The most important thing to me as a computer user is the privacy & security of
the data I entrust my OS to handle and the OS's communication to me about what
internet connections my OS and the Applications installed on it are making.
Ubuntu is not doing well in this regard lately. In the dialog
I created a post on Ubuntu Forums that I think has relevance for Unity design
and progress with Unity. I'm hoping others will read it and hopefully
developers will consider it:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=12280092#post12280092
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I think the proposal to swap Nautilus with Marlin should at least be made part
of the agenda for discussion/consideration at UDS-R.
Some of the things GNOME is removing from nautilus is probably good. When it
officially lands, it may not be that bad. But regardless, it never hurts to
discuss t
o stay. IMHO, Dolphin would suit
Ubuntu, but it's too bad it's a KDE app. Thanks!
In Christ,Ryan
On May 9, 2012, at 6:24 PM, nick rundy wrote:
I agree, Nautilus should go. Frankly, I'd like to see Nautilus go solely for
the fact that this bug still exists:
https://bugz
I agree, Nautilus should go. Frankly, I'd like to see Nautilus go solely for
the fact that this bug still exists:
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=552093
It's only logical to assume that GNOME is abandoning Nautilus--why else would
they devote resources to those stupid "single pu
Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2012 17:38:56 +
> From: m...@canonical.com
> To: unity-design@lists.launchpad.net
> Subject: Re: [Unity-design] Ubuntu's Internet-Connection-Behavior needs
> addressing in "System Settings > Privacy"
>
> -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-
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asier, so I rarely use workspaces now.
+1 to the middle click idea and to having a keyboard shortcut. My
only thought is that Ctrl+W is not intuitive for close.
Since any letter might represent an appropriate word in one language
but not another, I wonder if delete might no
language
but not another, I wonder if delete might not be more intuitive and
international?
Matt
On 16/03/12 22:05, nick rundy wrote:
The proposed Unity Task Switching features are nice work:
https://docs.google.com/a/canonical.com/document/d/1
typing in the Spread mode will automatically perform search on the titlebars.
Delete-key will be needed for use in these contexts. For a keyboard shortcut to
successfully work in the Spread context, it would HAVE to have a modifier
before it I think.
> Date: Sat, 17 Mar 2012 14:29:10 +
> F
uitive and
international?
Matt
On 16/03/12 22:05, nick rundy wrote:
The proposed Unity Task Switching features are nice work:
https://docs.google.com/a/canonical.com/document/d/1EdrlUuZvA9P8-BZufUU2KlHGjg49p9UacF4MCL0U5uA/edit?pli=1&pli=1
The proposed Unity Task Switching features are nice work:
https://docs.google.com/a/canonical.com/document/d/1EdrlUuZvA9P8-BZufUU2KlHGjg49p9UacF4MCL0U5uA/edit?pli=1&pli=1
However, it would be nice to have a keyboard shortcut option for closing
windows from within Full-Spread and Application-Spr
15. mars 2012 23:05, skrev nick rundy:
I enjoyed this video :)
I was impressed by how fast he figured out the Dodge behavior of
the Launcher. He even said that he Likes the Launcher being on
the side. I agree :)
I enjoyed this video :)
I was impressed by how fast he figured out the Dodge behavior of the Launcher.
He even said that he Likes the Launcher being on the side. I agree :)
From: frederik.nn...@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2012 21:55:49 +0100
Subject: Re: [Unity-design] Ability to remove Space
[Unity-design] Ability to remove Spaces-Icon from launcher for
> my parents :)
>
> Le jeu. 15 mars 2012 00:29:24 CET, nick rundy a écrit :
> > I've been sitting my elderly parents down in front of 12.04 Beta
> > because I plan to transition them off 10.04 onto 12.04 stab
I've been sitting my elderly parents down in front of 12.04 Beta because I plan
to transition them off 10.04 onto 12.04 stable in May. I think ultimately
(despite them having to learn some new ways of doing things) Unity will be
easier for them to use overall. Thank you team Ubuntu for being br
is
Gesendet: Donnerstag, 08. März 2012 um 15:15 Uhr
Von: "nick rundy"
An: m...@ubuntu.com, unity-design@lists.launchpad.net
Betreff: Re: [Unity-design] No more dodge windows in Unity?
Date: Wed, 8 Feb 2012 11:37
Date: Wed, 8 Feb 2012 11:37:58 +
From: m...@ubuntu.com
To: eapa...@gmail.com
CC: unity-design@lists.launchpad.net
Subject: Re: [Unity-design] No more dodge windows in Unity?
