From 702fadd2837a0d3b982c86a79dae2d12d6683cec Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Joey Hess Date: Sun, 29 Jul 2012 13:52:57 -0400 Subject: blog for the day + screencast --- doc/design/assistant/blog/day_46__alert_messages.mdwn | 16 ++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+) create mode 100644 doc/design/assistant/blog/day_46__alert_messages.mdwn (limited to 'doc') diff --git a/doc/design/assistant/blog/day_46__alert_messages.mdwn b/doc/design/assistant/blog/day_46__alert_messages.mdwn new file mode 100644 index 000000000..d65b0b696 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/design/assistant/blog/day_46__alert_messages.mdwn @@ -0,0 +1,16 @@ +Some days I spend 2 hours chasing red herrings (like "perhaps my JSON ajax +calls arn't running asynchronoously?") that turn out to be a simple +one-word typo. This was one of them. + +However, I did get the sidebar displaying alert messages, which can be +easily sent to the user from any part of the assistant. This includes +transient alerts of things it's doing, which disappear once the action +finishes, and long-term alerts that are displayed until the user closes +them. It even supports rendering arbitrary Yesod widgets as alerts, so +they can also be used for asking questions, etc. + +Time for a screencast! For some reason `recordmydesktop` has the sound +running around 1 second ahead of the video in this, but I think you'll +still get the idea. + + -- cgit v1.2.3