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Re: Switchboard Restructure

 

As I commented on the merge request I disapprove of this branch for several
reasons:

* The vertical layout doesn't really make sense to me. Displays are
typically landscape, not portrait. Remember, Switchboard is not a static
thing, it's extendable meaning that we have no idea how many plugs it will
contain. This layout seems more prone to unecessary amounts of scrolling
because it doesn't take advantage of the width of the display. Whether it's
a small 10-inch display where vertical space is limited or a large 20-inch
display where horizontal space is plentiful, this layout just doesn't take
advantage.

* Filtering just looks really unclear IMO. Not a fan.

* The animation here isn't meaningful to me. It says "I'm opening a new
window" and then it doesn't. The swipe animation we had before made more
sense because it gives the user a path to follow back: The swipe animation
implies a multi-touch gesture and I think it would make sense to have a
consistent back/forward swipe gesture in elementary future with the use of
NavigationBox.

* At this point in the development cycle, we need to not introduce such
drastic changes that could introduce new problems. The focus should be on
stability, the time for new features and experimental was supposed to end
with feature freeze.

etc, etc.


On Tue, Nov 20, 2012 at 12:38 PM, Cody Garver <cody@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> This was proposed for merge before and Disapproved by DanRabbit.
>
>
> On Tue, Nov 20, 2012 at 2:36 PM, David Gomes <david@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:
>
>> >obviously
>> I prefer this very much and don't see why not for Luna as long as no bugs
>> are associated with it.
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Nov 20, 2012 at 8:30 PM, Sam Tate <s@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>> How do we all feel about this new layout for Switchboard? Obviously this
>>> isn't for Luna, but I think it's really nice, and we can switch (heh) to it
>>> in L+1.
>>>
>>> Objections?
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Best Regards,

Daniel Foré

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