>>>Here's the problem. Most users don't discover the dodging by moving
a window till it touc
in my response to aviv. I apologize aviv :)
From: boulab...@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 5 Mar 2012 17:32:20 +0100
Subject: Re: [Unity-design] Difficulty switching between windows
To: nru...@hotmail.com
CC: aviv...@gmail.com; unity-design@lists.launchpad.net
On Sat, Feb 25, 2012 at 8:21 PM, nick rundy wrote:
What happened to the option to prevent the mouse-pointer from being able to
reveal the launcher?
Isn't there supposed to be a setting for this in System Settings > Appearance >
Behavior?
Latest Beta is only showing Left Corner or Left Side options. Where the "None"
setting?
> From: shaneym..
>>>The point is that it is NOT a Control Center panel that it launches.
This is not true. I've had a chance to check a few different installs of ubuntu
on different computers.
Clicking System Settings > Printers launches a Control Center panel. The same
dialog box that is launched if "Printing
u, 1 Mar 2012 17:25:49 -0600
From: hansheint...@gmail.com
To: unity-design@lists.launchpad.net
Subject: Re: [Unity-design] Applications Dash should display all apps (or be
configurable)
On 03/01/2012 11:57 AM, nick rundy wrote:
Is there a good reaso
ht now due to a
> bug I believe. (I might be a little fuzzy on the memory about that
> though)
>
>
> On Thu, Mar 1, 2012 at 10:57 PM, nick rundy wrote:
> > Is there a good reason to require the user to have to click "See more
> > results" when opening t
Is there a good reason to require the user to have to click "See more results"
when opening the Applications Dash? Especially when users use dconf to disable
the display of "recent" and/or "available" apps, why not display all apps by
default?
I was taking a look at the Windows 8 Consumer Prev
>>>The point is that it is NOT a Control Center panel that it launches. It
launches an action queue for Printers. Not a settings panel integrated
into the settings app.
Yes, I agree with you on this point. I was led astray because my box is not
behaving as yours is.
>>>And just as integral t
Charles, are you familiar with the Super+1-0, Alt+Tab, Alt+` (grave), and
Ctrl+Tab keyboard shortcuts? I find these make navigating between applications,
different windows of the same application, and different tabs of the same
application very easy and fast.
Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2012 21:58:43 +
>>>Technically, yes. But for a desktop, one of those items are integral, the
>>>others optional. Hence, they deserve a distinction.
Forgot to add that I was also envisioning "multiple monitors" in addition to
laptops when speaking of "Displays." The thinking being that Multiple Monitors
>>>Have you clicked this item? For me it launches a separate application
dealing with the printing queue. No, it does not launch the control
panel itself (yet).
Yeah, I've clicked it.
for me clicking "printers" in the Power-Cog and clicking "Printing" in the
System Settings launches the exact
>>>What do you use to select a specific window if you dont like the
>>>thumnails/previews ?
Selecting windows is not a problem in ubuntu because everything has tabs (eg,
nautilus, terminal, firefox, gedit, etc), so I rarely have multiple windows
open.
But for the rare occasion when I do mome
>>>I also dont see how you would "accidentally" trigger things on the left
side if the launcher is *always visible*. Even in firefox the back
button is all the way at the top and you can see exactly >>>where the
launcher is... I dont even accidently trigger the tooltips...
The same way you acc
Since multiple keyboard shortcut changes are apparently landing in 12.04, don't
you think it makes sense to carry the change over to Alt+F1 (open Launcher
Keyboard Navigation Mode) and Alt+F2 (Run a command)?
Both of these keyboard shortcuts currently involve revealing the Dash and/or
the Laun
>>>2) Not able to jump strata to the app or document you are working on
If you want to switch between applications, use the ALT+GRAVE (Alt+`) keyboard
shortcut. This cycles between windows of the same application. It is one of the
AWESOMEST shortcuts ever invented.
I cannot stand those dang th
Since both "Displays" and "Printers" are represented in the System Settings,
"Attached Devices" should either list above or below them (ie, keep Printers &
Displays together). I switched order accordingly:
___
System Settings
Software Up To Date
___
Attac
not hyphenated) is with
those other items. This would be made worse if we take out the one other
non-control panel item.
We want to try to keep like items with like items. So "Displays" should remain
in the top section.
