Re: Feature proposal: combined system status menu

[Allan Day <allanpday gmail com>]

Part two of my reply. :)

Alberto Ruiz <aruiz gnome org> wrote:
...
> > More details are outlined on the wiki [2]. If you do look at the
> > designs, please pay particular attention to the example scenarios -
> > these give a clearer idea of what the menu will actually look like.
> > The designs aren't finalised yet, so comments and ideas are welcome.
>
> My main concern while looking at the wireframes is that this would
> change the fundamental way a lot of extensions work right now,
> specifically I'm thinking about the MPRIS2 extension in the sound menu
> that allows a very handy change of track or pause of your music which
> would be a pain if done through the activities overview or the system
> tray.

Extension authors can still add their own menus. They could even
relocate the volume sliders to a standalone sound menu if they wanted.

> It would be nice if we could give a heads up to the extension
> developers, and also, take into account that this kind of
> customization seems reasonable and critical for a certain chunk of our
> user base.

This is one reason why I am publicising this effort early in the release cycle.

> > It should be said that, as with any design, there are tradeoffs here.
> > There are lots of advantages to this approach (see the design page),
> > but there are one or two actions that might require an extra click
> > with the new design. The primary example of this is switching wifi
> > networks: with the new design, this will require that you open the
> > system menu, click on the wi-fi entry, and then choose the network you
> > want from the control center panel (as opposed to just selecting the
> > network from the menu itself).
> >
> > However, while switching wi-fi networks will require an extra step, I
> > actually think that the the experience will be better with the new
> > design. The current network menu contains a lot of information that
> > isn't related to wi-fi, and isn't exactly straightforward to use - in
> > many respects, the new design will be more straightforward to use,
> > even if there is an extra click involved. Also, we are planning a new
> > wi-fi selection dialog, which should be a big improvement in those
> > situations where you are not already connected to a network.
>
> Sounds areas worth exploring, keep up the good work guys and thanks
> for sharing your plans on ddl!

np.

Allan