Some points/issues to discuss about the desktop (Wifi+Battery Applets)

[Paul Sladen]

On Thu, 2 Sep 2004, Jeff Waugh wrote:
> > Seb, would it be possible for these not to display an error dialog, but to
> > display an image which suggests that the applet is not needed, such as
> > greying it out?
> They don't display error dialogues, they just display a 'disabled' mode. The
> wifi applet shows the "not available" icon (which is being changed), the
> battery applet shows an exclamation mark and an empty battery graph (which
> would require code and art to change significantly).

Would displaying nothing be an improvement?  This could potentially be as
simple as replacing the ``not available'' artwork with a 100% transparent
icon of the same dimensions.

This `fix' {sh,w}ould cope with laptops that have no wifi and/or desktops
that /do/ have wifi.  Applet position would be retained;  which could also
be seen as an advantage.

	-Paul
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