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

2012-02-08 Thread Jo-Erlend Schinstad
them? That's a corner case that's easily addressed by adding UBUNTU_MENUPROXY=0 to those applications or to the session you're logging into. I think menus represent a very interesting subject, and something that has extreme potential for improvements, but how is it relevant to this

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

2012-02-09 Thread Jo-Erlend Schinstad
ppearance. Jo-Erlend Schinstad -- 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] No more dodge windows in Unity?

2012-02-09 Thread Jo-Erlend Schinstad
On 09. feb. 2012 15:47, Mohamed Ikbel Boulabiar wrote: On Thu, Feb 9, 2012 at 3:34 PM, Jo-Erlend Schinstad mailto:joerlend.schins...@gmail.com>> wrote: That's correct. Dodge windows is gone. Don't confuse that with auto-hide, though. Auto-hide is easily activat

Re: [Unity-design] Unity extensibility. Was: complaints

2012-02-09 Thread Jo-Erlend Schinstad
ess, which means slower software. It is also always more difficult to maintain, which means less effort goes to real development. Jo-Erlend Schinstad -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~unity-design Post to : unity-design@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~unity-de

Re: [Unity-design] Unity extensibility. Was: complaints

2012-02-09 Thread Jo-Erlend Schinstad
making you forget the questions you intended to ask. They do so by adding lots of nonsense in between. Code is the same way. Nonsense means clutter, which means less clean code. I'm not calling dodge nonsense, but unnecessary features in general. Am I missing something? Jo-Erlend Schinstad -- 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] A few problems with launcher always-visible and ways to improve it.

2012-02-09 Thread Jo-Erlend Schinstad
quot; might suddenly become a little confusing, I think. Jo-Erlend Schinstad -- 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] No more dodge windows in Unity ? Why keep the "Always hide" option ?

2012-02-09 Thread Jo-Erlend Schinstad
your super+num shortcut to it. If switching between visible and hidden is such a killer feature, then I'm sure you'll want to spend a launcher on it? Jo-Erlend Schinstad -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~unity-design Post to : unity-design@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe :

Re: [Unity-design] No more dodge windows in Unity ? Why keep the "Always hide" option ?

2012-02-09 Thread Jo-Erlend Schinstad
y obviously isn't. If you have facts, then prove it. You've just done the same thing, and have you not? (refuted his claim with no evidence) His claim was that it is a fact that dodge is smarter and more convenient. The fact that not everyone agrees, proves it not to be a fact, but

Re: [Unity-design] Unity/Compiz Scale could use improvements

2012-02-13 Thread Jo-Erlend Schinstad
? I just upgraded five minutes ago, and when I use spread or scale, windows doesn't close when I middle click. Are they supposed to? Jo-Erlend Schinstad -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~unity-design Post to : unity-design@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~

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

2012-02-14 Thread Jo-Erlend Schinstad
r, but more refined options. The "locally integrated menus" seems to be another step in the right direction. … and still two months to go! :) Jo-Erlend Schinstad -- 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] Non-app launcher entries always on top or bottom?

2012-02-14 Thread Jo-Erlend Schinstad
d. It is quite uncomfortable, though, to see permanent functions like workspace switching being moving targets. As far as I can tell, neither Show Desktop, nor Workspace Switcher are movable? Jo-Erlend Schinstad -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~unity-design Post to : unity-d

Re: [Unity-design] future of globalmenu

2012-02-15 Thread Jo-Erlend Schinstad
other. Perhaps there is a lens that is useful, but not very often, so you don't want it to clutter the main interface. In any case, those quicklists doesn't disturb anything. And since most other launcher entries have quicklists, the Ubuntu button should too, for consistency, if

Re: [Unity-design] future of globalmenu

2012-02-15 Thread Jo-Erlend Schinstad
d you prefer to switch between user accounts instead of using tabs? That seems fairly weird to me. Jo-Erlend Schinstad -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~unity-design Post to : unity-design@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~unity-design More help :

Re: [Unity-design] future of globalmenu

2012-02-15 Thread Jo-Erlend Schinstad
cated lens. However, if you have ten lenses installed, each containing five categories, then if the dash would show everything, you'd display 50 categories and at the very least 500 results. That would be very annoying. So though privacy to me is the most important factor, it certainly

[Unity-design] Mouse-way to display a spread view of windows?

