>
>>
> I think Michael Jonker already provided one at this very thread; that's why
> I elaborated on it. When working with the Gimp, he needed to see the layers
> panel while working on the scene, and it was obscured by the bubble.
>
> This will happen in general whenever the top-right corner of the
> application contains an information panel, which is intended to
> contain readable data that can be read with a glance while working on the
> main interface. This is quite usual in IDEs and design tools.
>
>
Also of course, the Google search box in FF which I find regularly
obstructed while typing (unless that's been fixed in Maverick or by
"cursor", MPT meant cursor or caret).

Luke.