Re: [Unity-design] Suggestion for Dynamic LIM for Ubuntu 12.10

2012-04-17 Thread Jo-Erlend Schinstad
Den 17. april 2012 23:52, skrev Roshan P Koshy: > @ Jo, > > is there any proof of concept of LIM? i know there is a kind called > oxygen-menu in kde, but i dont like to install kde. Let me know. I > would like to try it. Yes, as a pure concept art, you can look at this one: http://omgubuntu.s3.ama

Re: [Unity-design] Suggestion for Dynamic LIM for Ubuntu 12.10

2012-04-17 Thread Roshan P Koshy
@ Jo, is there any proof of concept of LIM? i know there is a kind called oxygen-menu in kde, but i dont like to install kde. Let me know. I would like to try it. In case of windows 8, the simple tasks for the app is grouped under contracts, or so. They are present visually enough or invoked fair

Re: [Unity-design] Suggestion for Dynamic LIM for Ubuntu 12.10

2012-04-17 Thread Jo-Erlend Schinstad
Den 17. april 2012 22:48, skrev Daniel Hollocher: > Is this in addition to global menus, or an alternative to global menus? You mean whether you can have the menus on the panel and in the window decorator at the same time? Nothing prevents it. For now, though, I think the idea is that you choose

Re: [Unity-design] Suggestion for Dynamic LIM for Ubuntu 12.10

2012-04-17 Thread Daniel Hollocher
On Tue, Apr 17, 2012 at 4:36 PM, Jo-Erlend Schinstad wrote: > Den 17. april 2012 21:56, skrev Ryan Gauger: >> Could somebody please explain to us what it is please? I don't know >> what it is either. Thanks! >> > > I provided a link that explains this, only two hours ago: > https://lists.launchpad

Re: [Unity-design] Suggestion for Dynamic LIM for Ubuntu 12.10

2012-04-17 Thread Jo-Erlend Schinstad
Den 17. april 2012 21:56, skrev Ryan Gauger: > Could somebody please explain to us what it is please? I don't know > what it is either. Thanks! > I provided a link that explains this, only two hours ago: https://lists.launchpad.net/unity-design/msg08710.html Jo-Erlend Schinstad -- Mailing list

Re: [Unity-design] Suggestion for Dynamic LIM for Ubuntu 12.10

2012-04-17 Thread Ryan Gauger
Could somebody please explain to us what it is please? I don't know what it is either. Thanks! In Christ, Ryan Sent from my iPod On Apr 17, 2012, at 11:04 AM, Chris wrote: > I'm not entirely sure what LIM is, but I guess something similar to > GlobalMenu but than on the window itself beneath

Re: [Unity-design] Suggestion for Dynamic LIM for Ubuntu 12.10

2012-04-17 Thread shane lee
That approach has been suggested and turned down due to the problem of interacting with the titlebar for other uses (dragging the window). On 17 April 2012 17:04, Chris wrote: > I'm not entirely sure what LIM is, but I guess something similar to > GlobalMenu but than on the window itself beneat

Re: [Unity-design] Suggestion for Dynamic LIM for Ubuntu 12.10

2012-04-17 Thread Jo-Erlend Schinstad
Den 17. april 2012 18:04, skrev Chris: > I'm not entirely sure what LIM is, but I guess something similar to > GlobalMenu but than on the window itself beneath a button? How about > this idea: instead of a button to access LIM, show the GlobalMenu on > the window bar? So LocalMenu instead of Global

Re: [Unity-design] Suggestion for Dynamic LIM for Ubuntu 12.10

2012-04-17 Thread Chris
I'm not entirely sure what LIM is, but I guess something similar to GlobalMenu but than on the window itself beneath a button? How about this idea: instead of a button to access LIM, show the GlobalMenu on the window bar? So LocalMenu instead of GlobalMenu? I don't know if you guys understand what

Re: [Unity-design] Suggestion for Dynamic LIM for Ubuntu 12.10

2012-04-17 Thread Roshan P Koshy
I wish LIM was in maximized AND unmaximized windows. It's consistency. > > Steps to reproduce: > 1. unmaximize a window > 2. see LIM > 3. maximize a window > > expected results: > I see LIM > > actual results: > things are complicated, because there is more appearance and more behavior > to memori

Re: [Unity-design] Suggestion for Dynamic LIM for Ubuntu 12.10

2012-04-17 Thread supernova
2012/4/17 Pedro Bessa : > Em 17-04-2012 02:23, Roshan P Koshy escreveu: > > For 12.10 the LIM is dynamic ie.. for unmaximized windows LIM icon is > present and for maximized ones, the LIM is absent and the global menu takes > over. This could be an interesting idea. Are we so much in love with glob

Re: [Unity-design] Suggestion for Dynamic LIM for Ubuntu 12.10

2012-04-17 Thread Pedro Bessa
Em 17-04-2012 02:23, Roshan P Koshy escreveu: For 12.10 the LIM is dynamic ie.. for unmaximized windows LIM icon is present and for maximized ones, the LIM is absent and the global menu takes over. The placement of LIM icon should be little far (about 6-8 mm) from the windows control button