2012-02-17 Thread Jo-Erlend Schinstad
that. Just a few thoughts. Jo-Erlend Schinstad -- 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] Mouse-way to display a spread view of windows?

2012-02-17 Thread Jo-Erlend Schinstad
witcher for that purpose. Jo-Erlend Schinstad -- 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] Mouse-way to display a spread view of windows?

2012-02-17 Thread Jo-Erlend Schinstad
uot; :) I actually didn't know that the others had that feature. Great minds think alike, I suppose. I was just playing around, trying out things I never actually do just to see what happens. :) Jo-Erlend Schinstad -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~unity-design Post to

Re: [Unity-design] creating .desktop files to add launcher entries

2012-02-19 Thread Jo-Erlend Schinstad
nchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unity-lens-applications/+bug/936296 It's a very interesting subject, but I think it's not as easy as where to click in order to show the editor. There are lots of smaller issues to take into account. Jo-Erlend Schinstad -- Mailing list: https://launchp

Re: [Unity-design] creating .desktop files to add launcher entries

2012-02-19 Thread Jo-Erlend Schinstad
ecommends_ gnome-panel, that is true. It is not a dependency. gnome-panel, in turn recommends on all the other things. Removing the recommends from the alacarte package shouldn't be all that difficult. Jo-Erlend Schinstad -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~unity-design Post to

Re: [Unity-design] creating .desktop files to add launcher entries

2012-02-19 Thread Jo-Erlend Schinstad
s, is 18.2MB large and is located here: http://ubuntuone.com/4zH29kHoXEBxVXc1v8yMGg Jo-Erlend Schinstad -- 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] creating .desktop files to add launcher entries

2012-02-19 Thread Jo-Erlend Schinstad
ts of ideas for things to experiment with, but there's limits to how many hoops I'm willing to jump through. a number of us have been missing a decent user friendly not buggy way to edit our new menus (dash/launcher) since unity hit in 11.04. Yup. I'm one of them. Jo-Erlend Schinstad

Re: [Unity-design] creating .desktop files to add launcher entries

2012-02-19 Thread Jo-Erlend Schinstad
in some of the information to make the icon permanent. There was the Unity Launcher Editor. I don't know if it's still being developed, but it might be a good starting point. http://askubuntu.com/a/43661/19779 Jo-Erlend Schinstad -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~unity-design

Re: [Unity-design] new and old in recents DE

2012-02-20 Thread Jo-Erlend Schinstad
o adapt to the computer. Explain to me how that's not different from the computers of the 80s. Jo-Erlend Schinstad -- 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] Gnome Panel Creates Window Offsetting

2012-02-20 Thread Jo-Erlend Schinstad
come up with a better solution – including the one you present. The problem with your idea is that it would make it more difficult to close windows without hitting the Ubuntu button, similar to the previous issues with the launcher in auto-hide. Interesting challenge. Jo-Erlend Schinstad

Re: [Unity-design] new and old in recents DE

2012-02-21 Thread Jo-Erlend Schinstad
o get a picture of what my intentions are. Now, let's say I switch to Chromium. It's not going to happen anytime soon, but it might someday. My intentions haven't changed. Only the tools I use to accomplish my tasks. I'll still use _my_ shortcuts, and not the defined shortcuts in each program. Because the computer now adapts to me, and not vice versa. -- Jo-Erlend Schinstad -- 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] Ubuntu: synchronizing settings among multiple computers using Ubuntu One

2012-02-21 Thread Jo-Erlend Schinstad
That is certainly a nice idea. You may want to have a look at Oneconf. -- Jo-Erlend Schinstad -- 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] HUD testing

