Re: [Ayatana] Idea: windicator add-ons, an extensible window border

So you would mainly create this API for final users for the file system or also for the global menu? I am just a bit concerned that there will be too many windicators (with consequentially too similar icons). The operations you can do with files in the filesystem can be so many. I like personaliza

Re: [Ayatana] Maverick Movies!

Shouldn't we promote our style guides? Sure they probably don't include video editing/transitions etc, but the typography of some of those videos is just too inconsistent. chr On Fri, Aug 20, 2010 at 11:01 AM, Mark Shuttleworth wrote: > Hi folks > > I saw this amazing movie from the Ubuntu Ads

Re: [Ayatana] Maverick Movies!

g 20, 2010 at 3:17 PM, Christian Giordano < > christian.giord...@canonical.com> wrote: > >> Shouldn't we promote our style guides? Sure they probably don't include >> video editing/transitions etc, but the typography of some of those videos is >> just too inconsi

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

On Sat, Oct 9, 2010 at 4:02 PM, Matthew Paul Thomas wrote: > That was what twm did. The > problem is that practically every program assumes that it's resized at a > lower corner, not an upper corner. For example, if you enlarge a Web > browser window, t

Re: [Ayatana] Consolidating design specifications and resources

On Thu, Oct 14, 2010 at 4:21 PM, zekopeko wrote: > 3. Learn about design - since Canonical now has a group of talented > designers it would be nice if they could share (preferably freely > available material) their recommendations on books dealing with > design, blogs of designers etc. Basically s

Re: [Ayatana] Alt+Tab in unity?

I think I can confirm you that there will be alt-tab. Best, chr On Sun, Oct 31, 2010 at 1:54 AM, Daniel Silva wrote: > > Will Unity have Alt+Tab support? The version I'm using doesn't have it, and > it is quite an handy thing. > > > ___ > Mailing list

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

Hi David, can you state a precise use case when this would be useful? Personally I think that showing the windows on mouse over is a bit heavy (on your mock-up the application name is also missing). Being based on over makes it not much touch friendly as well. I wonder if this problem can be sorted

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

On Mon, Nov 1, 2010 at 1:48 PM, David Prieto wrote: > Consider that a user without a touch screen wouldn't even notice that the > second method exists, since the spread would be there as soon as he hovered > his cursor over the icon, without having to keep it pressed. I personally think that ex

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

> > Hi David, I'm not sure we're understanding each other here. When you mention expose > there, are you talking about the same expose effect Unity does now when you > click the workspace switcher? Or about the desktop spread I was proposing? > I mean expose like Compiz/MacOS expose, what Unity d

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

Hi David, This is an interesting corner case, thanks for pointing it out, could you >> tell me some applications which are meant to be working in this way? I guess >> in this case we could handle it via quick menu, just a thought. >> > > For example, Firefox. My mom used to have a panel launcher t

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

nsistent way of launching > processes, whether you need one or twelve of them. > > Bret Kuhns > > > On Thu, Nov 4, 2010 at 3:41 AM, Christian Giordano < > christian.giord...@canonical.com> wrote: > >> Hi David, >> >> This is an interesting corner case, th

Re: [Ayatana] Usability Resources

There are books which talk about theory (ie. standard design patters or Cognitive Psychology), but because the user approach to software is continuously evolving, and there are always new problems to solve, common sense, sensibility (noticing the current solutions which work well) and a very good t

Re: [Ayatana] More complete Applications view

Hi Vincent, thanks a lot for sharing your idea! The home of the Dash can definitely be a good place for more sophisticated activity launchers and for surfacing content in general. We are exploring different possibilities around this, so it's great to see that people here are liking it that much!

Re: [Ayatana] "fileless" paradigm

Sorry guys if I am a bit late on this, and didn't really follow all the discussion, I just wanted to throw on the table a project by some fellows which might be related and of interest: http://itsme.it/project/ Best, chr On Sun, Dec 12, 2010 at 11:28 PM, Felipe Erias M

Re: [Ayatana] Launcher DnD - import applications on DnD start

On Thu, Feb 10, 2011 at 3:53 PM, Neil Jagdish Patel < neil.pa...@canonical.com> wrote: > I guess you could argue about where it would stop, > +1 I think the important is to show clearly that those new tiles are very special ones, not running, not favorites. Seems to add complexity. chr ___

Re: [Ayatana] Overlay scrollbars

Hi Marco, on touch interfaces, to drag, you are supposed interact directly with the page content. You are not supposed to see the thumb, and hence interact with it. Best, chr On Thu, Apr 14, 2011 at 1:05 PM, Marco Rofei wrote: > New scroll bars look and behaviour as it is in natty today are ex

Re: [Ayatana] Balsamiq

Hi Andrea, as you can imagine, sharing a serial publicly online is not the brightest thing to do. Balsamiq provides serial if you work on an open-source project. Unfortunately, I don't think they are willing to provide it to anyone who wants to contribute sporadically to a project, hence not offici

Re: [Ayatana] Is there any way to increase the size of overlay scrollbars?

