Linux Canonical New System Notification

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Canonical, the company behind the popular Ubuntu Linux distribution, has announced plans to overhaul desktop notifications. The project is part of a broader initiative that the company launched earlier this year to boost the usability of the Linux software ecosystem.

Transient visual notifications are employed extensively in desktop applications to provide users with passive updates about application status or system events. Some typical usage scenarios include notifying users when they receive new e-mail, when an instant messaging buddy signs online, or when a CD finishes burning.

Source : Mark Shuttleworth Blog Archive Notifications, indicators and alerts

Brief Review by Ars : Understanding Canonical's new Linux notification system: Page 1

Darn it can't view the video.. Flash makes browser crash everytime I open Flash site

 

[shirish]

Have you tried viewing the same using swfdec?

I have had pretty good luck with swfdec so far.

 

[Pat]

I guess its gonna be something like Growl ?

 

[Dark Star]

Have you tried viewing the same using swfdec?

I have had pretty good luck with swfdec so far.

Yea swfdec going smoothly with shockwave. .No crashes yet *touch wood* :bleh:

 

[SharekhaN]

This is exatly where I would say the problem lies. These things should be enabled well in advance in an OOBE.

Ubuntu are very smart when they have ensured things like office suite, browser are well setup. The same is desirable for basic video, mp3 & flash applications.

Unless these get built in to the distro's, finding acceptance from the masses is difficult.

 

[vishalrao]

Blog post: ChipLog Blog Archive Ubuntu and Desktop Notifications

Many people have asked me about this, some concerned, and wanted to know what I thought. Being the maintainer of libnotify, notification-daemon and the Desktop Notifications specification, some people were concerned that this work would supersede my own.

Existing spec: Galago - Desktop Notification Specification