2012-02-21 Thread Jo-Erlend Schinstad
On 22. feb. 2012 03:14, Ted Gould wrote: [snip] what can be done in that timeframe. I appreciate your enthusiasm, and I share it, but we have to walk before we can run :-) It's easier to walk quickly when you have vision though. :) -- Jo-Erlend Schinstad -- Mailing list:

Re: [Unity-design] Some impressions about the current status of Unity

2012-02-22 Thread Jo-Erlend Schinstad
share ideas and not just list things you don't like. An obvious solution to your problem, for instance, is to simply display the filters by default. Jo-Erlend Schinstad -- 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] self cleaning of Dash Search

2012-02-22 Thread Jo-Erlend Schinstad
that the results are wrong, then I guarantee many users who are just getting to know Ubuntu, will experience this. It will result in a loss of confidence, which is a very bad thing. In my opinion, it is better to err on the side of caution, making sure no-one will ever get the impression t

[Unity-design] Lens filters should be displayed by default, and visibility should be remembered forever

2012-02-22 Thread Jo-Erlend Schinstad
al filter state be forgotten when the dash is closed. Thoughts? -- Jo-Erlend Schinstad -- 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] Some impressions about the current status of Unity

2012-02-23 Thread Jo-Erlend Schinstad
On 23. feb. 2012 12:27, Adrian Maier wrote: On Thu, Feb 23, 2012 at 00:55, Jo-Erlend Schinstad wrote: On 22. feb. 2012 23:13, Adrian Maier wrote: The classic gnome2 menu is so efficient that I don't feel the need to create shortcuts for applications ... That's why i find it

Re: [Unity-design] Some impressions about the current status of Unity

2012-02-23 Thread Jo-Erlend Schinstad
to customize them. Except for that, applets are grouped to left, center or right. Otherwise, the classic desktop is identical in Precise as in 10.04. Many Thanks ! Adrian You're welcome. In the future, whenever you feel annoyed that something is missing, use AskUbuntu.com. It might

Re: [Unity-design] Ubuntu, Toolkits, Precision, and the Future

2012-02-23 Thread Jo-Erlend Schinstad
one: "Is this the right time to tell 40-60% of all developers to take it somewhere else?" -- Jo-Erlend Schinstad -- 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] Quit vs Close - Quicklists

2012-02-23 Thread Jo-Erlend Schinstad
In my opinion, this is a bug in Transmission. Please file one. I don't think the launcher can tell applications to behave differently in that regard. -- Jo-Erlend Schinstad -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~unity-design Post to : unity-design@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscri

Re: [Unity-design] Ubuntu, Toolkits, Precision, and the Future

2012-02-23 Thread Jo-Erlend Schinstad
, and the wrong way is always to try and make everyone else do it the right way. We welcome differences. We just reduce the impact. -- Jo-Erlend Schinstad -- 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] Quit vs Close - Quicklists

2012-02-23 Thread Jo-Erlend Schinstad
On 23. feb. 2012 21:49, Gustav Sony wrote: [snip] !!! Please change it in the German Translation from "Schließen" to "Beenden". !!! You really want a Norwegian to change the German translation? Change it yourself! :) -- Jo-Erlend Schinstad -- Mailing list: https://

Re: [Unity-design] Some impressions about the current status of Unity

2012-02-23 Thread Jo-Erlend Schinstad
users prefer Unity means it will attract most of the professional time. It does not mean it's more important than Gnome Panel. It just means the community has to replace the efforts Canonical has put into it in the past. It doesn't automatically happen, but it's certainly po

Re: [Unity-design] Remove Pornographic Apps from the "Apps available for download"

2012-02-23 Thread Jo-Erlend Schinstad
because it might not be perfectly suitable to children or fanatical christians? I will never, ever be a part of anything remotely similar to that. Present your next idea. -- Jo-Erlend Schinstad -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~unity-design Post to : unity-design@lists.launchpa

Re: [Unity-design] Remove Pornographic Apps from the "Apps available for download"

