Re: [Ayatana] BFB (Dash Home button) does not match reference design

2012-01-25 Thread David Gorski
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ILTJDiDCd25Npt2AmgzF8aOnZZECxTfM0hvsbWT2BxA/edit?hl=en_US. I really like it and would love for it to implemented in 12.04. Looks alot better imo. -Dave On Wed, Jan 25, 2012 at 1:49 PM, Ryan Gauger wrote: > On 01/22/2012 10:34 PM, David Gorski wrote: > > T

[Ayatana] BFB (Dash Home button) does not match reference design

2012-01-22 Thread David Gorski
The current BFB (Dash Home Button) does not match the original reference design. I know this isn't anything major, however it looks much more visually slick/professional and shouldn't be hard to implement. What do you think? A comparison image can be found here: https://launchpadlibrarian.net/9079

Re: [Ayatana] new proposal for notifications / indicators

2011-12-06 Thread David
that Ubuntu doesn't even > have any more!) would be visible by default, but a clock would not. With me menu it didn't mean to use it 100% like we had it. That's why i added like gnome-shell. What if we would remove the "me menu" and show the clock instead? A probl

Re: [Ayatana] new proposal for notifications / indicators

2011-12-06 Thread David
Hi, i didn't explained my idea good enough and you and probably others have understand me wrong.so i try to explain with different words. the basic idea is that when you turn the computer on it shows the minimum of indicators thats possible.http://unity.exemo.net/panel_beginning.png you can expand

[Ayatana] new proposal for notifications / indicators

2011-11-29 Thread David
launcher? dash? - should we show the network-indicator as long as you have never been connected - people might not know how to connect to the internet - what are other problems with this? I am working on a mockup (in form of a webpage) so that you can try it out and see how it would work/l

Re: [Ayatana] The dash should display recent stuff.

2011-11-14 Thread David
s what the Amazon Fire does. They even show the latest websites you used etc. > What do you think? I like that idea David Reichling ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ayatana Post to : ayatana@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchp

Re: [Ayatana] workspaces and multimonitor

2011-11-05 Thread Dr. David Alan Gilbert
eally nice; I've had that on a pair of 20" 4:3 LCDs and being able to see 4 full size pages while editing is great. (and yes, you switch workplaces when you want to check mail or go and look something up on the web etc). Dave -- -Open up your eyes, open up your mind, open

Re: [Ayatana] Are Workspaces the right model?

2011-11-05 Thread Dr. David Alan Gilbert
a > minimalist file-and-widget manager window with wallpaper in each > set. Dave -- -Open up your eyes, open up your mind, open up your code --- / Dr. David Alan Gilbert| Running GNU/Linux | Happy \ \ gro.gilbert @ t

Re: [Ayatana] semi-transparent indicator menus

2011-10-30 Thread David
I think they need to make unity more themeable so theme's like the one you propose can be made. - ikt - Original Message - From: "frederik nnaji" To: "Matt Richardson" Cc: ayatana@lists.launchpad.net Sent: Sunday, 30 October, 2011 8:31:58 PM Subject: Re: [Ayatana] semi-transparent indi

Re: [Ayatana] Proposes to change launcher's behaviour with multiple windows

2011-10-19 Thread David
ubject: Re: [Ayatana] Proposes to change launcher's behaviour with multiple windows Den 18. okt. 2011 17:38, skrev David: > "In my opinion, every icon that has multiple windows should work as a > stack, popping up the most recently used window from that group, one at > a ti

Re: [Ayatana] Proposes to change launcher's behaviour with multiple windows

2011-10-18 Thread David
"In my opinion, every icon that has multiple windows should work as a stack, popping up the most recently used window from that group, one at a time instead of the whole group." Something is not right with the unity launcher for sure, multiple windows of the same application is a massive pita a

[Ayatana] Overlapping window buttons and panel on the same side

2011-10-15 Thread Dr. David Alan Gilbert
ere a window opens and you want to hit the maximise straight away or similar. Dave -- -Open up your eyes, open up your mind, open up your code --- / Dr. David Alan Gilbert| Running GNU/Linux | Happy \ \ gro.gilbert @ treblig.org | | I

[Ayatana] Unity in Ubuntu 11.10 - Thank You!

