Re: [Evolution-hackers] Re: [Evolution] Evolution 2.0 UI proposal

[Marc Schwartz <MSchwartz mn rr com>]

On Fri, 2003-07-11 at 14:58, Ettore Perazzoli wrote:
> On Fri, 2003-07-11 at 15:42, Rodrigo Moya wrote:
> > I was thinking the panel notification area might be also a good way to
> > display the alarm notifications.
> >
> > What do people think about this?
>
> I also think we should be using the notification area for alarms.
>
> The notification area is much better than alarm dialogs since it doesn't
> interrupt whatever activity you are performing at the time when the
> alarm fires up.
>
> -- Ettore


I would agree with that as long as there is an option to have both a
visual (ie. blinking bell icon in the notification area) and a user
definable auditory alarm (ie. WAV file) to ensure that your attention is
acquired.  If you are busy and intently working on something, the lack
of a clear "signal" could result in your missing the notification area
alert in lieu of a dialog.

Marc