2012-02-23 Thread Jo-Erlend Schinstad
me sort of registration. If you don't like that, go make your own distro. In the meantime, perhaps parents should teach their own children what to do and what now to do. I apologize for my anger on this one, but it just couldn't be helped. -- Jo-Erlend Schinstad -- Mailing list: ht

Re: [Unity-design] Remove Pornographic Apps from the "Apps available for download"

2012-02-23 Thread Jo-Erlend Schinstad
child is just as valuable as the millions of african babies that are starving in africa. Perhaps we should sensor that knowledge before we start sensoring how babies are made? Jo-Erlend Schinstad -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~unity-design Post to : unity-design@lists.launchpa

Re: [Unity-design] Remove Pornographic Apps from the "Apps available for download"

2012-02-23 Thread Jo-Erlend Schinstad
, is the moment that I find someone else to join. This is most likely true for most of us. Should we have to choose between USA and China now? If so, I choose not to. They're both nuts. Jo-Erlend Schinstad -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~unity-design Post to : unity-d

Re: [Unity-design] Remove Pornographic Apps from the "Apps available for download"

2012-02-23 Thread Jo-Erlend Schinstad
ast, and I can do with little sleep. There's no change in the bitter depths of hell that I'll ever let anyone propose something like that without fighting it. -- Jo-Erlend Schinstad -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~unity-design Post to : unity-design@lists.launchpad.net Un

Re: [Unity-design] Remove Pornographic Apps from the "Apps available for download"

2012-02-23 Thread Jo-Erlend Schinstad
should only present good porn then? Jo-Erlend Schinstad -- 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] Remove Pornographic Apps from the "Apps available for download"

2012-02-23 Thread Jo-Erlend Schinstad
You are becoming a dangerous class of countries; USA, Iran and China. Not all that different, when seen from the outside, but certainly dangerous. Do you really want to discuss porn vs religion with me? I can go on. I really can go on much further than you are probably prepared for. -- Jo-Erle

Re: [Unity-design] Remove Pornographic Apps from the "Apps available for download"

2012-02-23 Thread Jo-Erlend Schinstad
eligion to be a decease. That doesn't mean I hate the patient. Quite the contrary. I feel great compassion for those who suffer from it. But this is Ubuntu. We can't be responsible for your health. -- Jo-Erlend Schinstad -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~unity-design P

Re: [Unity-design] Remove Pornographic Apps from the "Apps available for download"

2012-02-23 Thread Jo-Erlend Schinstad
rnographic application* It doesn't matter, you know. It allures to the possibility of naked animals creating offspring. The mere concept is off the scale! This is fun! :) -- Jo-Erlend Schinstad -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~unity-design Post to : unity-design@list

Re: [Unity-design] Remove Pornographic Apps from the "Apps available for download"

2012-02-23 Thread Jo-Erlend Schinstad
e minds of the young by prohibiting information. :) I think I'll go listen to a CD of Frank Zappa now. -- Jo-Erlend Schinstad -- 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] Remove Pornographic Apps from the "Apps available for download"

2012-02-23 Thread Jo-Erlend Schinstad
But if the main idea was implemented, Ubuntu would most likely seize to exist. Hackers tend not to be extremely focused on helping to create global sensorship. Apple seems to be more interested in participating in that than Microsoft and GNU/Linux is. -- Jo-Erlend Schinstad -- Mailing list: htt

Re: [Unity-design] Some impressions about the current status of Unity

2012-02-25 Thread Jo-Erlend Schinstad
unds as if you want to change the behavior because you're not used to it. But that's not something good design should be based on. Of course, it will always be possible to add something like that if you want it, but that doesn't mean it should be default for all users.

Re: [Unity-design] Some impressions about the current status of Unity

2012-02-25 Thread Jo-Erlend Schinstad
e the gnome panel. Hopefully this package will be available in the real repositories someday(now it's in ppa). I personally think that's not the right place for it, since it doesn't indicate anything. -- Jo-Erlend Schinstad -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~unity-des

Re: [Unity-design] Apps available for download suggestions should be kept for searches.