2011-10-14 Thread David Barth
your help and contributions to the Unity project. It is very important for us to continue making Unity the best Shell for the Ubuntu Desktop. Thank You All! David ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ayatana Post to : ayatana@lists.launchpad.net

Re: [Ayatana] Session management in the dash

2011-10-10 Thread David
I don't understand, I thought the way to shutdown/logout etc was by clicking on the cog in the top right and selecting shut down...? - ikt - Original Message - From: "Carl Ansell" To: "ayatana" Sent: Tuesday, 11 October, 2011 2:42:15 AM Subject: [Ayatana] Session management in the dash

Re: [Ayatana] super+n+up/down/home to rearrange launcher icons.

2011-09-27 Thread David
I like the idea, but wouldn't it mean coding a delay before Unity actually launches the program? Otherwise, how will it know whether you want to launch or just move the icon? I've been thinking of something similar for a while; my idea was to have launchers that opened more than one program a

Re: [Ayatana] Workspace switcher needs redesign

2011-09-18 Thread Dr. David Alan Gilbert
me2's (and KDE and everything else) ability to run with a 2d layout of workspaces to the Gnome3 limit of 1d; I get used to the spatial layout. Dave -- -Open up your eyes, open up your mind, open up your code --- / Dr. David Alan Gilbert| Running

Re: [Ayatana] Software center icon needs designers minds, and new humanity desktop methafor.

2011-09-07 Thread David
I see many criticisms yet a lack of proposals for a suitable replacement. >> Without an explaination, people could dismiss that icon thinking "I >> don't want to buy applications, I'll go to the internet and see where >> I can get some free .exes" :-p There was a variation of that issue with t

Re: [Ayatana] Comments on the Device & User Menu specs

2011-08-04 Thread David
r did this! <3 - Original Message - From: "David" To: "nick rundy" , ayatana@lists.launchpad.net Sent: Wednesday, 3 August, 2011 3:00:19 AM Subject: Re: [Ayatana] Comments on the Device & User Menu specs Would it be possible to have: Power users > show

Re: [Ayatana] Comments on the Device & User Menu specs

2011-08-02 Thread David
Would it be possible to have: Power users > show mounted icons on launcher Like the old: gnome > show mounted devices on desktop ? I prefer having neither showing as I usually only access my device once after I plug it in, and it can appear poorly organised if there are 4+ devices mounted sho

Re: [Ayatana] Focus follows pointer (Was: Re: Understanding the menu problem.)

2011-05-31 Thread Dr. David Alan Gilbert
a realy > tiling WM and if you really care about speed and efficiency best thing > you could do is throw out your mouse and learn the keyboard controls. Yeuch tiling; feels like a straight jacket! Dave -- -Open up your eyes, open up your mind, open up your code --- / D

Re: [Ayatana] Thoughts on Unity design

2011-05-23 Thread David Regev
On Mon, May 23, 2011 at 08:05, Ed Lin wrote: > W in this context depends on acceleration curve and distance, it's not > fixed! That's the reason one may be tempted to start calculating with > infinity and mathematically speaking its use is absolutely correct. "You are > not supposed to" doesn't

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

2011-05-19 Thread David Stevenson
18/creating-an-ubuntu-power-user-community/ I think this is a positive way forward. And I believe such tweaks should in time become part of the default build, but that is less important than they are available to me, and any one else who wants them. David __

Re: [Ayatana] Ubuntu welcome center

2011-05-13 Thread David Stevenson
feel the 'one default system fits all' approach makes Ubuntu look much like some other commercial offerings. The software centre is a important part of what makes Ubuntu different, and introducing new users to it on the first boot is important. David

