Re: [Unity-design] question

2012-04-14 Thread Michael Hall
On 04/14/2012 10:09 AM, Pedro Bessa wrote: > Are you going to move HUD to CTRL? > > You hold Super, then hit a key to run a cryptic Dash action. Hackers > like it. > You hit Super once to launch expressive Dash gui. Regular users like it. > > You hold CTRL, then hit a key to run a cryptic HUD ac

Re: [Unity-design] thank you

2012-04-14 Thread Michael Hall
On 04/14/2012 12:03 PM, Jo-Erlend Schinstad wrote: > Den 14. april 2012 17:42, skrev Pedro Bessa: >> >> Ubuntu is far more open to external suggestions than the others. > > Think I'll chime in on that one. The behaviour you describe, has been > very common in the software world in general. For ins

Re: [Unity-design] question

2012-04-14 Thread Ryan Gauger
Pedro: Your emails may not be intended to be spam, but to many, they look like spam. This is because you keep asking this list the same thing over and over, and keep opening up more and more threads which should not have been opened up period. Please refrain from starting multiple threads on the

Re: [Unity-design] question

2012-04-14 Thread Jo-Erlend Schinstad
Den 14. april 2012 22:09, skrev balint...@gmail.com: ...at least with its current behavior. Having hud on ctrl would make sense I think if: 1. It activated on a timeout ater pressing and holding ctrl. 2. One could type the desired command while holdgin ctrl (This would need incorporating curren

[Unity-design] question

2012-04-14 Thread Roshan P Koshy
This question should be solved as now. As per the rule, HUD is invoked with alt( frankly i admit i didnot use Ubuntu 12.04) . But u should respect the fact that there is option to set the HUD binding to ctrl in the settings manager. The open source is based around choice. the canonical might give

Re: [Unity-design] question

2012-04-14 Thread Jo-Erlend Schinstad
Den 14. april 2012 22:02, skrev balint...@gmail.com: Do you have a weird keyboard, or do you have weird hands? :) Whatever he has, I have it too :) With my hands in resting position, Alt is just to the left of where my thumb naturally rests on the spacebar. Super (AKA

Re: [Unity-design] question

2012-04-14 Thread balint...@gmail.com
...at least with its current behavior. Having hud on ctrl would make sense I think if: 1. It activated on a timeout ater pressing and holding ctrl. 2. One could type the desired command while holdgin ctrl (This would need incorporating current common keyboard shortcuts like ctrl+c ) 3. HUD would ex

Re: [Unity-design] question

2012-04-14 Thread balint...@gmail.com
I have changed my HUD trigger to ctrl just to try how it would act. I can say after an hour of heavy text-editing HUD activated about 50 times from which about 2 was intentional. I think it pretty much gets in the way rather than help with ctrl. 2012/4/14 Evan Huus > On Sat, Apr 14, 2012 at 3:23

Re: [Unity-design] question

2012-04-14 Thread Evan Huus
On Sat, Apr 14, 2012 at 3:23 PM, Jo-Erlend Schinstad < joerlend.schins...@gmail.com> wrote: > Den 14. april 2012 20:25, skrev Josh Strawbridge: > > >> >> i use my little/small/pinkie finger to hit ctrl. i find it much more >> comfortable than hitting alt with my thumb. i've never found alt to be

Re: [Unity-design] question

2012-04-14 Thread Jo-Erlend Schinstad
Den 14. april 2012 20:25, skrev Josh Strawbridge: i use my little/small/pinkie finger to hit ctrl. i find it much more comfortable than hitting alt with my thumb. i've never found alt to be a comfortable reach. -- I tried to understand how that's possible, but it's a little bit difficul

Re: [Unity-design] question

2012-04-14 Thread Josh Strawbridge
On Sat, Apr 14, 2012 at 11:14 AM, Jo-Erlend Schinstad < joerlend.schins...@gmail.com> wrote: > Den 14. april 2012 17:56, skrev Pedro Bessa: > > >> You people type really weird. >> Most people type right I think. >> >> move hud to ctrl!!! >> >> > No, you should, in fact, not move your hands at all