2012-02-25 Thread Jo-Erlend Schinstad
he PornView application, which is quite appropriate, but would still be offensive to some people. As I stated earlier, I don't think the applications lens should display software from the software center by default at all. But that doesn't have anything to do with what's permi

Re: [Unity-design] Some impressions about the current status of Unity

2012-02-25 Thread Jo-Erlend Schinstad
no longer intend to spend too much energy with discussing on this topic . From my point of view the issue is solved : now I am aware about several possibilities that will allow me to happily use Unity without cursing every 5 minutes . Sure. There's lots of good software on the internet that

Re: [Unity-design] Difficulty switching between windows

2012-02-25 Thread Jo-Erlend Schinstad
lt+tab _does_ only switch between applications. We use alt+(button above tab) to switch between windows. Same solution, different keys. :) -- Jo-Erlend Schinstad -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~unity-design Post to : unity-design@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchp

Re: [Unity-design] Difficulty switching between windows

2012-02-25 Thread Jo-Erlend Schinstad
ing I think should be looked into before release. In any case, when people come here for the first time and do their best to provide information about problems or hints about possible solutions, it's unacceptable for them to get their heads chopped off. -- Jo-Erlend Schinstad -- Mailing l

Re: [Unity-design] Apps available for download suggestions should be kept for searches.

2012-02-25 Thread Jo-Erlend Schinstad
d ever find objectionable. I'm not saying it isn't possible to find solutions to these issues, but I think it's an extreme challenge. -- Jo-Erlend Schinstad -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~unity-design Post to : unity-design@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscri

Re: [Unity-design] Category-based app browsing, was Re: Some impressions about the current status of Unity

2012-02-25 Thread Jo-Erlend Schinstad
ication is used, the less frequently you'll have to look for it as well, meaning it's not the most important aspect to optimize. -- Jo-Erlend Schinstad -- 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] Launcher should be optional on secondary displays

2012-02-25 Thread Jo-Erlend Schinstad
an try reducing it and see if that helps? -- Jo-Erlend Schinstad -- 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] Some impressions about the current status of Unity

2012-02-25 Thread Jo-Erlend Schinstad
archy. A lot of people seems to have forgotten this already. It's perfectly legal to mean that using searches to access things is a bad idea, but nearly all users will disagree with you. -- Jo-Erlend Schinstad -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~unity-design Post t

Re: [Unity-design] Settled: Re: Quit vs Close - Quicklists

2012-02-26 Thread Jo-Erlend Schinstad
n the case with Transmission, when you really tell it to quit, it will display a dialog asking you to wait for status updates to be sent, etc. This can take some time. How will this be handled? -- Jo-Erlend Schinstad -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~unity-design Post to

Re: [Unity-design] Dash - Favourites

2012-02-26 Thread Jo-Erlend Schinstad
On 26. feb. 2012 13:50, Davor wrote: I don`t have control over "Most frequently used" and i like more control. How is it possible that you don't have control over what applications you use most frequently? -- Jo-Erlend Schinstad -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~un

Re: [Unity-design] Category-based app browsing, was Re: Some impressions about the current status of Unity

2012-02-26 Thread Jo-Erlend Schinstad
requently. I don't understand why anyone would want to optimize for things they hardly ever do. Your email did point out some very strong reasons why the new system is far better, however. -- Jo-Erlend Schinstad -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~unity-design Post to : unity-d

Re: [Unity-design] Category-based app browsing, was Re: Some impressions about the current status of Unity

2012-02-26 Thread Jo-Erlend Schinstad
On 26. feb. 2012 11:35, Thorsten Wilms wrote: On 02/25/2012 10:03 PM, Jo-Erlend Schinstad wrote: Each added step reduces the likelihood that a user becomes aware and sure of the functionality and completes the task. Setting a "Filter" does not fit well into a browsing approach.