Re: [Ayatana] Lenses need a method to provide attribution for APIs

2011-04-06 Thread David Callé
t;about:sources" search. For example, the Books Lens has 4 different sources (Google Books, OpenLibrary, Project Gutenberg and Google Images) via 3 API (Google Books, Google Images and Blekko) and there will be more... I would be happy with a solution keeping the actual visual style, displaying

[Ayatana] Integrate Alt-tab with Unity Launcher

2011-04-04 Thread David Gorski
-down windows previews. My solution to this would be to bring up the Unity launcher and show a "highlight" that moves between open applications when alt-tab is pressed. What do guys think about this? -- This message was sent from Launchpad by David Gorski (https://launchpad.net/~theseawo

Re: [Ayatana] Detached menus and not-click-to-focus

2011-03-29 Thread Dr. David Alan Gilbert
pport a delay before focus switches. > Perhaps that feature could be re-implemented ;) I've used sloppy focus on metacity for years; always seemed to work well for me. Dave -- -Open up your eyes, open up your mind, open up your code --- / Dr. David Alan Gilbert|

Re: [Ayatana] Design problem: Menus hidden by default in Unity

2011-03-28 Thread David Stevenson
en try to find a highest common multiple and force everyone to use it. FOSS is about choice, not conforming to predefined norms. David ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ayatana Post to : ayatana@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://laun

Re: [Ayatana] List of running windows of an application in the launcher quicklist

2011-03-27 Thread David
Hi, i did a mockup already some time ago: http://unity.exemo.net/7/ click on firefox to see how it could look David Reichling 2011/3/27 Tomasz Janusz : > Yes, i created smillar bug on Launchpad in last week and we can merge it. > And I agree "Expo" effect is pretty, but n

[Ayatana] Detached menus and not-click-to-focus

2011-03-26 Thread Dr. David Alan Gilbert
I have to carefully run my mouse up through a gap between other windows until I get to the panel - otherwise it'll switch to the menu for the other app. Dave -- -Open up your eyes, open up your mind, open up your code --- / Dr. David Alan Gilbert| Running GNU/Linux

Re: [Ayatana] Activities/Downloads Unity Place

2011-03-19 Thread David
Hi, +1 see this https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Ayatana/ProgressIndication but i don't know what is the actual state of planning. because this idea is already old David Reichling 2011/3/19 Peterson Silva : > There's already a file transfer indicator =) Adapting it to also show > download

Re: [Ayatana] Design problems in general

2011-03-16 Thread David
re elements of unity. but give me some time ... David Reichling 2011/3/16 Thorsten Wilms : > On 03/16/2011 02:21 PM, Scott Kitterman wrote: >> >> On Wednesday, March 16, 2011 09:01:59 am Thorsten Wilms wrote: > >>> Sometimes the problem may be certain users stubbornness rat

Re: [Ayatana] Design problems in general

2011-03-16 Thread David Stevenson
mmands and some prefer using the mouse. In simplifying the UI we are reducing choice. I like simple I also like choice I am optimistic we will end up with a good design, but for me there is a lot more discussion to go. David ___ Mailing li

[Ayatana] how could we switch better between windows?

2011-03-15 Thread David
ch we get: some unnamed doc... some unnamed doc... some unnamed doc... some unnamed doc... Would it be technically possible to get in that case something like: some unnamed ... 1 some unnamed ... 2 some unnamed ... 3 some unnamed ... 4 What do you think? David Reichling ps: now that natty comes clos

Re: [Ayatana] No one will ever use the upper-left Ubuntu button

2011-03-15 Thread David
t clicking the button just takes you back to the clutter you were trying to avoid by splitting the icons in the first place. what do you think. What if we remove apps and places icons and put it at the first page of the dash David Reichling ___ Mailing l

