I have to agree - the BUB ("Big Ubuntu Button") was a surprise, and I have
to agree with what you're saying here.With that being said, I like suggestion #4 the most - it makes it a little more obvious. Cheers, James Gifford http://jamesrgifford.com On Fri, Aug 12, 2011 at 2:20 PM, M. Adnan Quaium <adnan.qua...@linux.org.bd>wrote: > With the recent Unity update, the Ubuntu's 'circle of friends' button has > changed it's place from the left of the top panel to the top of the > Launcher. It seems a great move to me if the usability is considered. But to > my view, there is one problem with the new arrangement. I don't think the > Ubuntu-Button on the launcher is flashing it's importance properly to the > user. Let me explain it > > The launcher is the place for launch applications. From the stack of the > several app-buttons in the launcher, the Ubuntu-button is not > distinguishable and easily clickable. But it should be 'more focused' (or > flashy) as it is the 'start' button for almost everything in Ubuntu. So it > should be designed in such a way that at the first glance the user must know > this is the 'center for everything'. With the current interface, if a newbie > starts the Ubuntu for the first time, unless he is familiar with the > Big-Orange-Ubuntu-Button, he'll be confused with a series of squared-buttons > in the launcher as well as which one to click for starting his work! I think > the Ubuntu-button in the launcher doesn't shout at the user - "Click Me, > Dear!" > > The button should be stand out from the other buttons in the launcher. Take > an example of Windows, where the Windows logo button is placed quarter way > outside the bottom panel and which successfully catches the proper attention > of the user. Well ... no need to follow Windows, may be we can figure out a > more attractive way to make the Ubuntu-button more distinguishable from the > other launcher buttons. Remember, Ubuntu-Button is not an app button like > the rest of the launcher buttons, rather it is the heart of the usability of > Ubuntu, the starting point of using Ubuntu. So the button must be made stand > out from the rest of the launcher buttons. > > But, how can we make it more distinguishable than others? I've some > suggestions: > > 1. May be we can introduce an animated spinning Ubuntu-logo (like a wheel) > which spins all the time to attract the user and stops spinning at mouse > hovering. Or a 3D rotating Ubuntu-button can be introduced. > 2. The button may have a glowing effect all the time. As the other Launcher > buttons does not have a glowing effect, it surely can catch the attention of > a user. > 3. Or the Ubuntu-button can be much bigger than the rest of the buttons > (well ... then it would be a Windows idea). > 4. May be a separator can be put in between the Ubuntu buttons and the rest > of the buttons. > 5. Any more idea? Anyone? > > Regards > Adnan > > -- > M. Adnan Quaium > > URL: http://adnan.quaium.com > > > _______________________________________________ > 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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