Hi! > >> * To hide a window in which a background task is ongoing. Minimizing the > >> window allows the user to monitor the progress in the window list button > >> (assuming progress is shown in the title bar, which ought to be the case), > >> and to be alerted when the task has either finished or encountered a > >> problem (when the window list button flashes), without being distracted by > >> the window itself. > > > > Which is clearly what notification are for and not the window title. I > > think this case is solved in a much nicer way in the shell than it was > > before. Might be that some applications need updates though. > > How would an application show the continuous progress of a background task using notifications, or the messaging tray in general? I don't see anything in the shell design docs that suggest that would be a good way to do it. (I guess you could show a progress bar or something when you roll over a notification icon, but that's not very helpful.) Well, IMHO I want to be alerted mostly when it finishes or when it has a problem and that's what notification are for. If I want to know the exact progress, that's an active action where I can look into the window or check the message tray. Regards, Johannes
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