On Sat, Nov 12, 2011 at 23:35, Cyrille Ngassam Nkwenga <cyri...@gmail.com>wrote:
> Hello Guy, I want to share with you my thoughts on the default Dash > everybody seems to have issue with the actual one. > But before let me explain the problem I want to solve with this design: > Currently , in Unity there is not a good way to manage multiple windows of > the same Intance. up to now it is not worse, we can deal with it. but what > if I want to have a sight of my whole Activity ? Expose or Grid doesn't > give an answer. That what my design try to solve, and by the way , > indirectly propose a way to manage multiple windows (instances) of the same > apps. that is the core of the Dash, and as extra, We have a Pinned App > category, Available Updates ( sorry in the pic I wrote "availible" , don't > blame me for that) and option to shutdown , log out, lock screen and more. > > before you ask : why is Gedit doing in the development Category ? The > answer is : As gedit is running, the Dash looks for the extension of the > opened files. If it is one of a programming language : c, cpp, html, css, > py, java ... then the Dash lists that instance in the Development Category. > > The cross over the Pinned App just mean that clicking will unpin that App. > The cross over the App in Activity mean that clicking it will close that > instance. > > Sorry the spelling , I'm not a native speaker. > And, yeah I did it with my Hand, sorry for the quality > Thanks > > what i do like about your mockup is the idea, that the window previews would be gridded out into the dash, that's beautiful. i wouldn't like thumbs, but small previews with titles would be great. what i love about your concept, is that you suggest a semantic connection between the apps currently in use and the way the Dash adapts it's search results to this fact. That's intelligent. The next step would be "used with", a function within Zeitgeist, it can remember what item USER usually uses simultaneously with what other item. That's complementary to your intelligence addition.
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