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Author:   seanegan
Date:     2006-10-10 18:13:59 -0700 (Tue, 10 Oct 2006)

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+"System Tray" and NetworkManager
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+<p>Barring some emergency, we should have beta4 out sometime this week. Here
+are a few more of its features introduced last week</p>
+
+<h3>Notification Area Icon</h3>
+
+<p>Another very common question I hope to put to rest with beta4: when I close
+the buddy list window, Gaim should not exit but go to the 'notification area'
+or 'system tray.'</p>
+
+<p>Gaim users have been able to do this since 1999 by installing a special
+"applet" version of Gaim, and since 2003, the feature has been available for
+all Gaim users by loading the 'System Tray Icon' included with Gaim. Last week
+I removed the plugin and made the feature on for everyone.</p>
+
+<p>There's some controversy behind this change. The guidelines behind the 
+"system trays" on both Windows and UNIX-like operating systems say the 
+function should be used only for temporary, transient notifications. On 
+Windows, applications have avoided it, using the area as a place to provide
+access to applications without any windows, which many complain has
+cluttered this area to the point of uselessness.</p>
+
+<p>Despite this, many distributors of Gaim have taken to enable the feature
+by default, and it remains one of the most commonly requested features by
+people who have never checked the plugins. Because of this, we've turned 
+the "system tray icon" on for everyone.</p>
+
+<h3>NetworkManager</h3>
+
+<p>Another application that lives in the "system tray," even when it doesn't
+have any urgent notifications, is NetworkManager. NetworkManager is a really 
+cool system that makes connecting to various networks on Linux really, really 
+easy. It also provides a way for an application to be informed when the 
+network status changes: when a cable is unplugged, when you connect to a 
+wireless networ, etc.</p>
+
+<p>Thanks to work by Paul Betts, Gaim can now talk to NetworkManager when
+connecting to IM services. Before it logs in, it will make sure you're 
+connected to the network and, if not, connect you as soon as the network
+comes available. When the network goes away, Gaim will disconnect; when it comes back, it will reconnect.</p>
+
+<p>Thanks, Paul!</p>
+
+<center>
+<img src='http://gaim.sf.net/sean/images/notificationarea.png'/>
+</center>
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