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[Martín "A. Casco" <martincasco@xxxxxxxxx>]

El lun, 17-01-2011 a las 17:54 -0500, Phong Cao Viet escribió:

>         I don't get that "service" VS "non-service" thing... for
>         example, I fully expect my mail app to be a "service-like"
>         application. I don't want to open the whole mail client "just
>         to see if I got mail", nor do i want to have it open at all
>         times "just in case I recieve mail".  I want to be notified
>         when mail arrives, an then if I decide to go read it, let's go
>         and open the application.  Same thing for gwibber and empathy,
>         and liferea.  If something arrives, then notify me, then I'll
>         decide if I want to open the app to read it or not.  Having 4
>         applications open, laying in memory and on my desktop "just in
>         case something arrives" is a waste in my opinion, as well as
>         having all of them closed, but having to open each one to
>         update them.  You guys provided people some ways to update
>         their status / send e-mails without having to have the client
>         open (me-menu/messaging menu), why not continue that way and
>         allow people to be notified about what they recieve the same
>         way?  That would make the whole experience a real nice one.
>         
>         I'm not a designer, this is just my 2 cents, I hope it'll
>         help!
>         
>         Jean.
>         
> 
> 

I agree too. I think it's the most coherent behavior for apps on Me Menu
and it's more easy to up to date with our incoming mails.