> Yes and no. It replaces the always-visible-clunky-annoying shelf. The > shelf should become a dashboard-like view. To put something on the > shelf > you drag it to the shelf icon (which is attached to the edge of the > screen). The shelf takes up the whole screen, but is only visible when > it is needed. > > I don't think the shelf should be a dashboard view. It makes the > shelf modal, increasing the steps someone takes to get stuff on and > off it. Yet the shelf is something that will be used frequently -- > this is counter productive.
I think it was maybe Nicolas who suggested we have multiple shelves... maybe that's really the best way to go. One version would be a throw-stuff-at/minimize-to/double-click-title-bar-to-send-to the edge of the screen, somewhat like how the dock works now or how folder tabs worked in Classic. The second version would be full screen Dashboard-like overlay. I think both would work well, and serve different purposes. The "Edge Shelf" would be per-project, and would be a place to put things you plan to use in the short term -- or things you need to refer to or use a lot within a specific project. The "Overlay Shelf" would be global, and would be a place to put things you use consistently over the life of your system's usage. For example, I might treat it like Sticky notes, or I might store a Calculator there (something I access regularly, but not everyday). I think both are good ideas, and we don't necessarily have to choose one or the other. J. _______________________________________________ Etoile-discuss mailing list [email protected] https://mail.gna.org/listinfo/etoile-discuss
