Re: [Ayatana] A side Panel for apps and folders?

[Kao Chen <kaochen2@xxxxxxxxx>]

Ok thanks, It's seems to be a secret plan for the dash so I will wait for it.
I have made a mistake in my second links, it will better with this one:
http://ubuntuone.com/p/XH0/
Kao

2011/1/8 appi2012@xxxxxxxxx <appi2012@xxxxxxxxx>:
> On Sat, Jan 8, 2011 at 8:57 AM, Kao Chen <kaochen2@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> Hello everybody,
>>
>> I don't know where the ideas of  menu "apps" and "folders" are, but I
>> suggest that we use a side panel. (contrary to this idea:
>> http://dl.dropbox.com/u/138733/unity-app-view.pdf)
>>
>> In my mind a menu for apps in fullscreen can be annoying for wide
>> screen. I don't know for you but in my company we don't use display
>> smaller than 19". And with such sizes, if we make many go in and go
>> out it can be disturbing, especially if the background is white.
>>
>> So I suggest that we don't use the entire screen to display all the
>> apps, with a big screen we don't need all this size. Too examples here
>> to explain my purpose:
>> http://ubuntuone.com/p/XF5/
>> http://ubuntuone.com/p/XF7/
>>
>> And I had made some try for  GnomeShell mockups (non official) with
>> javascript to understand, just here: http://ubuntuone.com/p/ABU/
>> Just do a "$ firefox index.html" to try and move the mouse over the
>> menus and names.
>>
>> Thanks for listening.
>>
>> Kao
>
> I believe something like this is already in plan - see this scheduled bug:
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/unity/+bug/683719
> However, I don't have access to the mockups, so I don't know how it will
> look. Rest assured, it won't be full screen.
>