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[Petko <pditchev@xxxxxxxxx>]

On 02/29/2012 12:41 AM, Jo-Erlend Schinstad wrote:
> Yes, you've grasped the basic idea. Indicators are meant primarily as 
> an indication of something, like a notification that you can or should 
> respond to. Many applications should rather use a quicklist than an 
> indicator.
> I absolutely agree that Transmission should rather use Quicklists than 
> indicator as its currently being used, simply because it's just a menu 
> and doesn't indicate anything.
> With regards to Skype, you'll have to use Skype/Microsofts bug 
> tracker, I guess. :)
 Transmission is more of a background service (or at least for a lot of 
people that seed) , so it shouldn't be in the launcher all the time (if 
it's not pinned) . It could be more "indicating" , but that's another 
topic :)
Petko