Re: [Ayatana] folders for unity

2011-03-13 Thread David
Hi, you can forget the ubuntu one logo. It was already in the mockup and i put the folder somewhere randomly. of course there would be an other icon. my idea is more to have a folder where you can put a few shortcuts. Not something like show ~/Music in the launcher David Reichling 2011/3/13 M

[Ayatana] folders for unity

2011-03-13 Thread David
find more types of "folders" http://unity.exemo.net/6/ Click on Firefox, Ubuntu One and Nautilus to see it in action What do you think? David Reichling ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ayatana Post to : ayatana@lists.launchpad.net

Re: [Ayatana] No one will ever use the upper-left Ubuntu button

2011-03-13 Thread David
g and drop 2 Docks: unity.exemo.net SlideUpDown unity.exemo.net/4 flipp over unity.exemo.net/5 different flipp over what do you say? David Reichling 2011/3/13 David : > Hi, > can someone tell me how to make a new thread here? > I tried twice to send an mail to ayatana@lists.launchpad.net

Re: [Ayatana] Menu bar integrated in title bar in Unity

2011-02-18 Thread David Stevenson
bar is vastly reduced when it isn't at the > screen's edge. For that reason alone, and despite its logical and > aesthetic elegance, I think we have to reject this idea. Have users really been having problems clicking on menus? I know we are all different but I would not

[Ayatana] [Bug 711396] Re: segfault in nux::IOpenGLFrameBufferObject::Deactivate

2011-02-01 Thread David Callé
There is a workaround in bug description #711401 https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unity/+bug/711401 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ayatana Discussion, which is a bug assignee. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/711396 Title: segfault in nux::IOpenGLFram

Re: [Ayatana] Usability - Useless effect when clicking an icon (Unity)

2010-12-10 Thread David Prieto
> > I suggest that if there's a single window and it's not already > focused, focus that window; and if it's already focused, put a glowing > halo border around it which stays until the user's mouse leaves the > window's Unity launcher icon. > I like that. How about using that pulsing effect that

Re: [Ayatana] More complete Applications view

2010-12-05 Thread David Stevenson
large icon give 'more' but not sure if it is necessary to indicate this or how. I would ask that the categories are configurable, to me an important part of any open desktop is the ability to set it up as you want it. David ___ Mailing list: h

Re: [Ayatana] "fileless" paradigm

2010-11-13 Thread David Stevenson
ated in topic and have the "projects" searchable or tagged by their > keyword. > > On Nov 13, 2010 2:55 PM, "David Stevenson" wrote: > > On 13/11/10 19:00, frederik.nn...@gmail.com wrote: >> On Fri, Nov 12, 2010 at 23:39, Appi snip > >&g

Re: [Ayatana] "fileless" paradigm (was: File menu)

2010-11-13 Thread David Stevenson
ets. A directory of a software project I worked on, docs, source & executables. One for the waterskiing, mostly videos, but some docs and saved web pages. I could go on but it would show how chaotic my filing is. So I am open to a better way to organise my life, but I do have my doubts that

Re: [Ayatana] Messaging Menu and the MeMenu

2010-11-08 Thread David Callé
Le lundi 08 novembre 2010 à 17:17 -0600, appi2...@gmail.com a écrit : > On Mon, Oct 4, 2010 at 4:40 AM, Matthew Paul Thomas > wrote: > Perhaps someone could > sketch what a combined menu might look like? > > Here's a mockup. > > MeMenu.png > > The only thing I'm not happy about

Re: [Ayatana] How to handle multi-window launcher icons

2010-11-04 Thread David Prieto
at point, using the old task bar, I could just right-click the relevant task-bar entry and choose "close", but I can't do that with the current iteration of the launcher. Please consider that case too. Thanks, David. ___ Mailing list:

Re: [Ayatana] How to handle multi-window launcher icons

2010-11-03 Thread David Prieto
the new launcher for that. Is this the problem you are trying to solve with your "window spread"? > Well, I think I brought up several cases where having the spread was handier, but that would be the main problem to solve, yes. That was my favourite featu

Re: [Ayatana] Why are the MeMenu and the messaging applet two separate things?

