- From: Aryeh Gregor <Simetrical+w3c@gmail.com>
- Date: Wed, 29 Jul 2009 19:13:47 -0400
On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 6:54 PM, Robert O'Callahan<robert at ocallahan.org> wrote: > The Windows notification area isn't obtrusive enough for my security comfort > (even if you exclude the auto-icon-hiding stuff it does, which I don't > really understand). I think the logic there is "third-party apps put millions of useless icons there, so hide them because we're a closed-source ecosystem and can't fix the apps". It seems to be too aggressive in my experience, though. > Taskbar/Dock is OK. A dedicated window is probably > better. I'd like the option to keep just one browser window. I think some screen real estate could be set aside in the main window that only displays favicons until the user shows interest (by hovering/clicking/etc.). An informative notification could pop up the first time this happens, like maybe a balloon, and thereafter a one-sentence explanation could be given if the user hovers over the icons. Then what happens when the browser closes? The usual approach taken by apps that want to remain persistent in the background (like IM applications) is, in my experience, to display a dialog when they're closed saying "I'm going to stay running, right-click my icon in the notification area to really close me", then just stay as an icon in the notification area. The user is therefore aware that the program is running, at least in theory. I think Maciej is right that this doesn't fully address the botnet concerns, however.
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