[Ayatana] Two dimensional launcher?

2011-11-17 Thread Simon Čopi
There is not a lot of place to launch applications from launcher. I don't like that movable (scrolling) launcher to much. And searching for an application is also time consuming. For me is better to have a tool (an application icon) on a fixed, memorized position. Not at an movable scrolling

Re: [Ayatana] Two dimensional launcher?

2011-11-17 Thread Marco Biscaro
Do you mean something like Mac OS' Stacks? http://toastytech.com/guis/osx15stacksfan.png Em 17-11-2011 06:15, Simon C(opi escreveu: There is not a lot of place to launch applications from launcher. I don't like that movable (scrolling) launcher to much. And searching for an application is

Re: [Ayatana] Notifications in unity

2011-11-17 Thread Evan Huus
On Thu, Nov 17, 2011 at 11:59 AM, staticd staticd.growthecomm...@gmail.com wrote: Jo-Erlend: If you spend three hours a day using your computer, then you will have spent 10.920 hours during the next ten years. Is it more important that a user can use the system without learning anything, or

Re: [Ayatana] Notifications in unity

2011-11-17 Thread Jo-Erlend Schinstad
Den 17. nov. 2011 17:59, skrev staticd: *(II)Proposal:* 1)To satisfy Design principles and constraints (a) and (b): the notification behaviour remains as it is for the first two seconds, 2)_A mouse over_ after the delay will transform the notification to show a close and a help button(see

Re: [Ayatana] Two dimensional launcher?

2011-11-17 Thread supernova
What about a three dimensional side bar? Like the one in the picture... Supernova 2011/11/17 Marco Biscaro marcobiscaro2...@gmail.com: Do you mean something like Mac OS' Stacks? http://toastytech.com/guis/osx15stacksfan.png Em 17-11-2011 06:15, Simon Čopi escreveu: There is not a lot of

Re: [Ayatana] Notifications in unity

2011-11-17 Thread Jo-Erlend Schinstad
Den 17. nov. 2011 18:50, skrev Evan Huus: How about this as a sort of counter-proposal (still trying to solve the same root problems). The notification bubbles are associated with an indicator menu via a speech-bubble like tail. So an empathy message would be associated with the messaging

Re: [Ayatana] Notifications in unity

2011-11-17 Thread Omar B .
i agree with you. My dad has spent over 20.000 hours in front of a computer and he only knows how to use firefox, send an email,  open a pdf and maybe login to skype (he cant install it without help). am sure another 10.920 hours will pass and he wont know much else. and as of younger

Re: [Ayatana] The dash should display recent stuff.

2011-11-17 Thread Josh Strawbridge
i dunno about best possible use but it is a great idea and i think it could be useful for a lot of people. the problem that would arise for me is that my computer use is quite a bit different than that. i don't like e-mail clients, i don't really blog (i have a few but i don't use them as much as

Re: [Ayatana] The dash should display recent stuff.

2011-11-17 Thread Jo-Erlend Schinstad
Den 17. nov. 2011 19:36, skrev Josh Strawbridge: i dunno about best possible use but it is a great idea and i think it could be useful for a lot of people. the problem that would arise for me is that my computer use is quite a bit different than that. i don't like e-mail clients, i don't really

[Ayatana] rotating side bar

2011-11-17 Thread supernova
Hi all, what do you think about this idea? Supernova attachment: Trinity2.jpg___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ayatana Post to : ayatana@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ayatana More help :

Re: [Ayatana] Two dimensional launcher?

2011-11-17 Thread Josh Strawbridge
i like the idea. i actually used the gnome 2 panel drawers on a launcher panel i had on the left side of my screen before natty. so my setup was actually a lot like what you seem to have described. these days i've taken to doing the same thing with a quicklist. for example i stuck all the

Re: [Ayatana] rotating side bar

2011-11-17 Thread Mark Curtis
What does this accomplish? How does one navigate it? Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2011 23:10:15 +0100 From: supernova...@gmail.com To: ayatana@lists.launchpad.net Subject: [Ayatana] rotating side bar Hi all, what do you think about this idea? Supernova ___

Re: [Ayatana] Two dimensional launcher?

2011-11-17 Thread Ian Santopietro
I wouldn't mind it. It would be like folders in Android or iOS, no? I've never been big on folders in other, mobile OSs, but I know a lot of people would use this. Plus, it would give people another way to replicate the Gnome2 menu hierarchy. On Thu, Nov 17, 2011 at 15:24, Josh Strawbridge

[Ayatana] Making ubuntu more praktical by adding a taskbar

2011-11-17 Thread Levan Chelidze
ubuntus new dash is not really practical because you lose a lot of time searching folders you are using and running software for exampled here is how my windows looks when i am working http://i.imgur.com/YpCQZ.png you can see task bar shows all the running software and folders i am using so i

Re: [Ayatana] rotating side bar

2011-11-17 Thread supernova
four sides on the same bar, meaning one for each Desktop! go on side bar,scroll it...and have 4 desktop on one bar, that now is 3D... Supernova 2011/11/17 Mark Curtis merkin...@hotmail.com: What does this accomplish? How does one navigate it? Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2011 23:10:15 +0100 From:

Re: [Ayatana] Notifications in unity

2011-11-17 Thread James Jenner
On 18 November 2011 03:54, Jo-Erlend Schinstad joerlend.schins...@gmail.com wrote: Den 17. nov. 2011 17:59, skrev staticd: Why? This is something people have complained about in Windows for many years. After logging in; System: «Java must be upgraded» User: «Oh, but I just wanted to read

Re: [Ayatana] Making ubuntu more praktical by adding a taskbar

2011-11-17 Thread Omar B .
i think what you're asking for is an option for applications *not to stack* ? i think windows vista and kde have this option. that is what you did in your last screen/mockup. But you were duplicating the launcher. What you want is to take what you did in the right side and place that in the

Re: [Ayatana] Notifications in unity

2011-11-17 Thread Omar B .
- the items that now hide inside the MM are the icons (or what used to be icons in the panel/systray). ref. https://a248.e.akamai.net/assets.github.com/img/15183cadf2a9cdd7781aea9a6a22b84455adf703/687474703a2f2f6935342e74696e797069632e636f6d2f32343136787a6f2e706e67 - users used to spot these

Re: [Ayatana] Notifications in unity

2011-11-17 Thread Jo-Erlend Schinstad
Den 18. nov. 2011 04:51, skrev Omar B.: - the items that now hide inside the MM are the icons (or what used to be icons in the panel/systray). ref.

Re: [Ayatana] Overlay scrollbars

2011-11-17 Thread Christian Giordano
Hi guys, On Thu, Oct 6, 2011 at 6:15 PM, Stefanos A. stapos...@gmail.com wrote: Two things I'd love to see improved (over the 12.04 video): (a) as, the OP suggests, hide the arrows quicker when the mouse moves away. This solves the resize vs scroll issue, and makes the GUI feel faster to

Re: [Ayatana] Overlay scrollbars

2011-11-17 Thread Christian Giordano
On Fri, Oct 7, 2011 at 2:12 PM, SorinN nemes.so...@gmail.com wrote: Normal desktop user ? No one think about ? It is not just about saving screen real-estate but also to remove chrome/clutter. Best, chr ___ Mailing list: