Re: Nice mockup

[nullstring <nullstring terra chuui jp>]

I think you guys got to stop deciding things like this for people.

Why not make it optional? we linux users love our conf files =)

I would certainly be interested in speed, IP address, Signal Strength, 
and possibly Public IP address

Kos wrote:
> yeah, it show a little more than needed. The wired network just has to 
> show it's ip and his speed. (and the speed actually not necessarily, 
> but handy). With wireless connection it is handy to know what the 
> signal strength is, but the safety is totally unnecessarily (we should 
> show that with a lock icon). Also the gateway with the vpn-connections 
> are not needed.
>
> You're right, the menu's of the status icons are more and more 
> becoming a window for seeing and changing the (trivial) settings. And 
> I like that idea. So you can change things with one click of your 
> button. I think the sound icon was the first one with that feature. 
> Just click on the icon and you can change the volume. Also the clock 
> in ubuntu gives you a full window and in hardy heron it evens becomes 
> a clock with the possibility of tracking more time zones. So I don't 
> see why the network-applet has to stay behind. Especially when it can 
> benefit off the advantages.
>
>
> On Sat, Mar 1, 2008 at 12:30 AM, Pat Suwalski <pat suwalski net 
> <mailto:pat suwalski net>> wrote:
> > It shows a little more information than most users would be interested
> > in at the top-level menu, don't you think?
> >
> > It seems people are more and more expecting the pop-ups that have
> > classically been menus to be full windows with layouts. There is
> > something to be said for simplicity.
> >
> > --Pat
>
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