Notification Improvements
Designs and bug fixes to improve the notification experience.
Objectives
- Remove visual noise
- Make it easier to pick out the most useful information
- Automatically remove unnecessary or outdated notifications
Tentative Shell Design
For more details, see bug 775763.
Bugs
Bugs in both the shell and how apps use notifications.
Module |
Bug |
Core experience |
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GNOME Shell |
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GNOME Shell |
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GNOME Shell |
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GNOME Shell |
Activating a private message notification doesn't remove the notification |
GNOME Shell |
Notification/calendar drop-down - indicate when banners are disabled |
GNOME Shell |
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GNOME Shell |
Remove outdated autorun/automount notifications when device is removed |
GNOME Shell |
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GTK+ |
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gnome-settings-daemon |
color plugin - doesn't delay "needs calibration" notifications |
gnome-settings-daemon |
date & time plugin shows notification even when Settings panel is opened |
gnome-settings-daemon |
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gnome-settings-daemon |
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gnome-settings-daemon |
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Apps |
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Terminal |
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Terminal |
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Software |
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Software |
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Polari |
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Nautilus |
Notifications about removable devices being safe to remove don't disappear on their own |
Nautilus |
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Epiphany |
Notifications seems automatically removed shortly after creation |
Clocks |
Notifications are not revoked by the application when focused (or on exit) |
Evolution |
Calendar keeps reminding me of things that happened several days ago(wontfix?) |
Outstanding Questions
- Generic way to reply to notifications.
- Ensure that apps, particularly browsers, use native notifications:
- What's the situation with Firefox?
See Also