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== Design == | == Design == | ||
[[Image:Doorhanger_notifications_proto1.png|Prototype 1 with temporary artwork|right|250px]] | [[Image:Doorhanger_notifications_proto1.png|Prototype 1 with temporary artwork|right|250px]] | ||
A new | A new button will provide access to all of the notifications. The notifications will drop down from it. <strike>Following the notifications, static actions will follow after a separator.</strike> | ||
Each notification will have: | Each notification will have: | ||
* | * large icon on the left | ||
* | * question | ||
* | * button for affirmative action | ||
* menu of alternative actions (optional) | |||
* display mode to determine what to show when the notification is added (see [[#Initial_Notification_View]] | |||
Non-critical notifications will be dismissed (fade out) when focus is lost. If multiple notifications occur at once, they will <strike>overlap</strike> stack. | |||
=== Initial Notification View === | |||
How the notification will appear when it is first created: | |||
* Silent - add the notification to the menu without distracting the user (used mainly for adding undo actions) | |||
* [[Image:Doorhanger_notifications_geo_mini.png|Icon mode notification|right]]Icon - Display the icon in a small bubble hanging from the button. Clicking on the icon will display the full menu. | |||
* Full - Display the notification question and actions in a bubble hanging from the toolbar button | |||
=== Menu View === | |||
After a notification is dismissed, it will be available in a menu accessed by clicking on the menu button. | |||
=== Meetings === | === Meetings === | ||
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== Bugs == | == Bugs == | ||
* {{bug|398776}} - want mechanism for site-specific notification | * {{bug|398776}} - want mechanism for site-specific notification | ||
=== Sub-tasks === | |||
* Decide where in the UI, the notifications will be displayed from | |||
* Create dropdown buttons | |||
* Make panel UI on Windows/Linux like on Mac OS (rounded corners, transparency, & point on top) | |||
* Change callers to use doorhangers instead of notifications bars | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
* http://blog.mozilla.com/faaborg/2007/03/06/would-you-like-to-redesign-notification-in-firefox-yes-not-now-never/ | * http://blog.mozilla.com/faaborg/2007/03/06/would-you-like-to-redesign-notification-in-firefox-yes-not-now-never/ | ||