There has been some good criticism posted, and in hindsight I do agree with most of it (icon spacing and badges), although personally I still think unity's current focused window indicator isn't that clear :)
I do think the "stacking" idea would be interesting to further expend on though, could really add some nice organization to the unity launcher. I like the innovative way the unity launcher handles icon overflow, but it can definitely get quite cluttered easily (particularly since the launcher is on the left side, meaning not a lot of vertical space on smaller widescreen resolutions). I might try coming up with some mockups of my own for the folders/stacking idea. On Sun, Jul 15, 2012 at 10:26 PM, Ryan Gauger <rtg...@gmail.com> wrote: > On 7/15/12, shane lee <shaneym...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I don't really see that the vertical bar adds anything over the arrows > > we currently have. > > I don't really agree with extra spacing either. Being a vertical bar, > > space is already fairly limited so I would see extra space as wasted > > space. > > One thing I am all for and think should be in unity as soon as > > possible are the folders/groups/stacks. > > I have found these invaluable in android. > > > > On 15 July 2012 22:37, 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 > >>>> > >>>> -- > >>>> 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 > >>>> > >>> > >>> -- > >>> 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 > >>> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> 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 > >> > > > > -- > > 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 > > > > I disagree with the vertical line; I think it would definitely be > easier to find the app that you are currently using. > -- > ---Ryan > > -- > 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 >
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