Hi Jo, which size precisely? Are you referring to the draggable area? We call it "thumb". Also, could you give me more information about your laptop display? Cheers, chr On Fri, Sep 2, 2011 at 11:12 PM, Jo-Erlend Schinstad < joerlend.schins...@gmail.com> wrote: > On my laptop, I think it's a lit

Re: [Ayatana] Overlay scrollbars

Hi guys, On Thu, Oct 6, 2011 at 6:15 PM, Stefanos A. wrote: > Two things I'd love to see improved (over the 12.04 video): > (a) as, the OP suggests, hide the arrows quicker when the mouse moves > away. This solves the resize vs scroll issue, and makes the GUI feel faster > to boot. > We can def

Re: [Ayatana] Overlay scrollbars

On Fri, Oct 7, 2011 at 2:12 PM, SorinN wrote: > Normal desktop user ? No one think about ? It is not just about saving screen real-estate but also to remove chrome/clutter. Best, chr ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ayatana Post to : ayat

Re: [Ayatana] Overlay scrollbars

Hi Michal, > Thumb should not appear until it is clickable/grabbable > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/870714 > > With the changes for 12.04, not sure if you have seen the videos, it will be easier for the user to know what the target area of his pointer movement is because the thumb will b

Re: [Ayatana] What's up with all the non-resizable windows?

On Fri, Oct 14, 2011 at 11:55 PM, Matthew Paul Thomas wrote: > > Why? Why are they designed for a specific size, when that's > > against the Gnome HIG? > > > That isn't true either. The HIG says that toolboxes should be > resizable, that alerts shouldn't be, and that progress windows should > be i

Re: [Ayatana] Ayatana dev list - attitude

I very appreciate the spirit of this post, more data is always welcome! ;) It would be good, though, if we could have better data. Opt-in mechanisms unfortunately compromise quite a lot the data, not everyone, or more importantly not every kind of person, would make their voice heard. It has been

Re: [Ayatana] New design: Opening applications and documents automatically at login

Hi Matthew, in your design, is the checkbox close to the application useful for having the application minimized (as Apple do)? Said that, I have to agree with the comment from AllanDay, I am not sure why you would want a file selector considering that some applications (including browsers) alread

Re: [Ayatana] Unity Dash mockup

Hi Andras, to maximize the Dash you would use just the top-left buttons? chr 2011/11/6 András Bognár > Hi, > > > I don't really like the current Dash border, so I started working on a > mockup (https://plus.google.com/104888645168610370479/posts/BoAcd3c2Ek1). > Different separator line, thinner

Re: [Ayatana] New design: Opening applications and documents automatically at login

On Sat, Nov 19, 2011 at 9:27 PM, Matthew Paul Thomas wrote: > > Hi Matthew, in your design, is the checkbox close to the > > application useful for having the application minimized (as Apple > > do)? > > > I don't understand how you came to that conclusion. Maybe the design > is unclear. Do you re

Re: [Ayatana] Universal Access font size

Hi Michael, we are aware of this. Please consider in this case the specs as non pixel perfect representation. We will tweak with the text sizes once the new layout is in place. Thanks, chr On Mon, Jan 9, 2012 at 5:03 PM, Michael Terry wrote: > Hello again! I'm looking into the Universal Access

Re: [Ayatana] HUD design ideas

Hi Marco, how would the breadcrumb (Level 1 > Level 2 > Level 3) work? Best, chr On Wed, Jan 25, 2012 at 8:17 PM, Marco Kirchberger wrote: > > Hi, > yes I absolutely agree with you that is for 12.04 to radical but in > generally with HUD you have the possibility. > I think it is important that

Re: [Ayatana] What to call the unity panel?

Hi Ted, ... On Tue, Jan 24, 2012 at 9:32 PM, Ted Gould wrote > > Personal preference "menu bar" -- that says what it does where "top bar" > just says where it is. It doesn't give any more information than what > the user already has. > I see where you are coming from but, besides the fact that

Re: [Ayatana] HUD design ideas

Hi Jimmy, ... On Wed, Feb 1, 2012 at 4:44 PM, topdownjimmy wrote: > ... > > When the HUD first appears, menu items could be displayed beneath the > search box: > > |__| > File > Edit > Tools > Window > Help > This could probably help migration from menus but probably shouldn't be a long