Re: [Evolution] Feature request - Put Evoluton into system tray

[Pete Biggs <pete biggs org uk>]

On Wed, 2011-03-16 at 11:30 +0100, Jo-Erlend Schinstad wrote:
> On 14 March 2011 13:46, Adam Tauno Williams <awilliam whitemice org> wrote:
> > On Mon, 2011-03-14 at 14:42 +0100, Jo-Erlend Schinstad wrote:
> [snip]
> > > This is one thing I really like about recent versions of Ubuntu.
> > > By separating "tray icons" and notifications, both become more useful.
> > > The idea of a system tray that is used both for notifications and
> > > "micromizing" applications, is horrible.
> >
> > Ubuntu??? Straight-up GNOME makes this distinction perfectly clear.
>
> Ubuntu has something called Application Indicators, which are
> separated from the notification area. Applications like Transmission,
> Rhythmbox and IM are controllable from those appindicators and can be
> hidden and removed from the taskbar. I like how that's implemented and
> think it might be suitable for Evolution. As far as I'm aware,
> upstream GNOME doesn't have anything similar.

Having been trying gnome-shell, I think there are going to be more
applications that try and lodge themselves somewhere on the desktop once
gnome3 is released - despite what the developers say, it is a pain
having to go to the "Activities" menu to do everything.

P.