2010-11-02 Thread David Hamm
@http://i.imgur.com/kkiPP.png https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Ayatana/FileContextMenu https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SoundMenu at least it follows a well tested and approved pattern. I say go for it! ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ayatana Post to : ayat

Re: [Ayatana] Why are the MeMenu and the messaging applet two separate things?

2010-11-02 Thread David Prieto
here are yet other options: - Show both icons, side by side. - Alternate both of them. - Use a different icon that shows both events by e.g. combining an envelope with a speech bubble, or using a different colour. What's your take on those, Matthew? Cheers, David.

Re: [Ayatana] How to handle multi-window launcher icons

2010-11-02 Thread David Prieto
eally don't see a way to have them in the launcher's current implementations. Cheers, David. ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ayatana Post to : ayatana@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ayatana More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp

[Ayatana] Why are the MeMenu and the messaging applet two separate things?

2010-11-02 Thread David Prieto
I originally sent this as a question for Askubuntu, but got no reply: http://askubuntu.com/questions/10688/why-are-the-memenu-and-the-messaging-applet-two-separate-things "When I look at them, their functionality seems to overlap so much that they could almost be merged: - The MA is used to o

Re: [Ayatana] Unity Sidebar Background

2010-11-01 Thread David Prieto
I proposed something similar to Launchpad the other day: https://bugs.launchpad.net/unity/+bug/666768 "I started using Unity on my desktop very recently and I love how it's shaping up, but I think that the left sidebar would look much better if its background were translucent to a degree instead o

Re: [Ayatana] Global Menu on the Desktop

2010-11-01 Thread David Hamm
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Re: [Ayatana] How to handle multi-window launcher icons

2010-11-01 Thread David Prieto
Christian, thanks for your reply: Hi David, can you state a precise use case when this would be useful? > - For minimizing a window from the launcher. Right now you can restore them but not minimize them, so the process lacks symmetry. Of course you can minimize it from the title

Re: [Ayatana] Global Menu on the Desktop

2010-11-01 Thread David Prieto
Hi, I don't mean to sound rude, but did you even read the answers to the link > you posted? > One of them shows this blueprint which wouldn't use the global menu for the > desktop version. > > https://blueprints.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+spec/packageselection-desktop-n-specialized-unity-form-factor >

[Ayatana] How to handle multi-window launcher icons

2010-10-31 Thread David Prieto
Hi, One of the few problems I have with Unity is that there is no way to perform window-specific actions from the launcher: everything is app-specific. I can press the launcher icon to focus an app's most recent window, but I can't focus a specific window. I can't minimize a window by clicking the

Re: [Ayatana] Sound theme - startup

2010-10-31 Thread David Stevenson
hen silence is more suitable. David ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ayatana Post to : ayatana@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ayatana More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp

Re: [Ayatana] Handling workspaces in Unity's launcher

2010-10-30 Thread David Prieto
Hi Seb, An other Mockup : > http://ubuntuone.com/p/Mxz/ > > - On-click in the top workspace : go to the workspace > - Two-click in the top workspace : show "expose" of the workspace, with > full "drag & drop" options. > - Workspace with white large border = current workspace > - > : option menu >

Re: [Ayatana] Handling workspaces in Unity's launcher

2010-10-30 Thread David Prieto
Regarding one of Conscious User's comments: Overall, in my opinion, the idea seems to add clutter and complexity > without bringing too many advantages. > I just noticed this proposal actually removes clutter in a way, because it needs less elements on screen. Since all open apps appear inside a

Re: [Ayatana] Handling workspaces in Unity's launcher

2010-10-29 Thread David Prieto
Hi David, Well it is not a problem if you only use the apps already on the bar, > and I think that is more the intended use. > But I agree this is a problem with Unity design, I would like icons to > be in a fixed position. Particularly the non app icons like workspaces. > What I me

