Re: Too much distraction-free computing

Hey,
I definitely agree with Mantas.
The two mentioned things are very distracting for me, too. Also the 
given suggestions are in my sense.
This section needs to be updated really soon or at least considered for 
the next release.

x
marc

On 05/06/2011 08:33 PM, Mantas wrote:
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> I know that one of main gnome features: Distraction-free computing.
>
> But thanks to this feature, now I have lot of missed emails, IRC
> conversations, etc. Before Gnome 3 I was always notified if something
> happened using notification area or system tray. But now such thing is
> completely hidden at the bottom of screen.
>
> As I understand, notification area or systray is mainly used for
> informing if there is some thing new. Also some people use it to place
> applications for really quick access, if application sits there, it is
> visible and loaded to memory so it shows up to user instantly when clicked.
>
> Both things:
>
> 1. notification if there is some thing new
>
> 2. super fast application access
>
> currently is missing in Gnome 3.
>
> My suggestion would be:
>
> 1. notification if there is some thing new
>
> I think there should be some API for all applications. If an application
> has some think new to tell, it can send request to API telling what is new.
>
> Then centralized notification area (an icon in system status area) some
> how  (xchat is good example) shows to user, that there is some thing
> new, that needs user attention. When user click on this icon, list of
> all notifying items appears.
>
> User should be able to mark all items as read with one click and
> notification icon turns to its inactive state and will be ready for new
> notifications. This is needed, because some times you don't have time to
> pay attention to everything and if you see that currently there is not
> so urgent apps requiring your attention, you can leave it as is and
> prepare notification area for new possibly more important notifications.
>
> If user click on an item, that asks for attention, action provided by
> sender application will be performed: mail client opens list of unread
> emails, chat client opens chat window, IRC client shows list of channels
> that are monitored for activity, etc.
>
> Also it would be greate to blacklist some apps or some kinds of
> notifications in an app. This would be realy useful if you se, that an
> app is asking for your attention to often with not so important information.
>
> Ubuntu has some thing similar, may be it is possible to standardize this
> thing?
>
> 2. super fast application access
>
> Ok, there is top-left corner and dash, but it requires a lot of mouse
> movements and screen redrawing, to reach an app, that you want, and it
> is totally not superfast.
>
> It would be much better, if dash will appear instantly, when mouse moves
> somewhere in the middle of left screen side. For superfast apps access
> nothing more, except dash is needed. This must be really fast and
> without changing all screen, just showing dash with superfast access to
> most used apps.
>
> All docks like AWN, Cairo Dock, ets. with autho-hide turned on are good
> examples.
>
>
>
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