Re: [Unity-design] quick question

2012-04-14 Thread Chris
Aloha Pedro, I like your enthusiasm, however I'm starting to consider this attempt of "bringing your idea" to the group as spam. If I remember correctly this is your THIRD our even fourth thread to ask us to change the default button for summoning the HUD from Alt to Ctrl. Please keep your suggest

[Unity-design] quick question

2012-04-14 Thread Pedro Bessa
Can HUD be moved to Ctrl before 12.04? -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~unity-design Post to : unity-design@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~unity-design More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp

Re: [Unity-design] question

2012-04-14 Thread shane lee
As someone who hardly uses shortcut keys at all, but trying to learn to, that makes plenty of sense to me. Sounds more natural. On 14 April 2012 17:14, Jo-Erlend Schinstad wrote: > Den 14. april 2012 17:56, skrev Pedro Bessa: > >> >> You people type really weird. >> Most people type right I think

Re: [Unity-design] question

2012-04-14 Thread Jo-Erlend Schinstad
Den 14. april 2012 17:56, skrev Pedro Bessa: You people type really weird. Most people type right I think. move hud to ctrl!!! No, you should, in fact, not move your hands at all unless you have to. You should always keep your index fingers at F and J. They have a little physical marker on

Re: [Unity-design] question

2012-04-14 Thread shane lee
Keyboard > Shortcuts > Launchers "Key to show the HUD ALT L" On 14 April 2012 16:46, Pedro Bessa wrote: > Em 14-04-2012 12:17, Evan Huus escreveu: > > > FWIW, it already is an option. The HUD activation key can be changed to > whatever you want under Keyboard > Shortcuts in the control center.

Re: [Unity-design] thank you

2012-04-14 Thread Jo-Erlend Schinstad
Den 14. april 2012 17:42, skrev Pedro Bessa: Ubuntu is far more open to external suggestions than the others. Think I'll chime in on that one. The behaviour you describe, has been very common in the software world in general. For instance, in many IRC channels for open projects, it's been co

Re: [Unity-design] question

2012-04-14 Thread Pedro Bessa
Em 14-04-2012 12:22, Jo-Erlend Schinstad escreveu: Den 14. april 2012 17:19, skrev supernova: ALT is easier to touch only for me? Supernova Yes, it's easier for you. It's easier for me too. :) The right way to do it is an other way. The way thought in typing schools is: hold right ctrl wit

Re: [Unity-design] question

2012-04-14 Thread Evan Huus
On Sat, Apr 14, 2012 at 11:46 AM, Pedro Bessa wrote: > Em 14-04-2012 12:17, Evan Huus escreveu: > > > FWIW, it already is an option. The HUD activation key can be changed to > whatever you want under Keyboard > Shortcuts in the control center. > > Evan > > No, it can't. Go take a look there. HUD

Re: [Unity-design] question

2012-04-14 Thread Pedro Bessa
Em 14-04-2012 12:17, Evan Huus escreveu: FWIW, it already is an option. The HUD activation key can be changed to whatever you want under Keyboard > Shortcuts in the control center. Evan No, it can't. Go take a look there. HUD isn't listed. -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~unity-de

Re: [Unity-design] question

2012-04-14 Thread Jo-Erlend Schinstad
Den 14. april 2012 17:30, skrev Pedro Bessa: Holy shit, Mr. Schinstad! I'm waaay more used to hitting ctrl than any other modifier! When the hell have you been using alt? It's so rare... It's not so much about Alt for me. It's more about F and J. When I hold my left index finger on F, I c

[Unity-design] thank you

2012-04-14 Thread Pedro Bessa
Hi, I have been posting for years, trying to brainstorm things with firefox, google and ubuntu communities. Ubuntu is far more open to external suggestions than the others. In Mozilla Bugzilla, there were only developers and nobody would hear my suggestions, but it was my fault, but I'm learn

Re: [Unity-design] question

2012-04-14 Thread Pedro Bessa
Em 14-04-2012 12:13, Jo-Erlend Schinstad escreveu: Den 14. april 2012 16:48, skrev Pedro Bessa: CTRL is better than ALT, because: Super is expressive and cryptic at the same time. You hit Super once and it's expressive. You hold Super, then hit a key and it's cryptic. What do you mean by "cry