Re: [Ayatana] Handling workspaces in Unity's launcher

2010-10-29 Thread David Stevenson
On 29/10/10 11:14, David Prieto wrote: For > example, right now the user does not have a fixed point in screen to reach > the workspace switcher because it will move up and down depending on the > number of open apps. > > I don't really think it's a problem, but even if

Re: [Ayatana] Handling workspaces in Unity's launcher

2010-10-29 Thread David Prieto
Hi Seb, thanks for taking part again. > I love my idea :p but i see one big problem : > - this solution use many vertical space in the screen. If we show the > "favorites applications", the "direct access : nautilus + apps + trash" and > 4 workspaces with, for each workspaces, 3 applications, we

Re: [Ayatana] Handling workspaces in Unity's launcher

2010-10-29 Thread David Prieto
harder, not easier. > That's completely true. I think I have one way to solve that, but I'd rather get the other points out of the way before discussing this. Could you just ignore this one problem for the time being, see if my new mockups solve the other issues you raised? > I

Re: [Ayatana] innovative nautilus location bar

2010-10-28 Thread David Prieto
Thumbs up, I love it. ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ayatana Post to : ayatana@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ayatana More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp

Re: [Ayatana] Handling workspaces in Unity's launcher

2010-10-28 Thread David Prieto
> > About "save workspace state" : you can save the entire workspace : > - Opened applications > - File opened > - IRC session on Empathy > - etc... > Oh, I get it now. That would be a bit out of this proposal's scope, though, since it would require features that I'm not sure Unity has now, and I

Re: [Ayatana] Handling workspaces in Unity's launcher

2010-10-28 Thread David Prieto
Hi Conscious user, thanks for your comments, 1) Does not seem to work for applications with multiple windows > (you already know that per your comment in Launchpad) > I do know, and I haven't really come up with a good way to solve that. One of my main reasons to send this mail was actually to se

Re: [Ayatana] Handling workspaces in Unity's launcher

2010-10-28 Thread David Prieto
Hi Seb, I really love your idea , it really seems similar to mine but has some interesting differences: - I like how you can get a quicklist to rename or close a workspace. - I don't quite understand saving / opening workspace states. Could you elaborate?

[Ayatana] Handling workspaces in Unity's launcher

2010-10-28 Thread David Prieto
Hi, I recently sent this request to Launchpad : > I think an easy way to move windows between workspaces, and switch > workspaces, would be to use colored areas in the launcher. Please see the > attached mockup. > > There are four violet areas on the l

Re: [Ayatana] Messaging Menu and the MeMenu

2010-10-27 Thread David Hamm
I was serious when I said the design teams should work together. "I think something as intrusive as popups are only acceptable for urgent things like disk running out of space." So your telling me that when an indicator that you have a message shows up in the top right of the screen this presents

Re: [Ayatana] On Vincent Moulin's idea of partial global menu in unity

2010-10-27 Thread David Stevenson
away from unity. I do not think this is a big problem. It is only a problem if you have one maximised window and a near maximised window with focus. Then a visual clue is needed to tell you not to use the global menu for the focus window. Greyed out menu?

Re: [Ayatana] Messaging Menu and the MeMenu

2010-10-24 Thread David Hamm
>>>"Consider it "conversations"" and thats just it, a conversation shouldn't be nestled behind two clicks in a menu on the top right of the screen. I'd rather have the message just pop up in front of me then have to go through a menu. That is about as close to real life as you can get. __

Re: [Ayatana] Messaging Menu and the MeMenu

2010-10-24 Thread David Hamm
Having both outgoing and incoming in one menu is a lot of stuff. If I see a mail icon with number 2 or something indicating I have a messages (which is kinda how a message icon should act) I would expect that when I click it to either see my gmail account open to that message, or at least see part

Re: [Ayatana] Clipboard (App)Indicator [was: (In)sensitive menu itens for displaying information]

