I like OS X's approach, where minimized windows are sucked into the dock with the "genie effect" then it will have it's own icon there (screenshot<http://switchtoamac.com/guides/images/minimize_01.png>). This way, minimized and maximized windows are differentiated and you know where to find them.
Here's a wireframe--> http://img715.imageshack.us/img715/2829/minimizem.png. This solution will only work for overview-relayout, though. We have to think of something that would fit the master branch's Activities Overview. On Mon, Nov 15, 2010 at 11:24 PM, Allan Caeg <allanc...@ubuntu.com> wrote: > Hello, > > Just wanted to share a personal experience with GNOME Shell. One of its new > and unique attributes is not having the window list or any sort of > persistent widget that shows running apps or opened windows. This has > benefits, in theory, like helping the user focus on the foreground task. > > It's just worth noting that one of its potential downsides is it violates > the user's mental model, which makes it undesirable, even if it *may* help > increase productivity. With a window list, it's clear to the user where the > window goes when it's minimized and how to show it again. In GNOME Shell, > the only clear way to tell if a window is minimized is to check if it can't > be seen in the workspace, but it's shown in the Overview or Window Switcher > (alt+tab). Teling which windows are minimized or not may not have real > benefits, but it may be too disorienting for users. > > -- > Regards, > Allan > User Experience Designer > http://www.google.com/profiles/allancaeg#about<http://www.google.com/profiles/AllanCaeg> > +63 918 948 2520 > > -- Regards, Allan User Experience Designer http://www.google.com/profiles/allancaeg#about<http://www.google.com/profiles/AllanCaeg> +63 918 948 2520
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