Yes, it already exists. You only need to install CompizConfig Settings Manager (CCSM) from Ubuntu Software Center and go to the Unity plugin and set the background lighting to toggle :)
2011/5/3 Bartosz <gan...@poczta.onet.pl> > Hi All. > Thanks Niklas for this great mockup. > > The first/most left screen is what I would like to create in Unity. > I didn't think about fading icons. > > Currently my desktop look like this: > http://di.com.pl/pic/photo/oryginal/launcher_1304076215.jpg > With opened Firefox, Writer, Shotwell and GIMP, it is hard to find (on > my small screen) which application is currently opened. > > First solution from mockup it's resolve my problems perfectly. > Can I implement this feature? > > > Best Regards > Bartosz > > > 2011/5/3 Niklas Rosenqvist <niklas.s.rosenqv...@gmail.com>: > > Here I have the finished mockup of how this configurable feature could > > work. For the future, what is the best way to share images with the > > ayatana mailing list? Is it by attaching the image to the email or > > upload it like I've done now? > > > > Here is the link: > > http://i.imgur.com/bnIAE.png > > > > 2011/5/3 Niklas Rosenqvist <niklas.s.rosenqv...@gmail.com>: > >> Yeah me too, I will get working on a mockup tomorrow so that it's easier > to > >> imagining the end result! > >> > >> On 03/05/11 01:11, Evan Huus wrote: > >>> > >>> On Mon, May 2, 2011 at 6:03 PM, Niklas Rosenqvist > >>> <niklas.s.rosenqv...@gmail.com> wrote: > >>>> > >>>> Well what about making it toggle on the cursor hovering the launcher? > And > >>>> maybe resaturate (maybe partially) the current hovered item? > >>> > >>> So it's saturated normally, but when the mouse moves over it only > >>> running programs (and maybe the hovered launcher) remain saturated? I > >>> like the sound of that. My only worry is that new users will think > >>> they shouldn't interact with it since it desaturates when you mouse > >>> over. > >>> > >>> Still, I would be interested in playing with a mockup of that for a > >>> while and seeing how well it works in reality. > >>> > >>> Evan > >>> > >>>> On 02/05/11 23:57, Evan Huus wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>> On Mon, May 2, 2011 at 5:24 PM, Niklas Rosenqvist > >>>>> <niklas.s.rosenqv...@gmail.com> wrote: > >>>>>> > >>>>>> I just read Bartosz mail about that the running applications aren't > >>>>>> always > >>>>>> so easy to see and got an idea. Some icon sets, like Faenza which I > >>>>>> use, > >>>>>> is > >>>>>> very colorful and since the icons are squared they almost fill the > >>>>>> whole > >>>>>> icon place holder so that the illuminated background isn't helping > very > >>>>>> much. Therefore for the next iteration of Unity it would be nice to > >>>>>> have > >>>>>> a > >>>>>> option to desaturate (grey-out) applications which aren't running. > So > >>>>>> that > >>>>>> the toggle function illuminates the background and makes it easy to > >>>>>> spot > >>>>>> the > >>>>>> coloured applications instead in midst of the grey ones. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> What are your thoughts on that? > >>>>> > >>>>> I'm not sure that would work very well: the default launcher would > end > >>>>> up this ugly grey strip since no programs are run when you first log > >>>>> on. As an user-selected option it might be ok though. > >>>>> > >>>>> Evan > >>>> > >>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ayatana > >>>> Post to : ayatana@lists.launchpad.net > >>>> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ayatana > >>>> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > >>>> > >> > >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ayatana > > Post to : ayatana@lists.launchpad.net > > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ayatana > > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > > >
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