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They are also known as Toasts. I believe that's what the Android SDK refers to that concept as, as well as many other libraries.
by bitdestroyer 14y ago
They are also known as Toasts. I believe that's what the Android SDK refers to that concept as, as well as many other libraries.
- masklinn 14y agoYeah: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toast_(computing) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toast_(computing) Though they're often known as merely "notifications", that's how Growl calls them and libnotify... well no need to spell it out.
- zackbloom 14y agoI had no idea they had a name, thanks!
- asveikau 14y agoI remember this as a Microsoft term, based on notifications from Outlook and MSN Messenger. The analogy is that it pops up like toast from a toaster.