Re: [Usability] Notifying about expected things

[Kirk Bridger <kbridger shaw ca>]

Perhaps the bubble could be replaced with a changed icon in the system 
tray, such as the update-manager icon?  I think it is easy to find, easy 
to understand, and not intrusive when there are updates.

I find bubbles to best be used when there is something the user needs to 
do in the immediate term.  If the bubbles are there for information 
only, an option to simply change the icon rather than produce a bubble 
makes a lot of sense.

Kirk



> I'm not one of these cases (though I do use wifi for my network
> connection 99+% of the time) but if I were I would appreciate knowing
> when I had a connection so that I could perform online tasks. Also in
> the presence of multiple hotspots I would enjoy knowing I'm connected
> to a network I trust. Therefore I would be negatively impacted by
> having no notification bubble.
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