Re: [Unity-design] question

2012-04-14 Thread Jo-Erlend Schinstad
Den 14. april 2012 17:19, skrev supernova: ALT is easier to touch only for me? Supernova Yes, it's easier for you. It's easier for me too. :) -- Jo-Erlend Schinstad -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~unity-design Post to : unity-design@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launc

Re: [Unity-design] question

2012-04-14 Thread supernova
ALT is easier to touch only for me? Supernova -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~unity-design Post to : unity-design@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~unity-design More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp

Re: [Unity-design] question

2012-04-14 Thread Evan Huus
On Sat, Apr 14, 2012 at 11:13 AM, Jo-Erlend Schinstad < joerlend.schins...@gmail.com> wrote: > Den 14. april 2012 16:48, skrev Pedro Bessa: > > CTRL is better than ALT, because: >> >> Super is expressive and cryptic at the same time. >> You hit Super once and it's expressive. >> You hold Super, t

Re: [Unity-design] question

2012-04-14 Thread Jo-Erlend Schinstad
Den 14. april 2012 16:48, skrev Pedro Bessa: CTRL is better than ALT, because: Super is expressive and cryptic at the same time. You hit Super once and it's expressive. You hold Super, then hit a key and it's cryptic. What do you mean by "cryptic" in this context? Do you mean combined shortcu

[Unity-design] an other question

2012-04-14 Thread Pedro Bessa
read my past two e-mails: - really cool symmetry... BROKEN! - question Can you move HUD from ALT to CTRL before 12.04? -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~unity-design Post to : unity-design@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~unity-design More help : https://help.

Re: [Unity-design] question

2012-04-14 Thread Pedro Bessa
Em 14-04-2012 11:13, Jo-Erlend Schinstad escreveu: Den 14. april 2012 16:09, skrev Pedro Bessa: Are you going to move HUD to CTRL? You hold Super, then hit a key to run a cryptic Dash action. Hackers like it. You hit Super once to launch expressive Dash gui. Regular users like it. You hold C

Re: [Unity-design] question

2012-04-14 Thread Pedro Bessa
Em 14-04-2012 11:13, Jo-Erlend Schinstad escreveu: Den 14. april 2012 16:09, skrev Pedro Bessa: Are you going to move HUD to CTRL? You hold Super, then hit a key to run a cryptic Dash action. Hackers like it. You hit Super once to launch expressive Dash gui. Regular users like it. You hold C

Re: [Unity-design] Animations/Transitions in Ubuntu

2012-04-14 Thread Josh Strawbridge
a lower frame rate could cause some choppy looking animations. slowing it down would always make it look smoother. if you slow it down you cause the animation to have more frames inserted between the normal ones. unless you get those extra frames of animation in the normal time frame it's always go

Re: [Unity-design] question

2012-04-14 Thread Jo-Erlend Schinstad
Den 14. april 2012 16:09, skrev Pedro Bessa: Are you going to move HUD to CTRL? You hold Super, then hit a key to run a cryptic Dash action. Hackers like it. You hit Super once to launch expressive Dash gui. Regular users like it. You hold CTRL, then hit a key to run a cryptic HUD action. Hac

[Unity-design] question

2012-04-14 Thread Pedro Bessa
Are you going to move HUD to CTRL? You hold Super, then hit a key to run a cryptic Dash action. Hackers like it. You hit Super once to launch expressive Dash gui. Regular users like it. You hold CTRL, then hit a key to run a cryptic HUD action. Hackers like it. You hit CTRL once to launch expr

Re: [Unity-design] design, give a suitable direction forward

2012-04-14 Thread Carl Ansell
On 14/04/12 04:11, Ryan Gauger wrote: Now, I still don't know why we just couldn't put Intellehide back in as an option in CCSM... Sent from my iPod On Apr 13, 2012, at 9:27 PM, "balint...@gmail.com " > wrote: That would seem to solv