Re: [Unity-design] No more dodge windows in Unity?

Hi Tommy, ... On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 1:57 PM, tommy wrote: > > http://luxperpetua.net/ubuntu/**screenshot.jpg While I can agree this doesn't look particularly elegant, it uses at least the same pattern of the Dash (where the launcher is visible). Fo

Re: [Unity-design] Why having preferences / customizations is not a bad thing.

Hi Omar, obviously 1 size never fits all but having a very customisable product has some MAJOR issues: 1) Having YOUR version means that you might struggle to use someone else's, think about a share-able device, and consequentially it would also be hard to provide assistance to others. 2) Validati

Re: [Unity-design] proposal "about this computer"

Thanks for sharing your idea Michel! Personally I am not sure that "About this computer..." is used so frequently to deserve to be so easily accessible. If data really shows that we need an easier way to access it, maybe it could be a quicklist item in the Dash tile. Best, chr On Sun, Feb 12,

Re: [Unity-design] Indeterminate Progress Bar On Launcher

On Thu, Mar 1, 2012 at 7:22 AM, Mark Shuttleworth wrote: > Going deeper: what matters with these numbers is not the number itself, > but the *change* in the number. Think of any example, like the number of > updates to an app. What matters is that you've gone from zero to 3 or from > 2 to 6. Goin

Re: [Unity-design] Right-Click File to Display Option to Set Wallpaper

On Wed, Feb 29, 2012 at 10:46 PM, Ryan Gauger wrote: > So I was thinking, why not Unity? The question should probably be "why yes?". The fact that other distros do it doesn't mean that we should blindly follow and if it's consistency across platforms that we are aiming, I am sure there are more

Re: [Unity-design] Indeterminate Progress Bar On Launcher

a maxmium speed the bar can reach and if there is no activity the bar slows down until it stops. http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2935618/canonical/indeterminate-progress/index.html(the progress bar is over a Libre Office tile in the middle of the Launcher) Cheers, chr On Fri, Mar 2, 2012 at 4:48 PM,

Re: [Unity-design] Default Launcher icons proposal

I personally would be happy to have a more accessible help. The only problem I can see with the unified LO tile is the managing of multiple windows. How to trigger the spread for each LO app etc.. Assuming that not everyone uses all the 3 applications, having an enough clear and easy way to remove

Re: [Unity-design] Thoughts on the top left corner? Can it be done better or prettier?

On Tue, Mar 6, 2012 at 1:49 AM, nick rundy wrote: > What happened to the option to prevent the mouse-pointer from being able > to reveal the launcher? Why would you want that? In 12.04 we decreased dramatically the chances of false positives. chr -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~unity-

Re: [Unity-design] Hello - on tablets, touchscreens & pens..

Hi Henri, the pen VS touchscreen is definitely an important issue. Thanks for bringing it up! At the moment I think this is probably more relevant for tablets. If you agree, you could repost it to: ubuntu-tab...@lists.launchpad.net Cheers, On Tue, Mar 13, 2012 at 10:44 PM, Henri Sundelin wrote

Re: [Unity-design] Change Audio Output Device From Indicator

Hi Robin, ... On Wed, Mar 21, 2012 at 12:43 PM, Robin Gloster wrote: > Adding to that it would be nice if you could define certain applications > to output on certain devices. > e.g music on speakers and VoIP on headset > This might be possible in the future through the Application tab in Sound

Re: [Unity-design] A lot of clutter in the Applications Lens

Hi Britt, just wanted to pick up on one issue... On Wed, Apr 4, 2012 at 2:33 AM, Britt Yazel wrote: > Hello Everyone, > > ... > > Also, in the application lens there are logout, lock screen, restart, > and shut down buttons present. Why is this? Those options are not even > applicationshavin

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

Hi Ryan, thanks a lot for bringing this up. I agree that animations in many cases could be smoother, is not just a matter of frame rate but at first of easing (and consequentially of duration). We are currently looking into that keeping as priority consistency. Best, chr On Fri, Apr 13, 2012 at

Re: [Unity-design] Pin to Dash Option

Hi, ... On Thu, May 24, 2012 at 12:04 AM, cmaglothin wrote: > Would this be the equivalent of pinning a folder to the launcher in OS X? > Say, one could pin a group of apps or a folder of files to the launcher, > and when clicked, it would open a custom lens or something of that sort in > the da

Re: [Unity-design] Multiseat

Hi Paulo, it sounds like a very convenient trick, in some particular contexts though. Like: - Schools in developing countries (probably the more sensible case, since laptops are quite popular in richer countries) - Homes with less mobility need (I guess your case) Probably these use case

Re: [Unity-design] Pin to Dash Option

Hi Mikkel, ... It might be interesting to toy with the folding idea we already implement > in the launcher and switcher. A folder-tile could then be a small stack of > tiles we fold out from the launcher to the right or something... > If the Launcher would contain more types of elements (e.g.: fi

Re: [Unity-design] Desktop as a widget space.

Hi Sunil, as you said Desktop is a Directory. It gained value on PCs because it is a very accessible one. If you download files which you want to use straight away, it might be the easiest place to save them. This of course comes at a cost. Crowded Desktops are a nightmare for designers to watch, b

Re: [Unity-design] Desktop as a widget space.

HI Sunil, ... On Fri, Jun 1, 2012 at 5:34 AM, Sunil Singh Rana wrote: > ... > > I am just throwing an Idea. Off course, we need to think it through in a > rigorous manner to find a way to do it without adding too much > complications. If we agree we want to do something with the desktop, we can >

Re: [Unity-design] Wireframing (was: Re: the plan for ludicrously high resolution displays)

Choosing the best tool for mocking up designs is not easy. It depends first from what you want to get from it. In which design phase are you? Remember that visual design can affect the distribution of elements in the screen. So testing layouts without rendering can be quite unproductive. Is it to

Re: [Unity-design] Wireframing

On Wed, Jun 13, 2012 at 5:26 PM, Alan Bell wrote: > #1 it must be Free Software or I can't share my designs with you without > making you pay to join in. The important then is that it doesn't use proprietary formats, so anyone can edit them with the software of their choice ;) chr -- Mailing

Re: [Unity-design] A better Ubuntu Unity Launcher - Part I (mockup)

I think the line to show the focused application is a valid idea. Beside that it looks good (despite the mockup doesn't really represent the Unity style), it is a pretty common pattern (e.g.: Android tabs). Thanks for sharing! chr On Mon, Jul 16, 2012 at 1:33 PM, Brandon Watkins wrote: > The

Re: [Unity-design] Very awesome design mockup

Hi Britt, could you please clarify what is awesome in this mockup that Ubuntu would NEED? Posting mockups without the opportunity to deep dive into issues and solution, can be not particularly productive. By the way, watching the mockup... besides the not matching Unity style, there are some issue

Re: [Unity-design] Very awesome design mockup

Hi Chad, ... On Fri, Jul 27, 2012 at 6:28 PM, Chad M. Germann wrote: > Ubuntu should embrace its Unix heritage and move all those scrollbars to > the left. > Do you think "Unix heritage" is the secret ingredient that will bring Ubuntu user base to 200M? I have the feeling, I might be wrong, tha