I was talking about this to Andy actually. This sort of follows the concept the Apple people use for their menus. Except we're moving all applications menus / buttons away from the application to a central location. You could, I guess, have a special tool bar that appears when a certain app is running and focused. Sort of like a hidden bar on the top of the screen (or where ever the use places it) and a hidden Engage like bar which appear when the mouse is moved towards them. We could, ofcourse, scape the whole hidden idea.
Take a look here for a partial mockup. http://www.deviantart.com/view/16144658/ http://www.deviantart.com/view/16144908/ On Tue, 15 Mar 2005 23:38:32 -0000, Martin White <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I agree that it would certainly seem to be a cleaner look and I guess > argueably more natural to how you would work at a conventional desk and I do > kindof like the idea... - there's a but coming :) > > But, I'm not convinced that removing the application's frame complete with > it's one stop shop of toolbars would necessarily be productive. All of a > sudden you'd now have to go through several mouse clicks to bring up the > menu, invariably a sub menu (even if it were contextual to the application) > and ultimately another click for the thing you want to do... > > However, to try and counter this with a constructive alternative, how about > moving the application's main toolbar icons to the icon bar and make that > contextual to the application that has focus (as well as the standard > launcher icons of course). > > I'm purely talking concept here, I've no idea if the hooks and links to make > this possible even exist. One day maybe I'll have the time to get a bit more > involved and learn how some of the code framework works. > > Regards, > Martin. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Thijs > Thiessens > Sent: 15 March 2005 20:29 > To: Enlightenment-users > Subject: [e-users] E Application framwork > > Hello! > > I've been experimenting with some code.. I want to build a kind of > framework that allows me to be working more naturally with a computer. > > Look at http://thies061.speed.planet.nl/libura/e/mockup/libura_Ecalc.png > > You'll see their a spreadsheet. Look at it if it was just a piece of > paper you have put on your desk. Depending on what you are currently use > the paper for and what types of data you are working on, the e17 main > menu should include the types of option that you need. The paper could > as easily be a word document: > http://thies061.speed.planet.nl/libura/e/mockup/libura_Ewriter.png > A PDF, a 3D environment a webpage or whatever. > > So I need to develop a way that includes dynamic changing of the e17 > menu based on the type of paper currently and the specific types of data > that has the focus. This way ( i think) could lead to a more elegant en > more natural way of viewing and working with applications in computing > environments. That is.. you roll a new piece of paper to your desktop en > specify what it should be: a letter, a presentation, a picture, a > message, a collection of financial records, a movie etc.. > > Any comments? Or suggestions? Or you think it's as stupid as hell. ;) > > Have a nice day all! > > Thijs Thiessens > > The Netherlands > > ------------------------------------------------------- > SF email is sponsored by - The IT Product Guide > Read honest & candid reviews on hundreds of IT Products from real users. > Discover which products truly live up to the hype. Start reading now. > http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=6595&alloc_id=14396&op=click > _______________________________________________ > enlightenment-users mailing list enlightenment-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/enlightenment-users > > ------------------------------------------------------- > SF email is sponsored by - The IT Product Guide > Read honest & candid reviews on hundreds of IT Products from real users. > Discover which products truly live up to the hype. Start reading now. > http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_ide95&alloc_id396&opclick > _______________________________________________ > enlightenment-users mailing list > enlightenment-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/enlightenment-users > -- Hisham Mardam Bey MSc (Computer Science) http://hisham.cc/ +9613609386 Codito Ergo Sum (I Code Therefore I Am) ------------------------------------------------------- SF email is sponsored by - The IT Product Guide Read honest & candid reviews on hundreds of IT Products from real users. Discover which products truly live up to the hype. Start reading now. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_ide95&alloc_id396&op=click _______________________________________________ enlightenment-users mailing list enlightenment-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/enlightenment-users
