Re: [Ayatana] Idea for improving visibility of running applications

[Bartosz <gang65@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi.

I can't use Compiz, because I'm using Via driver and there is no DRI support.

I'm using Unity-2d.
What do you think to implement this feature for Unity-2d?

Best Regards
Bartosz

2011/5/3 Niklas Rosenqvist <niklas.s.rosenqvist@xxxxxxxxx>:
> Yes, it already exists. You only need to install CompizConfig Settings
> Manager (CCSM) from Ubuntu Software Center and go to the Unity plugin and
> set the background lighting to toggle :)
>
> 2011/5/3 Bartosz <gang65@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>
>> Hi All.
>> Thanks Niklas for this great mockup.
>>
>> The first/most left screen is what I would like to create in Unity.
>> I didn't think about fading icons.
>>
>> Currently my desktop look like this:
>> http://di.com.pl/pic/photo/oryginal/launcher_1304076215.jpg
>> With opened Firefox, Writer, Shotwell and GIMP, it is hard to find (on
>> my small screen) which application is currently opened.
>>
>> First solution from mockup it's resolve my problems perfectly.
>> Can I implement this feature?
>>
>>
>> Best Regards
>> Bartosz
>>
>>
>> 2011/5/3 Niklas Rosenqvist <niklas.s.rosenqvist@xxxxxxxxx>:
>> > Here I have the finished mockup of how this configurable feature could
>> > work. For the future, what is the best way to share images with the
>> > ayatana mailing list? Is it by attaching the image to the email or
>> > upload it like I've done now?
>> >
>> > Here is the link:
>> > http://i.imgur.com/bnIAE.png
>> >
>> > 2011/5/3 Niklas Rosenqvist <niklas.s.rosenqvist@xxxxxxxxx>:
>> >> Yeah me too, I will get working on a mockup tomorrow so that it's
>> >> easier to
>> >> imagining the end result!
>> >>
>> >> On 03/05/11 01:11, Evan Huus wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>> On Mon, May 2, 2011 at 6:03 PM, Niklas Rosenqvist
>> >>> <niklas.s.rosenqvist@xxxxxxxxx>  wrote:
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Well what about making it toggle on the cursor hovering the launcher?
>> >>>> And
>> >>>> maybe resaturate (maybe partially) the current hovered item?
>> >>>
>> >>> So it's saturated normally, but when the mouse moves over it only
>> >>> running programs (and maybe the hovered launcher) remain saturated? I
>> >>> like the sound of that. My only worry is that new users will think
>> >>> they shouldn't interact with it since it desaturates when you mouse
>> >>> over.
>> >>>
>> >>> Still, I would be interested in playing with a mockup of that for a
>> >>> while and seeing how well it works in reality.
>> >>>
>> >>> Evan
>> >>>
>> >>>> On 02/05/11 23:57, Evan Huus wrote:
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> On Mon, May 2, 2011 at 5:24 PM, Niklas Rosenqvist
>> >>>>> <niklas.s.rosenqvist@xxxxxxxxx>    wrote:
>> >>>>>>
>> >>>>>> I just read Bartosz mail about that the running applications aren't
>> >>>>>> always
>> >>>>>> so easy to see and got an idea. Some icon sets, like Faenza which I
>> >>>>>> use,
>> >>>>>> is
>> >>>>>> very colorful and since the icons are squared they almost fill the
>> >>>>>> whole
>> >>>>>> icon place holder so that the illuminated background isn't helping
>> >>>>>> very
>> >>>>>> much. Therefore for the next iteration of Unity it would be nice to
>> >>>>>> have
>> >>>>>> a
>> >>>>>> option to desaturate (grey-out) applications which aren't running.
>> >>>>>> So
>> >>>>>> that
>> >>>>>> the toggle function illuminates the background and makes it easy to
>> >>>>>> spot
>> >>>>>> the
>> >>>>>> coloured applications instead in midst of the grey ones.
>> >>>>>>
>> >>>>>> What are your thoughts on that?
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> I'm not sure that would work very well: the default launcher would
>> >>>>> end
>> >>>>> up this ugly grey strip since no programs are run when you first log
>> >>>>> on. As an user-selected option it might be ok though.
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> Evan
>> >>>>
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