Improve Ubuntu One's integration with Unity
* Provide visual feedback for desktopcouch (i.e. contacts/notes etc.) replication.
* Improve visual feedback whilst uploading - 'if you have a lot of files this could take a while' and progress bar and option to cancel
Blueprint information
- Status:
- Started
- Approver:
- Jason Warner
- Priority:
- Undefined
- Drafter:
- None
- Direction:
- Approved
- Assignee:
- Ubuntu One Client Engineering team
- Definition:
- Approved
- Series goal:
- None
- Implementation:
- Started
- Milestone target:
- None
- Started by
- Joshua Hoover
- Completed by
Related branches
Related bugs
Whiteboard
Work items:
[unity-design-team] find a new way to show synchronized items other than emblems: TODO
[desktop+] Add my favorite synced folders to the Ubuntu One dynamic quicklist (other than the music folder): TODO
[u1desktop+] Fix the wording of the "Show activity notifications" checkbox: TODO
[u1 desktop+] use new way to set urgency in launcher: TODO
[canonical-dx-team] libunity will call back the syncdaemon service when the application is open: TODO
[desktop+] remove the popup dialog if the free space situation is corrected: TODO
[desktop+] open the control panel minimized and set to urgent just like update manager: TODO
[jcastro] investigate which list to use for developers using unity as opposed to developing unity: TODO
== UDS session notes ==
Problem: Ubuntu One uses emblems to show sync state, but the Dash doesn't show them
- inconsistent with the file browser
- current plan is for the Dash never to show emblems
- whose job is it to find an alternative way of presenting sync state?
[unity-design-team] Either approve emblems in the Dash, or design a reasonable replacement for showing that files are in particular states
Related problem: Nautilus shows Ubuntu One and other emblems as user-settable when they should not be
- readonly
- unreadable
- synchronizing
- ubuntuone-
- ubuntuone-updating
- ubuntuone-
Problem: Some people get inundated with file sync notification bubbles
- it's not obvious enough how to turn it off
[u1desktop+] Fix the wording of the "Show activity notifications" checkbox
Problem: When someone runs out of free space, they need to be notified and optionally take action
- buy more space, or delete files
- current implementation: messaging menu
- dismissing when first seen, but somehow reminded once in a while
- perhaps opening the control panel when running out of space, but making the out-of-space situation very explicit
- alternatively: open an alert box in the background
- needs DX help to ensure this works properly
- alert box should close if the problem solves itself (ie, more space available)