On 06/03/11 22:02, Martín A. Casco wrote: > Click on Ubuntu's Icon for some shortcuts, lets see.. Apps (we an icon > on Launcher for that); Files and Folders (same situation that Apps); > then, Banshee (Sound Menu or Launcher if we want), Web Browser > (include on Launcher out of the box), Shotwell (same that Browser if > we want).. > > I mean, from Ubuntu's icon we can access to Web Browser, Apps, > Files/Folders, Banshee, Shotter... But, from Launcher we can access to > the same apps, folder or shortcuts. We have 3 icons for access the > same Dash with 3 different (unnecessary) filtering options. Yes, the degree of overlap between the launcher and the shortcuts bears thinking about. In part, we were concerned that a user might inadvertently remove one of the key apps from the launcher, and the shortcuts would thus provide a standardised way to restore them. We deliberately made the shortcuts "shrinkable", and a future update will use that fact to make the Dash leaner and neater. We've said we want to use icon styling to differentiate between "dash lenses" and "applications". > So: > > - Maybe it could be better eliminate Apps and File/Folder's icons from > Launcher and integrate them on Ubuntu's icon. > > - Use Ubuntu's Icon for show System Information or another useful > option/application. Putting system settings in the shortcuts is one option, yes. >> - Have it be a trigger to recall the dock. This would be useful in the >> case of a touch interface, so that the dock's autohide may be used on >> touch-enabled devices (esp. ones with limited screen real-estate) > > This last idea it's great! None of the menu bar elements is touch friendly. A touch point needs to be 8mm square, by our definition. 22px is much less on any normal display. So this is not a great plan. The dash / launcher can be revealed with a 4-drag from left to right on touch devices. Mark
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