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(Get the code!)
The after the recent wiki updates, it states that the apps will be shown even when they are not running ,as a launcher.
> https:/
I guess, we'll have to wait for feature freeze to know exactly what its full functionality is.
There is another problem ,If the menu is going to be combined as a launcher, the evolution icon from the top panel needs to be removed , since will become unnecessary duplication.
@Noel J Bergman, I agree it is *redundant to show the icon of an envelope for all messaging* !
So i had contacted the devs and design team regarding this and they were *initially* interested in a different icon and were open to suggestions for a monochrome icon of an "Inbox" . I had submitted a monochrome icon for the indicator applet,But the person I was in contact with was replaced from the project.
I then tried to contact the next design team member but did not receive a response from him. [but in his defense,the design team is being overruled in this design]
*Attaching the icon i had submitted* [.png version],since you too feel the same way about the envelope,
Just add it to the < ~./icons/
But, I also notice that there is one new icon for the indicator applet , I do not know what this new icon is for ,hence I havent designed it yet.[once the functions are clear I'd be making the icon. I'll attach them , *if you want*]
My suggestion to the design team would be:
- Use a generic icon which indicates all forms of messaging.
- Use an envelope overlay for new email
- Use a chat bubble overlay for new chat
- Use an "@" overlay for gwibber and relevant
- Make the icon partly invisible when no messaging apps are running.[i think this is already being done]
Expanding the icons used by the applet will make the applet more relevant and quicker to identify the type of message received.