Re: GNOME 3.0 - shell and applets

[Reinout van Schouwen <reinouts gnome org>]

Op zaterdag 16-05-2009 om 01:17 uur [tijdzone +0200], schreef Luis
Menina:

> This stuff should be *opt-in*, and not 
> *opt-out*.
> 
> If I want the battery state, I can go in the power manager and choose if 
> I'll have an icon for that (which is good), even if it's currently in 
> the notification area (which is bad). The good thing would be to be able 
> to add an applet to have battery *state*, while having notifications to 
> when "battery is almost discharged". Note that I say "applet", but this 
> could be a widget/desklet/plasmoid/whatever : just a place to put states 
> stuff.
> 
> Excuse me if I sound a little harsh, but this issue has been pissing me 
> off for quite a while now, and I see it nowhere to be resolved soon...

I couldn't agree more.

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Reinout van Schouwen