Re: [Ayatana] Fwd: Re: Global menu in Oneiric Ocelot (11.10)

Subject: Re: [Ayatana] Fwd: Re: Global menu in Oneiric Ocelot (11.10)

From: Ian Santopietro <isantop@xxxxxxxxx>

Date: Tue, 24 May 2011 14:39:09 -0600

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Why can't we let the top panel stay and hold the indicators?

1. Panels/notification bars are used in *every* major OS (Windows's is odd at the bottom), from desktops like Ubuntu and OS X to mobile platforms like Android and iOS. It's a very familiar paradigm that people are comfortable working with.

2. The panel can hold lots of functionality (Title bar, notifications, BFB, Menu) at a low cost to screen real-estate (~24px, I think)

3. Removing it requires integrating the indicators with the launcher, which is not what either of them were designed for.

On Tue, May 24, 2011 at 14:24, Ed Lin <edlin280@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

A very rough sketch based on your image and parts scraped from google images...
http://i.imgur.com/WMLYk.png

On Tue, May 24, 2011 at 9:03 PM, Niklas Rosenqvist

<niklas.s.rosenqvist@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> 2011/5/24 Ed Lin <edlin280@xxxxxxxxx>
>> I hope I cleared that up as above. I probably should do a mockup
>> myself (if have time...)
>
> I would very much like to see that, I'm having some trouble visualizing your
> idea and this would help me greatly!
> 2011/5/24 Henrik Peytz <henrik.peytz@xxxxxxxxx>
>>
>>
>> 2011/5/24 Ed Lin <edlin280@xxxxxxxxx>
>>>
>>> I hope I cleared that up as above. I probably should do a mockup
>>> myself (if have time...)
>>
>> If you guys don't mind, would you make a full desktop-mockup of the ideas?
>> It's always nice to see how people see it fit into the greater whole. One
>> thing is how the indicators will look, another is how the desktop will look
>> without the current indicator being where it is now; perhaps it'll open up
>> new possibilities, etc. ^^

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