[release-notes/gnome-3-6] add message tray, copy pasted from Allan Day



commit 773454d530fa3eebd52b04e0ba57c94abb91e31c
Author: Olav Vitters <olav vitters nl>
Date:   Tue Sep 4 11:38:25 2012 +0200

    add message tray, copy pasted from Allan Day

 help/C/users-message-tray.page |   73 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 help/Makefile.am               |    1 +
 2 files changed, 74 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
---
diff --git a/help/C/users-message-tray.page b/help/C/users-message-tray.page
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6a109f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/help/C/users-message-tray.page
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+<page xmlns="http://projectmallard.org/1.0/";
+      xmlns:e="http://projectmallard.org/experimental/";
+      type="topic"
+      id="users-message-tray">
+
+  <info>
+    <link type="guide" xref="index#users"/>
+    <desc>Messages and Message Tray Redesign.</desc>
+    <credit type="author">
+      <name>Allan Day</name>
+      <email>XXXX</email>
+    </credit>
+    <credit type="author">
+      <name>Olav Vitters</name>
+      <email>olav vitters nl</email>
+    </credit>
+    <license>
+      <p>Creative Commons Share Alike 3.0</p>
+    </license>
+  </info>
+
+  <title>Message Tray</title>
+
+  <comment>
+    <p>
+      Copy/pasted from http://afaikblog.wordpress.com/2012/08/31/taking-gnome-3-to-the-next-level/
+    </p>
+  </comment>
+
+  <p>
+   In conception, the GNOME 3 notifications system hits all the right points, in my opinion: give a non-intrusive
+   indication when there is a new notification, let someone inspect it further and respond in place, and provide a
+   place where notifications can be reviewed and interacted with.
+  </p>
+
+  <p>
+   There were, however, issues with the execution of the GNOME 3 notifications model. Accessing the tray was fiddly,
+   the hot corner caused a lot of accidental triggers, and the action to close a notification bubble was also
+   non-obvious. We observed all of these issues during testing, and it was something that we received a lot of
+   feedback on. Well, we listened, and we came up with something better.
+  </p>
+
+  <p>
+    XXX - screenshot
+  </p>
+
+  <p>
+   The new tray is clearer, better looking, and easier to interact with. It keeps the same schema in place, but it
+   refines the execution so that it is less error-prone and more satisfying to use.
+  </p>
+
+  <p>
+   Instead of overlapping the viewing area, the new tray slides the view up, suggesting that it is in the background,
+   beneath the normal plane of interaction. The items in the tray are also bigger, clearer, and donât move around,
+   making them easier to interact with.
+  </p>
+
+  <p>
+   The way that the tray is triggered has also been changed. The hot corner â which many people had problems with â
+   has been replaced. Instead, the whole of the bottom screen edge now acts as a trigger area; letting the mouse rest
+   there for a short period will cause the tray to appear. We plan to improve this behaviour in subsequent releases,
+   so that a certain about of pressure against the screen edge is required to open the tray (we need to wait for
+   changes down the stack before we can achieve this).
+  </p>
+
+  <p>
+   There are quite a few other changes to notifications included in 3.6. Weâve tweaked the behaviour of the
+   notification popups to make sure that people donât miss them. Close buttons have been added, and the online status
+   of contacts is now indicated with an icon. Altogether, these should make the tray and notifications more effective
+   and easier to use.
+  </p>
+
+</page>
diff --git a/help/Makefile.am b/help/Makefile.am
index 28a7bb1..cbbb3d5 100644
--- a/help/Makefile.am
+++ b/help/Makefile.am
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ HELP_FILES = \
  users-boxes.page \
  users-disks.page \
  users-font-viewer.page \
+ users-message-tray.page \
  lookingforward-fallbackmode.page
 
 HELP_MEDIA = \



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