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		vessenes on April 15, 2011 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ubuntu Unity usability testing results and analysi... This was my favorite -- DESIGNERS, THIS IS WHAT AD BLINDNESS LOOKS LIKE IN AN APP: Don't design stuff like this in, people don't notice it anymore. " Only 2/6 noticed an XChat Gnome notification, despite (1) a notification bubble appearing, (2) the Ubuntu button going blue, (3) the messaging menu envelope going blue, and (4) an emblem appearing on XChat Gnome's launcher. "

travisp on April 15, 2011 | [–]

As a non-typical user with two large monitors, I never notice gnome notifications. They're small and often on the monitor I'm not looking at.

hasenj on April 15, 2011 | [–]

Oh yea, I always miss when someone mentions my name in xchat.

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