2010-10-24 Thread David Hamm
This is the cool kinda stuff that should be possible to do in the unity dock, as an application rather then an indicator. ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ayatana Post to : ayatana@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ayata

Re: [Ayatana] An interactive design platform

2010-10-23 Thread David Hamm
Wow! nice site; the evolution of gnome-shell continues :p ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ayatana Post to : ayatana@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ayatana More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp

Re: [Ayatana] [Ayatana-dev] Unity and tooltips

2010-10-20 Thread David Hamm
if you really don't like the thick top then make it skinny like shell, their icon over text was pretty nice even in small format. Sorry for blurring into the subject. ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ayatana Post to : ayatana@lists.launchpad.n

Re: [Ayatana] [Ayatana-dev] Unity and tooltips

2010-10-20 Thread David Hamm
"why does the appmenu consist of words still?" Exactly! the app-menu imo is dead, free the top space to applications and be done with it. Let the apps build into it. Of course this presents a bit of a problem considering the odd shape of the top space... j.mp/9BWbAi Single bar unity or waste more

Re: [Ayatana] (In)sensitive menu itens for displaying information

2010-10-19 Thread David Hamm
> > >1. It would store data independently from applications. >2. It would store recent copied data, so you could copy two things, and >paste them both. (in reverse copy order) > > yes, 3&4 is over doing it. ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.

Re: [Ayatana] Indicator for operations progress?

2010-10-15 Thread David Hamm
http://ssickert.wordpress.com/ This dude seems to be working on something very similar to what you have in mind. Imo though there should be a frame work in place for each application in the tray to act more like indicators instead of pushing all indicators into one

Re: [Ayatana] Put a resize widget in the title bar

2010-10-13 Thread David Hamm
in fact i'd say it almost a upgrade deciding factor for vista to 7 ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ayatana Post to : ayatana@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ayatana More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp

Re: [Ayatana] clipboard information in context menu

2010-10-12 Thread David Hamm
I sometimes refer to the whole top right section as the system tray because they are all (global) system items, in a tray ;) Just as the system tray is being wiped down, the same should apply to the context menu's. If this brings that around them I'm for it, but adding icons and more sub menu's se

Re: [Ayatana] clipboard information in context menu

2010-10-11 Thread David Hamm
Totally reasonable idea, makes sense on the desktop. Question: How would you fit it into a cell phone? ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ayatana Post to : ayatana@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ayatana More help : h

Re: [Ayatana] clipboard information in context menu

2010-10-11 Thread David Hamm
Another gripe I have with this idea is that i'd love to see the sys-tray be shrunk down to its bare bones leaving more tray space for applications. This of course assumes that a single bar desktop is the future, ex. windows/chrome-os. Hence the unity mock up: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Ayatana/Progres

Re: [Ayatana] Put a resize widget in the title bar

2010-10-09 Thread David Hamm
does that also mean that the terminal won't show a scroll bar unless necessary? ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ayatana Post to : ayatana@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ayatana More help : https://help.launchpad.ne

Re: [Ayatana] Put a resize widget in the title bar

2010-10-09 Thread David Hamm
> > http://blogs.fedoraproject.yorg/wp/mclasen/2010/10/09/getting-a-grip/ Defiantly! Very cool! *looking at the hypertext box* ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ayatana Post to

Re: [Ayatana] Put a resize widget in the title bar

2010-10-09 Thread David Hamm
screenshot of it in action by chance? ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ayatana Post to : ayatana@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ayatana More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp

Re: [Ayatana] clipboard information in context menu

2010-10-08 Thread David Hamm
well that was a nice easy one. "what do you think?" redundancy ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ayatana Post to : ayatana@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ayatana More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp

Re: [Ayatana] preferred applications

2010-10-04 Thread David Hamm
Did i mention other local Ubuntu computers should act as update servers. Since we're dreamin. -fy On Mon, Oct 4, 2010 at 9:34 AM, David Hamm wrote: > There is no Ubuntu without the internet. Destroy Everything! Netboot > install by default on website. (like netboot.me) > > Aut

Re: [Ayatana] preferred applications

2010-10-04 Thread David Hamm
There is no Ubuntu without the internet. Destroy Everything! Netboot install by default on website. (like netboot.me) Auto detect hardware, asks for info while it installs. Chrome is default. One Iso or usb; always works; always up-to-date. Its the future.