Re: [Unity-design] Category-based app browsing, was Re: Some impressions about the current status of Unity

2012-02-26 Thread Jo-Erlend Schinstad
On 26. feb. 2012 18:12, Adrian Maier wrote: On Sun, Feb 26, 2012 at 17:08, Jo-Erlend Schinstad wrote: On 26. feb. 2012 14:55, Adrian Maier wrote: Yes , that's the point . With a classic apps menu it's super-easy to see the big picture : see what applications are available . Agai

Re: [Unity-design] Some impressions about the current status of Unity

2012-02-26 Thread Jo-Erlend Schinstad
easy to do, though it obviously requires some work. Doing that using hierarchical structures, would be much more difficult. Using metadata to describe data content instead of just referring to a location, makes it possible to do extremely cool things with relative ease. That's what the se

Re: [Unity-design] Some impressions about the current status of Unity

2012-02-26 Thread Jo-Erlend Schinstad
what will happen when we're finally able to ditch IPv4 and people are able to connect their computers to others and share data freely. If you're famiar with Last.fm's Scrobbler system, consider a digital life scrobbler that you can share directly with your friends without giant

Re: [Unity-design] Some impressions about the current status of Unity

2012-02-27 Thread Jo-Erlend Schinstad
g: user: Adrian did: open file: url: http://blablabla available: yes type: image mime type: blabla description: mockup to make browsing easier in: Firefox by: clicking on a link in: Thunderbird because: it was mentioned by: Josh Strawbridge in: email thread

Re: [Unity-design] Installing Apps right from the Dash

2012-02-27 Thread Jo-Erlend Schinstad
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[Unity-design] HUD: reduce clutter by removing repeated information

2012-02-27 Thread Jo-Erlend Schinstad
deration as a pure usability issue. In any case, I think this would be cleaner than repeating the entire path over and over. Thoughts? -- Jo-Erlend Schinstad -- 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

[Unity-design] HUD: tab completion is a must-have

2012-02-27 Thread Jo-Erlend Schinstad
7;s worth keeping in mind that tab completion wouldn't change anything for people who doesn't use it anyway. It would still be possible to search for "test history" and navigate by arrow keys, but the search itself would be much slower. Thoughts? -- Jo-Erlend Schinstad -- 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] HUD: reduce clutter by removing repeated information

2012-02-27 Thread Jo-Erlend Schinstad
e, such as for a group of leaf nodes. It's not very important to me, of course. It would just make things cleaner, and reduce the need to chop parts of the path when it isn't necessary. -- Jo-Erlend Schinstad -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~unity-design Post t

Re: [Unity-design] HUD: tab completion is a must-have

2012-02-28 Thread Jo-Erlend Schinstad
hat's what most people would expect from tab completion, so I don't think that'd disturb anything. Even when using tab completion, you should be able to skip parts of the path. Did that make more sense? :) -- Jo-Erlend Schinstad -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~unit

Re: [Unity-design] Tweaking ubuntu interface just a little bit

2012-02-28 Thread Jo-Erlend Schinstad
"Alt+BAT (Button Above Tab)". BAT is TAB in reverse, which makes it even easier to remember. Íf everybody does it, then together we can change the world! Or, maybe at least create a new expression. :) -- Jo-Erlend Schinstad -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.

[Unity-design] Thoughts about reorganizing indicators?

2012-02-28 Thread Jo-Erlend Schinstad
ive preferences. It would be a good thing if these things were collected in one place, I think. Perhaps adding Launcher and Indicators to the System Settings > Appearance panel? Thoughts? -- Jo-Erlend Schinstad -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~unity-design Post to

Re: [Unity-design] Tweaking ubuntu interface just a little bit

2012-02-28 Thread Jo-Erlend Schinstad
On 28. feb. 2012 17:40, Omar B. wrote: >The same way you accidentally trigger the Launcher. is always visible now. And the problem with accidentally opening the launcher has been fixed by adding reveal pressure. -- Jo-Erlend Schinstad -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~unity-des

Re: [Unity-design] Very impressed with the latest changes

2012-02-28 Thread Jo-Erlend Schinstad
Den 28. feb. 2012 20:00, skrev Lance: PS: nit-picker that I am, one thing I wish I could do is add the date to the clock display, eg: Tue Feb 28, 12:58 PM. Look in System Settings > Time and date > Clock. That's where you add the date and other things. Cool, huh? :) -

