Re: [Unity-design] Ubuntu apps

2012-03-04 Thread supernova
ok, thanks, Supernova 2012/3/4 Chris : > Aloha Supernova, > > It was me (Chris) that wasn't attacking you personally, but merely "bashing" > Ubuntu's decision to split up from GNOME. I can only see the many resembles > between GNOME Shell and Ubuntu Unity. I agree that Ubuntu would benefit from >

Re: [Unity-design] Ubuntu apps

2012-03-04 Thread Chris
Aloha Supernova, It was me (Chris) that wasn't attacking you personally, but merely "bashing" Ubuntu's decision to split up from GNOME. I can only see the many resembles between GNOME Shell and Ubuntu Unity. I agree that Ubuntu would benefit from some well integrating apps, not only for reducing t

Re: [Unity-design] Ubuntu apps

2012-03-04 Thread supernova
I don't obviously make the gnome community become angry against Ubuntu. Anyway if we could provide a software that makes eyes shine, it could be, from a "marketing" point of view, a point. My two €cents... Supernova -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~unity-design Post to : unity-design@

Re: [Unity-design] Ubuntu apps

2012-03-04 Thread supernova
don't worry Gustav, nothing personal. I look around on the web informations as why do people use this OS, or that? And often they say about some optimized software. From here my idea, which isn't bad in my opinion... Supernova 2012/3/4 Chris : > @ supernova: > And what do you want to create with

Re: [Unity-design] Ubuntu apps

2012-03-04 Thread Salih Emin
I am glad to see the idea of Libre Office icons being re-proposed. I had this idea proposed over ubuntu brainstorm during the development cycle of Ubuntu 11.04 http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/27661/ trying to give a solution about the "confusing icons of Libre Calc" according the usability t

Re: [Unity-design] Ubuntu apps

2012-03-04 Thread Chris
@ supernova: And what do you want to create with that? Something that would come eerily close to GNOME and it's Shell. When you start using all the default apps of GNOME they create a rather seamless experience. In fact all the recent suggestions like a time-out function on the shutdown window is a

Re: [Unity-design] Ubuntu apps

2012-03-04 Thread Gustav Sony
What about a *"HowTo" App* or *Lens* in Ubuntu, which is able to answer what app can do and how to use it? Using Ubuntu SoftwareCenter with more keywords (also translated), adding Tutorials from YouTube, direct links to ubuntu-wiki /ubuntuusers and create a FAQ. Maybe with Ask-Ubuntu integratio

[Unity-design] Ubuntu apps

2012-03-04 Thread supernova
Could make sense to phenotype develope some apps native for ubuntu? Like a browser, multimedia, offfice... This could give extreme integration, less toolkits, and make ubuntu famous for its apps, better then those if other OSes... Supernova -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~unity-design Post