Re: [Ayatana] The new Orange-Ubuntu-Button on the Launcher

2011-08-15 Thread Ian Santopietro
The usability testing seems to say that the users assume the home folder shortcut is what you use to open the dash. What about getting the file browsing functionality ready for oneiric and making that shortcut the dash shortcut? On Aug 15, 2011 12:46 PM, "topdownjimmy" wrote: > Does anybody know a

Re: [Ayatana] The new Orange-Ubuntu-Button on the Launcher

2011-08-15 Thread topdownjimmy
Does anybody know all the justifications behind this change, versus some other way of solving the "Dash/Home Button isn't obvious" problem (http://design.canonical.com/2011/04/unity-benchmark-usability-april-2011/)? The bug report (http://pad.lv/764771) doesn't seem to have any discussion attached

Re: [Ayatana] The new Orange-Ubuntu-Button on the Launcher

2011-08-15 Thread Niklas Rosenqvist
I believe it was moved from the top to make applications integrate more gracefully with the top bar. Instead of the window controls not being at the edge of the screen as they would have been if the application was maximized but wasn't because of BUB, they now are, which lets it integrate much less

Re: [Ayatana] The new Orange-Ubuntu-Button on the Launcher

2011-08-15 Thread Alberto Mardegan
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hi, On 08/12/2011 09:20 PM, M. Adnan Quaium wrote: > 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 b

Re: [Ayatana] The new Orange-Ubuntu-Button on the Launcher

2011-08-12 Thread Kévin PEIGNOT
2011/8/12 Enrico Carafa > I have some idea-solution for BUB: > 1. Show a popup beside the launcher at the first start after the > installation that encourages the user to click it. > 2. Use an attractive color combination of the button for make it stand out > from the other buttons. > 3. Show a s

Re: [Ayatana] The new Orange-Ubuntu-Button on the Launcher

2011-08-12 Thread Evan Huus
On Fri, Aug 12, 2011 at 3:50 PM, Dylan McCall wrote: > I'm sure it's getting a different style at some point, but the use of > the Ubuntu logo seems a little odd to me with it in the launcher. I'm > already running Ubuntu, so why would I click to run it again? It kind > of works against the feel o

Re: [Ayatana] The new Orange-Ubuntu-Button on the Launcher

2011-08-12 Thread Dylan McCall
I'm sure it's getting a different style at some point, but the use of the Ubuntu logo seems a little odd to me with it in the launcher. I'm already running Ubuntu, so why would I click to run it again? It kind of works against the feel of the launcher at the moment. Would something like a Plus sign

Re: [Ayatana] The new Orange-Ubuntu-Button on the Launcher

2011-08-12 Thread Enrico Carafa
I have some idea-solution for BUB: 1. Show a popup beside the launcher at the first start after the installation that encourages the user to click it. 2. Use an attractive color combination of the button for make it stand out from the other buttons. 3. Show a slide during the installation to inform

Re: [Ayatana] The new Orange-Ubuntu-Button on the Launcher

2011-08-12 Thread James Gifford
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 Quai

Re: [Ayatana] The new Orange-Ubuntu-Button on the Launcher

2011-08-12 Thread Evan Huus
On Fri, Aug 12, 2011 at 2:20 PM, M. Adnan Quaium 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

[Ayatana] The new Orange-Ubuntu-Button on the Launcher

2011-08-12 Thread M. Adnan Quaium
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