Re: [Unity-design] Quicklists instead of Tray-Icon-Menu

2012-02-28 Thread Jo-Erlend Schinstad
than indicator as its currently being used, simply because it's just a menu and doesn't indicate anything. With regards to Skype, you'll have to use Skype/Microsofts bug tracker, I guess. :) -- Jo-Erlend Schinstad -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~unity-design Post t

Re: [Unity-design] Very impressed with the latest changes

2012-02-28 Thread Jo-Erlend Schinstad
all around you are loosing theirs, then you've probably switched to Ubuntu" :) -- Jo-Erlend Schinstad -- 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] Rationale for multi-selecting filters by default

2012-02-29 Thread Jo-Erlend Schinstad
ut it would also make it more comfortable to browse by category. Jo-Erlend Schinstad -- 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] Indeterminate Progress Bar On Launcher

2012-02-29 Thread Jo-Erlend Schinstad
inner without leaning forward and looking for it. What about using a spinner of the same size as the entry, above the icon, but below the other status indications? Jo-Erlend Schinstad -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~unity-design Post to : unity-d

Re: [Unity-design] Multi-monitor issues

2012-03-02 Thread Jo-Erlend Schinstad
e, I think? -- Jo-Erlend Schinstad -- 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] Multi-monitor issues

2012-03-02 Thread Jo-Erlend Schinstad
s a bug and the solution would be using different values based on the visible-setting on the launcher. Jo-Erlend Schinstad -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~unity-design Post to : unity-design@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~unity-design More help : h

Re: [Unity-design] Multi-monitor issues

2012-03-03 Thread Jo-Erlend Schinstad
I filed a bug about it here: https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/945847 It seems completely obvious to me that the "speed bump" shouldn't be be used when the launcher is set to always visible. -- Jo-Erlend Schinstad -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~unity-design Post to

Re: [Unity-design] adding a startup application is not average user friendly

2012-03-03 Thread Jo-Erlend Schinstad
This is no doubt a bug. When you want to add an application, only applications should be shown, not the recently used media files. Setting an application to start automatically is something anyone and almost everyone should want to do. -- Jo-Erlend Schinstad -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.

Re: [Unity-design] adding a startup application is not average user friendly

2012-03-03 Thread Jo-Erlend Schinstad
something else. The tool itself is great. It just needs a different "add" dialog that presents applications instead of recently used files and folders. -- Jo-Erlend Schinstad -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~unity-design Post to : unity-design@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscri

Re: [Unity-design] adding a startup application is not average user friendly

2012-03-05 Thread Jo-Erlend Schinstad
want it to automatically start, wouldn't you also pin it to the launcher? It would add some "false positives", but it's easier to remove an entry than it is to create one, so that shouldn't be a problem. -- Jo-Erlend Schinstad -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~un

Re: [Unity-design] Difficulty switching between windows

2012-03-05 Thread Jo-Erlend Schinstad
s and hold Alt, tap BAT, press a number and release Alt. Not quite as powerful as super+num, but I still think it would be an improvement. We'd need some way to organize windows though. -- Jo-Erlend Schinstad -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~unity-design Post to

Re: [Unity-design] Difficulty switching between windows

2012-03-05 Thread Jo-Erlend Schinstad
. You should also be able to do it without opening the spread view, but then by pressing Alt, tapping the button above tab and then enter a number. It's not too far fetched? -- Jo-Erlend Schinstad -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~unity-design Post to : unity-design@lists.launch

Re: [Unity-design] adding a startup application is not average user friendly

2012-03-05 Thread Jo-Erlend Schinstad
;t want a quicklist item for it. When you pin an application, it should automatically get an entry in startup applications, but it should remain unchecked. -- Jo-Erlend Schinstad -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~unity-design Post to : unity-design@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe

Re: [Unity-design] Update Manager Check Boxes

2012-03-06 Thread Jo-Erlend Schinstad
eModel. There are a few other issues with Network Manager as well. For instance, it doesn't remove the model from the view before updating, which probably makes it a lot slower than it should. And it doesn't look good, either. -- Jo-Erlend Schinstad -- Mailing list: https://launchpa

[Unity-design] HUD: players in sound menu is not accessible.

