[Ayatana] Integrating Application Search & Install

2010-04-24 Thread Frederik Nnaji
Is anybody currently working on integrating a FAYT aka FAST text search button/field featuring the incremental search algorithm used in the Run Application dialog into the Applications menu already?? right now, Application Search is hidden under Applications > Accessories . i would like to see it

Re: [Ayatana] Making workspaces great (branched from "Farewell to the notification area")

2010-04-24 Thread Dr. David Alan Gilbert
* Conscious User (consciousu...@aol.com) wrote: > > > While I like the basic concept, there are going to be severe limits. > > First off, what about vertical desktops? I have a 2x 2 setup, and its > > worked wonders for me for keeping organized. I personally can't stand > > the stick em all in the

Re: [Ayatana] Farewell to the notification area

2010-04-24 Thread Jim Rorie
On Fri, 2010-04-23 at 09:56 +0100, Mark Shuttleworth wrote: > I appreciate the desire to defend the users flow. That's a value we > share. But being dogmatic about that won't get the best result. We > should be sparing about interruptions, so that when we do them, people > pay attention. And we sh

Re: [Ayatana] Compact Menu View

2010-04-24 Thread Mario Vukelic
On Sat, 2010-04-24 at 03:33 +0530, Manish Sinha wrote: > I second this change to make Menu compact since most of the time > people don't use it (my observation). People prefer using toolbar > buttons (me included). Me too, because it's a single click for frequently-used features. >From this poi