Comments on: Hacking bits http://blogs.gnome.org/rodrigo/2005/08/26/hacking-bits/ From lost to the river Sun, 08 Jan 2012 15:47:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Stephen http://blogs.gnome.org/rodrigo/2005/08/26/hacking-bits/comment-page-1/#comment-164 Stephen Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/rodrigo/2005/08/26/hacking-bits/#comment-164 Didn't everyone kick up a big fuss about notifications being used for the weather applet before? When are they displayed? Didn’t everyone kick up a big fuss about notifications being used for the weather applet before? When are they displayed?

]]> By: Rodrigo Moya http://blogs.gnome.org/rodrigo/2005/08/26/hacking-bits/comment-page-1/#comment-165 Rodrigo Moya Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/rodrigo/2005/08/26/hacking-bits/#comment-165 Don't panic, the feature is off by default, it's just an easter egg feature. Don’t panic, the feature is off by default, it’s just an easter egg feature.

]]> By: Jon http://blogs.gnome.org/rodrigo/2005/08/26/hacking-bits/comment-page-1/#comment-166 Jon Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/rodrigo/2005/08/26/hacking-bits/#comment-166 Why not display the notification "bubble" instead of the tooltip? Why not display the notification “bubble” instead of the tooltip?

]]> By: LGB http://blogs.gnome.org/rodrigo/2005/08/26/hacking-bits/comment-page-1/#comment-167 LGB Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/rodrigo/2005/08/26/hacking-bits/#comment-167 OK, and how can it be enabled this easter egg feature? :)<p/>Anyhow I often think about the difference between panel applets and method of using notification area. Why we have both of them? All of them only useful to present some information on the panel directly or indirectly, for most users they can be assumed the same, just think about az IM client like gaim (using notification area to display its icon) , or gnomeicu (it's a panel applet). OK, and how can it be enabled this easter egg feature? :)

Anyhow I often think about the difference between panel applets and method of using notification area. Why we have both of them? All of them only useful to present some information on the panel directly or indirectly, for most users they can be assumed the same, just think about az IM client like gaim (using notification area to display its icon) , or gnomeicu (it’s a panel applet).

]]> By: Rodrigo Moya http://blogs.gnome.org/rodrigo/2005/08/26/hacking-bits/comment-page-1/#comment-168 Rodrigo Moya Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/rodrigo/2005/08/26/hacking-bits/#comment-168 To see this easter egg:<p/>gconftool-2 -s /apps/panel/applets/weather/use_libnotify true To see this easter egg:

gconftool-2 -s /apps/panel/applets/weather/use_libnotify true

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