Re: Usability problems with notification bar

[Brainstormtrooper <brainstormtrooper free fr>]

or at least have the label be an active target area (like a <label> html
tag), since that's what the mous ends up over it's mean to then move the
target...

On Sat, 2011-03-19 at 22:11 -0400, HFLW wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I've been testing gnome shell lately, I really like the work so far, but
> I've noticed some problems with the notification bar.
> 
> One of the usability problems I find was that removing multiple
> notifications is really bothersome. Let's say I got back from taking a
> walk, and I had 5 new ongoing notifications. To remove them from the bar,
> I'd have to put my mouse in the corner, move my mouse over to the icon,
> right click on it, and hit remove. But then the notification bar closes, so
> I have to put my mouse back in the corner, and repeat the process. It would
> be nice if the bar's active area was increased temporarily so that it
> wouldn't close after I removed the icon, allowing me to take further
> action.
> 
> The other thing that I don't really like with the current notification bar
> is the fact that the icons shift around as you mouse over them. It may save
> space, but I think it's a bad idea to have the target area of icons move
> around. It becomes a problem when the user overshoots the distance to the
> icon and travels into the active area of the neighboring icon, and then has
> to travel all the way back to the intended icon in order to preform the
> task they wanted. If space is a concern, a fisheye-sort of thing would work
> better, since there's less of a penalty for overshooting. Either that, or
> the labels could be shown above the icons when moused over. Personally I
> think the best solution would be to have them all expanded, and then hide
> the labels until mouse-over when low on space, that way the user doesn't
> have to mouse over the icon just to find out what it's for, despite the
> plentiful availability of space on the bar.
> 
> Sorry if my explanations are confusing, I'll be more than happy to
> elaborate if necessary. Also, sorry if I'm just being ignorant, feel free
> to correct me if I'm off about something.
>