On Jul 15, 2012, at 4:37 PM, Aditya Vaidya <kroq.ga...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I agree. It looks good, but it won't if it's actually implemented. I think
> the thing that should be put in Unity from the mockup, if anything, is the
> vertical bar for the focused window/program.
>
> Sincerely,
> kroq-gar78
>
>
> On Sun, Jul 15, 2012 at 4:26 PM, Jonathan Meek <shrouded.cl...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> Good as a mock up, bad in practice. Coloring creates contrast issues. Not
> having the "shields" may leave an app disconnected from a badge if it's not
> square. The squared dots are inconsistent with indicator "now running"
> chevrons and, while I like the grouping thing.... pretty sure Apple might be
> more than a little angry over pilfering that look.
>
> On Jul 15, 2012 5:05 PM, "Brandon Watkins" <bwa...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I saw this mockup by rylexr on deviantart today, and think it has some nice
> ideas to improve the unity launcher. It looks cleaner and more readable, and
> the idea of combining multiple apps into one launcher looks pretty
> interesting.
>
> At the very least I think the vertical line to highlight the currently
> focused application is an excellent and easy to implement idea, as in the
> current unity launcher there is no real indication of the currently focused
> app.
>
> http://rylexr.deviantart.com/#/d575s1k
>
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So if this won't work (and it appears a lot of people think it won't), I think
we should at least try to make Unity look at but cleaner, or simply refresh the
appearance all together. Just like new wallpaper, new overall appearance of
Unity would be very nice.
---Ryan
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