absolutely useless

Today I got some message balloon at the task bar.
I was just going to read it (quite some text) and wham... before I had a
chance in hell to read a word the balloon was gone!
Why not let the user decide when he's done reading?

Absolutely useless this kind of non-interactivity...



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On 02/22/2016 01:15 PM, Linea Recta wrote:
Today I got some message balloon at the task bar.
I was just going to read it (quite some text) and wham... before I had a
chance in hell to read a word the balloon was gone!
Why not let the user decide when he's done reading?

Absolutely useless this kind of non-interactivity...







Here is one of my favorite Windows messages, apparently it means the
application failed successfully


https://www.dropbox.com/s/10tg0hncvl...ccess.jpg?dl=0

Linea Recta wrote:
Today I got some message balloon at the task bar.
I was just going to read it (quite some text) and wham... before I had a
chance in hell to read a word the balloon was gone!
Why not let the user decide when he's done reading?

Absolutely useless this kind of non-interactivity...


I'm not good at identifying all the whizzy stuff in
the interface, but have a look at this...

http://www.thewindowsclub.com/balloon-tip-time-changer

"You can also set the time, for the balloon tips or Windows
notifications to stay open via the Control Panel. To do so, open

Ease of Access\
Ease of Access Center\
Make it easier to focus on tasks.
Adjust time limits and flashing visuals

select the appropriate time duration and set how long
Windows notification dialog boxes should stay open. The
options given are limited viz. 5 secs, 7 secs, 15 secs,
30 secs, 1 min or 5 minutes."

http://i0.wp.com/www.thewindowsplane...ialogboxes.jpg

Paul

On Mon, 22 Feb 2016 20:15:20 +0100, Linea Recta wrote:

Today I got some message balloon at the task bar.
I was just going to read it (quite some text) and wham... before I had a
chance in hell to read a word the balloon was gone!
Why not let the user decide when he's done reading?

Absolutely useless this kind of non-interactivity...

Thanks for sharing. (?)

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On Mon, 22 Feb 2016 20:15:20 +0100, Linea Recta wrote:

Today I got some message balloon at the task bar.
I was just going to read it (quite some text) and wham... before I had a
chance in hell to read a word the balloon was gone!
Why not let the user decide when he's done reading?

Absolutely useless this kind of non-interactivity...

Thanks for sharing. (?)

You may at least be able to adjust the time. (I had a similar thing in
Firefox - the "would you like to change the password for ..." box - so I
asked in one of the relevant 'groups, and someone told me.)
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J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/1985 MB++G()AL-IS-Ch++(p)Ar@T+H+Sh0!:`)DNAf

A perfectionist takes infinite pains and often gives them to others

"Paul" schreef in bericht
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Linea Recta wrote:
Today I got some message balloon at the task bar.
I was just going to read it (quite some text) and wham... before I had a
chance in hell to read a word the balloon was gone!
Why not let the user decide when he's done reading?

Absolutely useless this kind of non-interactivity...


I'm not good at identifying all the whizzy stuff in
the interface, but have a look at this...

http://www.thewindowsclub.com/balloon-tip-time-changer

"You can also set the time, for the balloon tips or Windows
notifications to stay open via the Control Panel. To do so, open

Ease of Access\
Ease of Access Center\
Make it easier to focus on tasks.
Adjust time limits and flashing visuals

select the appropriate time duration and set how long
Windows notification dialog boxes should stay open. The
options given are limited viz. 5 secs, 7 secs, 15 secs,
30 secs, 1 min or 5 minutes."

http://i0.wp.com/www.thewindowsplane...ialogboxes.jpg

Paul





Thanks Paul. What I would like is to display the balloons (and other types
of messages) indefinitely, and click them away myself when i'm done. Is this
supported by the utility?
My vision isn't getting any better these days. Besides that, I live alone
and often jumping around doing all sorts of things in the house while the
computer is running and doing its own thing. And I don't want to mis what's
going on behind my back...





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"s|b" schreef in bericht
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On Mon, 22 Feb 2016 20:15:20 +0100, Linea Recta wrote:

Today I got some message balloon at the task bar.
I was just going to read it (quite some text) and wham... before I had a
chance in hell to read a word the balloon was gone!
Why not let the user decide when he's done reading?

Absolutely useless this kind of non-interactivity...

Thanks for sharing. (?)

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I can't share what I can't read.



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On Tue, 23 Feb 2016 00:22:55 +0000, J. P. Gilliver (John) wrote:

You may at least be able to adjust the time.

Me? How's that? :-?

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