Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: gwibber
The current implementation of gwibber in Ubuntu 10.04 is not as user friendly
as it could be. As it stands it is split into two distinct sections of the
system tray:
- The first is represented by an envelope and contains links to open up the
main Chat, Mail or Broadcast windows.
- The second is represented by a speech bubble along side your username and
lets you change the Chat status.
These raises several issues:
- The first icon of an envelope is misleading when it does more than just mail.
- The second icon of a speech bubble is misleading as it does not let you send
any chat messages.
- It now takes two clicks to open up the contact list for chat or to check mail.
- The two icons are separated by the date, which is completely unrelated.
I propose this is changed to split the service into three icons, one for chat,
one for mail and one for broadcast. This has distinct advantages:
- The user now clicks on the icon for the action they wish to perform.
- The rare situation of adding new accounts can still be done from within the
window that opens, or via right-clicking the system tray icons.
- Only a single click is required to get to the primary screen of each service.
As it stands I would prefer to turn off the gwibber integration as I
feel it is not easier to use than each of the applications independently
and I am not confident in the benefits an integration would bring.
What do you think?
** Affects: gwibber (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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Separate system tray icons for each service
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/573350
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