2012-03-07 Thread Jo-Erlend Schinstad
Since Rhythmbox is in the sound menu and you can access play controls from it directly, I expected it to be accessible with HUD as well. It isn't. Are there any plans to make it so, and in that case, will it be internationalized? -- Jo-Erlend Schinstad -- Mailing list:

Re: [Unity-design] HUD: players in sound menu is not accessible.

2012-03-07 Thread Jo-Erlend Schinstad
Den 07. mars 2012 15:19, skrev Colin Law: On 7 March 2012 13:42, Jo-Erlend Schinstad wrote: Since Rhythmbox is in the sound menu and you can access play controls from it directly, I expected it to be accessible with HUD as well. It isn't. It is for me (running unity-2d if that is rel

Re: [Unity-design] HUD: players in sound menu is not accessible.

2012-03-07 Thread Jo-Erlend Schinstad
Den 07. mars 2012 15:28, skrev Paul Sladen: Please could you file this in a bug on Launchpad: Done: https://bugs.launchpad.net/unity/+bug/949032. There wasn't really that much to add, though. :) But I'm glad to hear it's supposed to work. -- Jo-Erlend Schinstad -- Mail

[Unity-design] Make design/testing contribs easier by providing better API docs earlier.

2012-03-07 Thread Jo-Erlend Schinstad
lay with, which helps promote Unity in general. Does it make sense, and is it something you'll be willing to consider in the future? Thanks for reading :) -- Jo-Erlend Schinstad -- 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] No more dodge windows in Unity?

2012-03-08 Thread Jo-Erlend Schinstad
, etc. This is the effect we need. But that requires that after 30-60 minutes, the user will feel confident that this is something they will be able to learn if they choose to. There must be no confusion or negative surprises during that first hour. To me, the dodge effect was cool

Re: [Unity-design] Important Message

2012-03-10 Thread Jo-Erlend Schinstad
ruptive on this mailing list, because it creates noise that has nothing to do with software development. I would also consider the possibility that people will add your address to their spam filters. -- Jo-Erlend Schinstad -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~unity-design Post to

Re: [Unity-design] Data sharing protocoll in Ubuntu

2012-03-13 Thread Jo-Erlend Schinstad
to provide more specific examples. It was very difficult to understand what you meant. -- Jo-Erlend Schinstad -- 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] Ability to remove Spaces-Icon from launcher for my parents :)

2012-03-16 Thread Jo-Erlend Schinstad
a charming guy. But the virtualization thing caused some major problems for him. For instance, it wasn't possible to discover menus or window controls because of the top panel. -- Jo-Erlend Schinstad -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~unity-design Post to : unity-d

[Unity-design] HUD: questions about using parent menu items as default actions.

2012-03-18 Thread Jo-Erlend Schinstad
s like a useful feature. This is a way to use menu structures that isn't common for visible menus, but I imagine this will be quite useful for many applications that has deep structures and wants to optimize for the HUD. So I hope I can get some feedback on this. Thanks. -- Jo-Erlend Schinstad -- 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] HUD: questions about using parent menu items as default actions.

2012-03-22 Thread Jo-Erlend Schinstad
ications that have no visible interface, but is designed specifically for the HUD, like my Quickly-thing is. That changes things. And I think those kinds of applications can be quite useful. So to me, the question is not if, but how. I don't think it necessarily has to be too complicated. Ad

Re: [Unity-design] Scrollbars in Dash

2012-03-23 Thread Jo-Erlend Schinstad
gave His one and only Son, so that whoever believes in Him should not die but have eternal life." - John 3:16 I very much agree with that. I'd think most users now have another way of scrolling than clicking and dragging the scrollbars, but some do, and they shouldn't be neglec

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