On Wed, Apr 15, 2009 at 6:56 PM, Diego Moya <turi...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Anton, > > 2009/4/14 Anton Kerezov <ank...@gmail.com>: > > If you're interested in user workflow, it's good to see how others > have approached a similar problem from different perspectives. I will definitely investigate more on this issue. > Notice that when you allow users to type the first letters of a > command, it looks more and more like a Command Line Interface. Your > idea extends naturally to create a whole support for commands, not > just for displaying them but for introducing parameters and showing > immediate feedback (autocomplete, suggestions, preview results...) Yes probably a CLI-like but you will be able to use the mouse or your fingers if you have touch screen. > I'd like to point you to the approach taken by the Ubiquity project (see: > > http://labs.mozilla.com/2008/08/introducing-ubiquity/ > > ), which in turn takes ideas from Quicksilver and Launchbar. They try > to make a usable CLI with a visual treatment that very much resembles > your mockup, just with a more generalized reach. > > > They solve many of the usability problems found in traditional CLIs, > although they don't tackle your stated problem of trying to retrieve > recently used commands and store them in a "visual cache". The > solution to this problem found in your proposal is a nice feature, and > it could be a good improvement over a complete CLI system for the > Gnome Shell built following the Ubiquity and Quicksilver models. My point for doing this is not to make a cache for recently used items but to show submenus the user is interested in like normal menubars but with icons and extended support for previews for sub-sub menus. But your idea for visual history of most used items is good and I think that it can be done and in the end when some simple AI investigates your actions after a mont or so it will be able to present you a list of your most valuable and used commands. Anton
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