Re: A cross-platform status icon api

[Bill Haneman <Bill Haneman Sun COM>]

Hi:

Nice feature; I can see a lot of accessibility questions related to it 
though. 

1) First, yes, allowing stock icons may be the best way to make these 
theme-compatible, which of course is vital.
2) Notifications are probably critical to accessibility;
3) If they react to the mouse, they need to react to the keyboard as 
well (feature-equivalently).
4) The timout may be an issue; certainly it needs to be configurable.
5) There is an implied focus problem; does the bubble steal focus when 
it demands attention?  Almost certainly it shouldn't, but otherwise how 
does the screenreader or magnifier user notice it?  We may need some 
kind of API for this - but the WM hints for urgency and attention don't 
seem to fit this case.

Calum, ideas?

Bill