[Dextrose] Messages notification UI look and feel, request for help :)

[Martin Abente]

Yes, I am working on top of that, take a look at
jarabe/model/notifications.py there is the service being implemented.

On Mon, Nov 8, 2010 at 2:56 PM, Gonzalo Odiard <gonzalo at laptop.org> wrote:

> Are you planing implement all from zero, or using the standard notification
> system?
>
> If I run this code in Gnome, have a notification, but in Sugar appear a
> icon but without text.
>
> import dbus
> BUS_NAME = 'org.freedesktop.Notifications'
> OBJ_PATH = '/org/freedesktop/Notifications'
> IFACE_NAME = 'org.freedesktop.Notifications'
> bus = dbus.SessionBus()
> notify_obj = bus.get_object(BUS_NAME,OBJ_PATH)
> notifications = dbus.Interface(notify_obj,IFACE_NAME)
> notifications.Notify("HelloWorld",0,'',"Summary","Body",[],{},-1)
>
> Gonzalo
>
>
> On Mon, Nov 8, 2010 at 1:26 PM, Martin Abente <
> martin.abente.lahaye at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Nov 8, 2010 at 12:45 PM, Walter Bender <walter.bender at gmail.com>wrote:
>>
>>> On Mon, Nov 8, 2010 at 10:22 AM, Martin Abente
>>> <martin.abente.lahaye at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> > Hey Eben :)
>>> >
>>> > I am currently working on a messages notification extensions for
>>> dextrose
>>> > (guess it will be hard to make it land on sugar main stream) but I was
>>> > wondering if you could give me a hand with the UI design (mock-ups)?
>>> >
>>> > What we basically aim for is a simple message bubble (gnome-like) to
>>> display
>>> > messages like:
>>> >
>>> > * Your battery is running out.
>>> > * Could not connect to GSM network.
>>> > * Journal is almost full.
>>> > * Datastore crashed unexpectedly.
>>> > * Automatic backup is running.
>>> > * Etc...
>>> >
>>>
>>> Have you  considered modeling your messages on the message system used
>>> in Browse for downloads?
>>>
>>>
>> I don't much about it, but I will take a look :). What i am currently
>> thinking is just to extend the current frame notification system (the one
>> being used for activities collaboration, clipboard, etc) to also support
>> text message displaying.
>>
>>
>>
>>> -walter
>>>
>>> > As you see, there are basically 2 types of messages (more or less)
>>> > Informative messages and Error messages. Also I will have to implement
>>> a
>>> > messages manager so the users can simply browse through the last events
>>> > (messages), and maybe add more extensions like action buttons, i,e:
>>> > send-bug-report button, disable APM, stop-backup(?!, just random
>>> examples).
>>> >
>>> > Would be great if you could help me with some UI design ideas :)
>>> >
>>> > Thanks,
>>> > Martin (tch) Abente
>>> >
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>>>
>>>
>>>
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>>> Sugar Labs
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>>>
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