Re: [Ayatana] persistent awareness

2010-09-27 Thread David Hamm
basically my logic is this, close button = no distractions minimize, notification. open, open. close a transfer and when it finishes it creates a notification like an event. Of course this reminds me of rhythmbox, which plays music when closed. something that I know for a fact annoys Windows inco

Re: [Ayatana] persistent awareness

2010-09-27 Thread David Hamm
Look at the current software center. People aren't complaining that there's no progress menu when they close it. The software center just understands - like a secretary - that you don't want to be bugged about the task at all. If I wanted, i could go talk to her. aka open the software center back u

Re: [Ayatana] persistent awareness

2010-09-27 Thread David Hamm
Obviously the user wants to see what the progress is, hence a progress bar, so why hide it in a menu. ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ayatana Post to : ayatana@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ayatana More help : htt

Re: [Ayatana] persistent awareness

2010-09-27 Thread David Hamm
"With a persistent indicator for activity or progress, we can also see, when the computer is idle: very important state to be aware of!" So if i'm downloading something in firebox that computer is still idle because it's not in the indicator menu? What about 3rd party applications? "transmission

Re: [Ayatana] Brainstorming the Me Menu again

2010-09-23 Thread David Hamm
updated: https://cacoo.com/diagrams/LglZe1fa5Nf0UVEA ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ayatana Post to : ayatana@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ayatana More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp

Re: [Ayatana] Do Not Disturb vs Indicator Session

2010-09-23 Thread David Hamm
(5 point exploding heart technique) of course this doesn't include the actual contacts themselves should they appear in the menu. In im world when there is someone you don't want to be notified about, you typically don't want to hear about them at all and so you would right click there name and bl

Re: [Ayatana] Do Not Disturb vs Indicator Session

2010-09-23 Thread David Hamm
"better would be 2 different submit buttons attached to the broadcast input field. "Broadcast Status", and "Refresh"." keep in mind the memenu is a small space and is designed for broad use (pretty much all pc users) I suggest that there should be no more then 10 things you can click in the menu a

Re: [Ayatana] unity and notifications

2010-09-22 Thread David Hamm
"To be more accurate, the idea is that allowing user control is often a way to sweep problems under the rug instead of actually solving them." Hear Hear *slams водка mug on table* ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ayatana Post to : ayatana@li

Re: [Ayatana] unity and notifications

2010-09-16 Thread David Hamm
"Another idea would be to only have messages fade in place of the right half of the panel, thus leaving the unrelated Applications Places System menu unchanged." I like this, touching would close/restore the top right. If it was an important event it could be reopened from the calendar app. __

[Ayatana] the Window Title Bar is now diamonds

2010-09-14 Thread David Hamm
Today I noticed on my m10 build that double clicking the title bar closed the window. Not sure if this is a glitch or design testing but I think its great! Double clicking to close would complete the requirements of the old title bar and allow its removal. Two finger stretch or drag to top to max,

Re: [Ayatana] Restart Required

2010-09-02 Thread David Hamm
It may have taken years to make the first Elvis Sandwich, but no one can deny its tastiness.* * * * If however we are trying to achieve an orgasm then, well, you guys are on your own. ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ayatana Post to : ayat

Re: [Ayatana] USB Device Removal Indicator

2010-08-27 Thread David Hamm
Its a hardware thing. http://www.debianhelp.org/node/11551 . Probably would be a pain in the ass to have it automatically do that for all devices. Would have to manually code for all the different devices. Best off just finding a drive that spins down automatically (good hardware), I know the one

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