Comment 9 for bug 461726
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| Lonnie Lee Best (launchpad-startport) wrote | #9 |
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Ted,
I just don't think Empathy should depend so elusively on the indicator-applet, at minimum they should use in conjunction with providing their on applet there at same time:
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The indicator-applet is just too inconspicuous for new users like my Uncle Walter. He needs stuff to pop up in his face. Perhaps you could add and option to make the drawer open for 3 seconds each time something is put in it. Might even be worthy making a default option.
Bubble notifications look good, but you can't click on them, and if you are away from you computer when they happen, you have nothing conspicuous enough to persuade you to click that "envelope" icon. Perhaps the "drawer" should stay open until you click away. So if you come back to your computer, and you've had incoming communication, the draw is open until you click on something else. This also prevents a two steps: (1) moving you mouse to a small "envelope" icon by the clock and (2) clicking that small icon.
Clicking a way is no big deal. You could put code in that where it doesn't allow you to click away immediately. The would prevent it from going away when a user click something one millisecond after it opens, but allow them to click away (say) a half second after it opens therefore closing it.
I think this is much better for new users on its debut.