Could be context menu such as alternate-click on the columns in Noise to hide/show, or it could mean having widgets in the UI such as the view mode switcher in Files/Slinshot/Noise, or even using automation to display what's relevant/necessary based on things like location or window size.
Best Regards, Daniel Foré El sep 30, 2012, a las 2:21 p.m., Craig <webe...@gmail.com> escribió: > "Contextual preferences" meaning what? Right-click menu? Per-widget > preferences/settings? > > On Sun, Sep 30, 2012 at 4:19 PM, Cassidy James <cass...@elementaryos.org> > wrote: >> I think it's worth revisiting; however, I believe that we'll be pushing to >> get rid of that menu entirely in as many places as possible in the near >> future. Instead, we'll focus on more contextual preferences and more >> intelligent defaults. I kind of think changing it for Luna and then phasing >> it put soon after would be unnecessary. >> >> On Sep 30, 2012 3:59 PM, "Keith Adair" <kjz...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> I think we'd be taking a major risk in changing that icon. To me, that cog >>> has grown to be an iconic symbol of the elementary project, along with the >>> two iterations of the "e" logo. It signifies simplification; that this >>> program is so simple that it only requires on simple sub menu for options. >>> A "lines" logo to me seems generic, and lacking in personality. The cog IS >>> elementary, and has been since the meager days of elementary-nautilus. It >>> seems to me that I would rather miss the little cog in exchange for a >>> generic icon. >>> >>> On Sep 30, 2012 1:34 PM, "Craig" <webe...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> I agree, Sam. I think this also highlights the importance of clearly >>>> defining the intentional function for various UI components. Perhaps it >>>> would be useful to separate out the various pieces of functionality into >>>> an "overflow" component and a "settings" component (or separate out the >>>> functionality differently). >>>> >>>> On Sun, Sep 30, 2012 at 3:19 PM, Sam Tate <s...@mtate.me.uk> wrote: >>>>> Greetings, >>>>> >>>>> I think it's useful to get a discussion going every now and then about >>>>> certain UX paradigms, no matter how small (we're all about attention to >>>>> detail, right?) >>>>> >>>>> I really don't like the AppMenu icon. The concept is great - Android uses >>>>> something very similar in the overflow menu, and other operating systems >>>>> probably do too. It's a fantastic way to hide less commonly used buttons >>>>> to stop the toolbar getting too cluttered. However, the cog icon doesn't >>>>> make any sense to me. It sends the message of "Settings/Preferences" to >>>>> the user, and this is not the only thing that the AppMenu is for. It >>>>> houses About pages, functions (e.g. "Rescan music folder") and more. >>>>> >>>>> It would make more sense to change the icon to something similar to >>>>> Chrome's "3 line" icon (http://i.imgur.com/ryKKG.png) which conveys the >>>>> message much better. >>>>> >>>>> We should ideally try to do this before Luna, since the AppMenu is such a >>>>> core part of the OS, and we don't want to alienate the flocks of new Luna >>>>> users in L+1 by changing it then ;) >>>>> >>>>> Thoughts? >>>>> >>>>> Sam Tate >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~elementary-dev-community >>>>> Post to : elementary-dev-community@lists.launchpad.net >>>>> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~elementary-dev-community >>>>> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~elementary-dev-community >>>> Post to : elementary-dev-community@lists.launchpad.net >>>> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~elementary-dev-community >>>> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >>> >>> -- >>> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~elementary-dev-community >>> Post to : elementary-dev-community@lists.launchpad.net >>> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~elementary-dev-community >>> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > > -- > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~elementary-dev-community > Post to : elementary-dev-community@lists.launchpad.net > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~elementary-dev-community > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
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