On Tue, Feb 28, 2012 at 6:42 AM, nick rundy wrote:
Guys, wh
Guys, what about slightly rearranging the order of the power-cog entries?
Can I file a bug for this? Do I have agreement?
This arrangement would seem more logical to me:
___
System Settings
Software Up To Date
___
Displays
Attached Devices
Printers
__
e.
It's pretty standard to assume a single path indicates that all the sub items
(regardless of display) are part of that path.
I like it, 1+
On Mon, Feb 27, 2012 at 6:37 PM, nick rundy wrote:
I don't know that it really counts as clutter though. You have to display the
"or
Guys consider these keyboard shortcuts instead of the currently proposed ones.
these basically keep the same pattern of old (e.g., Alt+F10 maximizes window
and Alt+F9 minimizes window) but instead switches ALT for SUPER.
Alt+F10 becomes Super+F10Alt+ F9 becomes Super+F9
Is this workable?
int, if you want to be a shortcut afficionado, your finger will never
> > leave the key except perhaps to hit alt. There are a couple more key
> > combinations that still don't use , somebody quick, file bugs! ;)
> >
> >
> > On Mon, Feb 27, 2012 at 11:21 A
ck what's on that desktop, that's a
> > usability issue, no?
> >
> > On a slightly related note, aren't we over-using the key? At this
> > point, if you want to be a shortcut afficionado, your finger will never
> > leave the key except perhaps to hit alt.
Yes, the text color for the entry would turn blue when the power-cog does.
If only the text turns blue, then the user will never know unless he/she opens
the power-cog. The nice thing about the power-cog turning blue is how it
indicates that updates are available and the user can be apprised
I don't know that it really counts as clutter though. You have to display the
"original" path at least once. Repeating it for other entries doesn't really
seem to me like it clutters anything.
Plus having the actual entry shift to the left margin makes it difficult to
"scan a column" of diffe
for desktop interface, don't forget about PageUp/PageDown. This is frequently
used to scroll the page. Not having PageUp/PageDown in Dash brought my
attention to how much it is used.
Date: Mon, 27 Feb 2012 13:05:09 -0500
From: shrouded.cl...@gmail.com
To: cwooll...@gmail.com; unity-design@lists
I thought at one point there was supposed to be a blue-highlight of the
Power-Cog when software updates are available. since there is an entry in the
Power-Cog: "Software Is Up To Date" wouldn't it be a beneficial feature for the
Power-Cog to turn blue color when the software is NOT up t
I thought at one point there was supposed to be a blue-highlight of the
Power-Cog when software updates are available. since there is an entry in the
Power-Cog: "Software Is Up To Date" wouldn't it be a beneficial feature for the
Power-Cog to turn blue color when the software is NOT u
The only conflict I've come across with Ctrl+Alt+left/right is in VLC. VLC has
a feature where the user can jump five minutes ahead/back in a playing video by
tapping Ctrl+Alt+right/left. But VLC's keyboard shortcut configuration dialog
easily allows the user to change this combination to whate
I thought at one point there was supposed to be a blue-highlight of the
Power-Cog when software updates are available. since there is an entry in the
Power-Cog: "Software Is Up To Date" wouldn't it be a beneficial feature for the
Power-Cog to turn blue color when the software is NOT up to date?
Has the idea been discussed about slightly rearranging the order of the
power-cog entries?
For example, this arrangement would seem more logical to me:
___
System Settings
Software Up To Date
___
Displays
Attached Devices
Printers
___
ower-cog menu in panel?
>
> On Mon, 27 Feb 2012, Nekhelesh wrote:
> > On 02/26/2012 11:57 PM, Paul Sladen wrote:
> > > On Sun, 26 Feb 2012, nick rundy wrote:
> > > If reboot were to be added, which other menu item would you remove?
> > Why is there a need to remove
;. This could easily and
logically be placed instead in System Settings.
> Date: Sun, 26 Feb 2012 23:21:35 +
> From: m...@ubuntu.com
> To: unity-design@lists.launchpad.net
> Subject: Re: [Unity-design] Are there plans to add "Reboot" item to the
> power-cog men
ns to add "Reboot" item to the
> power-cog menu in panel?
>
> On 02/26/2012 11:57 PM, Paul Sladen wrote:
> > On Sun, 26 Feb 2012, nick rundy wrote:
> >> I really miss not having the option of rebooting from the panel
> > If reboot were to be added, which othe
I really miss not having the option of rebooting from the panel menu. it's
fast, easily keyboard accessible, simple and convenient.
