On Sun, Feb 26, 2012 at 08:22, Josh Strawbridge <holyknightjos...@gmail.com> wrote: > the dash and apps lens do allow you to browse your applications it's just > not near as streamlined as the old menus or the dash search is and because > of that the general experience of browsing applications in the dash for a > number of users falls short of the experience they had with the old menus. > i think the biggest problem that people who miss the old menus really have > isn't so much the number of clicks. i think the real problem lies with the > much more complex motions you have to use as opposed to the simple ones the > old menus allowed. > > here's a sketch of what i mean. http://ubuntuone.com/4Yfzjw60XVrAJLAkQOjCOI > > in the "worst case" scenario the user has to click to show the > filters/categories and the "show more results" option resulting in a lot of > jumping around with the mouse as opposed to the relatively simple motion > those users got with the old menus. > in the best case, when the filters are already shown and you don't have to > "show more results," you still end up with a extra movement and having to > move back into space that you've already passed over. > using a quicklist shortcut to the apps lens will cut out a large chunk of > the extra movement but you're still left having to go back towards where you > just passed over. > > there are users, like myself, who hide their filters again for various > reasons and will almost never get the best case experience when browsing. > > so how can browsing applications in the dash be made a > more pleasant experience? > i think all it would take is some rearrangement of what's already in the > dash lens. > something like this should work > nicely. http://ubuntuone.com/5U4p7G03mR5PPsyLOe507I > > moving the lens buttons to the left side puts them close to the dash button > and makes them much quicker and easier to get to. it should actually put > them somewhat close to being as easily used with the mouse as the quicklist. > the filters/categories are placed just to the right of that since if someone > is browsing instead of searching that is likely to be the first thing used > in the apps lens. > then the applications are show to the right of that. > this arrangement leaves the mouse movement flowing from left to right > through the various areas of the dash>apps lens in the same order that the > user is likely to need them when browsing their applications. > > it may not be a perfect solution to the browsing problems in the dash and it > doesn't fix every issue in the apps lens but i'm sure it would make it a > much more pleasant browsing experience than what we have now. > please note that this would have very little effect on users who search > their way through the dash as this wouldn't replace that functionality. it > should just improve mouse use in the dash.
Josh, I like what you are saying . -- Adrian -- 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
