On Feb 10, 2008 8:30 PM, Troy James Sobotka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Dylan McCall wrote: > > The notification area > > exists for programs to present information about notable happenings. > > That Rhythmbox is running is by no means a notable happening. > > If you want to make a difference, get involved in the specifications > that matter. Most importantly -- _FILE BUGS_ against apps that break > the specification in Ubuntu. > > http://standards.freedesktop.org/systemtray-spec/systemtray-spec-0.2.html > > Quote: > "From a UI standpoint, the system tray is normally used for transient > icons that indicate some special state, while full-blown "applets" are > used for permanent dock/panel features. For example, a system tray icon > might appear to tell the user that they have new mail, or have an > incoming instant message, or something along those lines." GNOME Applets aren't an alternative because they are only available for GNOME. XCFE, KDE, Windows for example use GTK+ applications, too! So please stop blaming developers that they shouldn't use the notification area without providing an alternative with the same quality or wait until such an alternative is available.
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