[Bug 754583] Re: UIFe: Launcher - update launcher reveal interaction to make it more accessible to first time users

2011-04-08 Thread John T. Folden
I think 'LEFT OF SCREEN' REVEAL is a boost to efficiency and will greatly improve the desktop experience. If a user wants to open an app via the launcher, they can aim directly for where that icon will be when the launcher slides into view. As it is now, a user must move the cursor to the top left

[Bug 754583] Re: UIFe: Launcher - update launcher reveal interaction to make it more accessible to first time users

2011-04-09 Thread John T. Folden
Matt, throwing the mouse at the left edge, even with any necessary-but- short delay is still less time/work for the user than the currently inefficient method. Also, having to resort to the keyboard to overcome this issue is not a valid workaround, imo. A user should not have to resort to bandaids

[Bug 754583] Re: UIFe: Launcher - update launcher reveal interaction to make it more accessible to first time users

2011-04-19 Thread John T. Folden
Perhaps a better solution would be to disable the "trigger" on the first 50pixels (or whatever) of the left edge when a window is maximized. This way the launcher would never be triggered when a user was actually aiming for the left most toolbar button in a maximized window. I don't believe we nee

[Bug 73023] Re: Round orange emblems have lack usability

2006-12-23 Thread John T. Folden
Personally, I prefer the "style" of Jef's emblem icon set over the current set to a rather sizable degree. They make use of an immediately more recognizable image for each emblem and seem more integrated and modern compared to other included graphics in the Distro. Eric's 'colored' update is an i