Re: [Rhythmbox-devel] Suggestions for Rhythmbox

[Ernst Persson <ernstp gmail com>]

Ok, so I think we only disagree on one point.
I think that the notification area IS a solution to the problem, used
for a long time on Windows and working great for me with Gaim.

Regards
//Ernst

On Tue, 19 Oct 2004 00:01:58 -0300, Michael Gauthier
<mike silverorange com> wrote:
> Applications should not run solely in the notification area. The
> notification area is for notifications. If I'm running an application, I
> want to see it in the window list so I don't forget to close it after
> I'm finished using it.
> 
> When you propose running applications like gaim and rhythmbox in the
> notification area, I interpret this to mean: "I run gaim and rhythmbox
> all of the time and would not like their names to clutter my window
> list."
> 
> This is a valid concern, nevertheless, the notification area is not a
> solution to this problem. Either write a better window list applet that
> does what you want (arbitrarily shrink an entry to icon size) or use
> something that already exists: multiple desktops.