[release-notes/gnome-3-6] add message tray, copy pasted from Allan Day
- From: Olav Vitters <ovitters src gnome org>
- To: commits-list gnome org
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- Subject: [release-notes/gnome-3-6] add message tray, copy pasted from Allan Day
- Date: Tue, 4 Sep 2012 09:38:38 +0000 (UTC)
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(-)
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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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