[Ayatana] Visualizing Fitts's Law

2011-05-22 Thread Thorsten Wilms
Hi! Thrown around so often one might develop allergic reactions to it, there seems to be some confusion about what Fitts's law is about. Many seem to associate it with the the fast to hit edges and corners of the screen thing. The origin of this popular ideas is likely http://www.asktog.com/

[Ayatana] Community Proposed Unity Design Document

2011-05-22 Thread Arian van Gend
Hello every one, After using Ubuntu for a few years now, I've developed more and more interest in the design decisions that are made by the wonderful design team on the one hand, and the community input on the other. It seems hard sometimes to reach across the schism that at times seems to exist b

Re: [Ayatana] Thoughts on Unity design

2011-05-22 Thread Ed Lin
On Sun, May 22, 2011 at 6:02 AM, Ralph Green wrote: >  If this is some kind of principle that guides the decision to use > the global menu, then it is time to change.  I am quite experienced > with the mouse and how to use it.  I use as much acceleration as is > reasonable.  It would not be an imp

Re: [Ayatana] Launcher Icon for Compiz Scale Plugin

2011-05-22 Thread Ed Lin
On Sat, May 21, 2011 at 12:40 AM, Niklas Rosenqvist wrote: > 2011/5/20 Ed Lin >> alternatively: >> keep the current button design of the workspace switcher and extend it >> so you can add and remove certain special buttons such as the spread >> view or "show desktop" via a yet to be written launc

Re: [Ayatana] Thoughts on Unity design

2011-05-22 Thread David Regev
The equation doesn’t break down here because you’re not supposed to put in ∞. Although the edge may theoretically be infinitely long, it’s not in practice. Any human being aiming at the edge will stop within a certain distance past the edge. That means that, effectively, *W* is a certain fixed quan

Re: [Ayatana] Thoughts on Unity design

2011-05-22 Thread Ralph Green
On 5/22/11, Ed Lin wrote: > On Sun, May 22, 2011 at 6:02 AM, Ralph Green wrote: >> If this is some kind of principle that guides the decision to use >> the global menu, then it is time to change. I am quite experienced >> with the mouse and how to use it. I use as much acceleration as is >> re