I always disable confirmation prompts asking me if I'm sure I want to Shutdown
as these are annoying and unnecessary. So im forced to use Dash (which is
PAINFULLY
Re: [Unity-design] Difficulty switching between windows
On 25. feb. 2012 20:21, nick rundy wrote:
With all due respect, I don't understand what you are
complaining about.
That was unnecessary, I think. Aviv ra
With all due respect, I don't understand what you are complaining about.
Alt+Tab will by default switch to the last used window. If you cycle it by
Alt+Tab, Tab etc then it will cycle through all applications (and windows).
Alt+Grave will switch between windows of the same application.
Super+1
Yes, the redesign is good news for appearance. However, for linux distributions
that aren't as evolved as Ubuntu ;) (i.e., those that don't merge the titlebar
into the panel for maximized windows), Firefox still cannot display tabs over
the titlebar. Granted it's not a problem on Ubuntu (which
Point taken. I was speaking more to the idea of asking (better word choice =
discuss with) Mozilla (TDF) the concerns and they could pipe in on what they
think or point out why the work would not be worth it. Mozilla good bunch and
they will discuss/consider it if asked to.
> Hi ,
>
> I thi
I agree, which is why PageUp/PageDown functionality should be added to the
Dash---for browsing installed applications.
> Date: Fri, 24 Feb 2012 17:04:27 -0500
> From: mhall...@gmail.com
> To: unity-design@lists.launchpad.net
> Subject: Re: [Unity-design] Some impressions about the current status
I think the community (at a minimum) needs to ask Mozilla and TDF to change
toolkits for their Linux offerings. Frankly, Firefox's appearance/presentation
on Linux is rather pathetic. Just take a look at the forums and lots of folks
are posting pictures of Firefox on Windows and commenting abou
I'd like to see some settings created in "System Settings > Privacy" that
address privacy from an Internet-Connection-Behavior standpoint. Essentially,
the creation of some mechanism whereby users would be able to configure Ubuntu
so that nonessential internet connections do not occur unless sp
essentially the same way that Nautilus works--tapping (Ctrl+=) (Ctrl+-) and
(Ctrl+0) would give user zoom-in, zoom-out, and normal view? This seems like it
would make everyone happy. Any drawback to this functionality in the dash?
From: estela...@hotmail.com
To: nru...@hotmail.com; unity-design
unity-design@lists.launchpad.net
>
> that is how it already works in Precise Pangolin.
>
> thanks
>
> On Thu, Feb 23, 2012 at 1:10 AM, nick rundy wrote:
> > For example:
> >
> > Super+M = opens music lens
> > Super+V = opens video lens
> >
>
For example:
Super+M = opens music lens
Super+V = opens video lens
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Has it been settled on the size of the video thumbnails in the Dash Video Lens?
The thumbnails seem awfully small to me. It'd be nice if they were made larger.
I'm assuming this is a fixed setting and not adjustable in the settings.
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The problem is having to "expand" options, like the "See more results" option.
Too much stuff is being crammed into the dash.
For example, on the Applications Lens, users should be able to use setting to
configure it so that it ONLY shows the applications installed on the machine.
And by defau
t; Subject: Re: [Unity-design] Do you guys consider this a Bug? I do
>
> Have you checked to see if there is an existing bug report for this in
> upstream Gnome?
>
> Michael Hall
> mhall...@ubuntu.com
>
>
>
> On 02/21/2012 05:06 PM, Nekhelesh wrote:
>
I've brought up the idea before that there should be a launcher-icon for
activating spread-Mode (similar to the spaces icon). Obviously it would be
preferable if the icon could be pinned and unpinned from the launcher at the
will of the user.
> Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2012 22:19:11 +0100
> From: jo
All this talk about design research etc reminded me of an interesting book that
talks a lot about what people like, how research measures what people like (and
how poorly designed studies that only take a snapshot can get it wrong), and
how when people do like something they can't always articu
I found this, which I think would dramatically improve the SPREAD
functionality: https://bugs.launchpad.net/unity/+bug/923168
It presents a good idea that would be really nice for keyboard shortcut lovers.
The "bug" says that you activate spread and then can be able to use the down/up
keys to
A significant problem is that users can barely notice that the "Category
header" or "See more results" is selected. You'll notice in other areas of the
Dash that when the keyboard focus falls on the "Category Header" no indication
is given and the user "can't find" the focus.
Something needs
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