> Hi everyone,
> I really like the idea of having the dash flip on interaction with the
> ubuntu button. It is surprisingly elegant as a space saver.
> However, I do find some problems with it.
> 1. It makes accessing places somewhat harder, and since this is something I
> use often, it seems to detracts from my work flow at least.
> 2. It effectively hides the wonderful shortcuts of <super>a and <super>f,
> making it less clear that they could in fact always be available (as you
> would suspect them to be, i.e. global/universal).
> 3. I like how from the places icon in the dash you can search for files, and
> that you can do the same from the applications icon, but in the end I often
> use universal search (synapse, gnome-do, kupfer) to find what I need, which
> seems to be something that the ubuntu button could do very well when clicked
> (it does need some improvements, like selecting the most likely result, etc,
> such as these launchers do).
> 4. We cannot DnD to the folded side of the launcher.
> These seem like harsh critiques, but they're not, really. I'm simply stating
> that these are some problems with the idea, but I suspect they can be fixed
> somehow.
> Some possible solutions:
> 1. Not too big of a problem, may not need a fix at all...
> 2. When holding down the <super> key we could show all icons with shortcuts,
> so mix the places and app icons in or, maybe show them in a second row of
> the launcher (sort of like unfolding it) temporarily.
> 3. We could solve this one by adding an icon on the folded side of the
> launcher for universal search, or show the current version of the dash, just
> as we do now, combined with the flipped launcher.
> 4. When DnDing, unfold the launcher, just like in 2.
> Thank you all for you're time. I hope we can make this idea work!
> Greetings,
> Arian
> 2011/3/10 Oscar RdG <
oscarrdg@xxxxxxxxx>
>>
>> Hi there,
>> I like it!!
>> But maybe the workspace switcher would fit better on the "applications
>> view" of the launcher, instead of in the "dash view"?
>> It is used to switch between workspaces and opened applications, so it
>> does not belong to the dash view... at least imo.
>> Thanks for your mockup and cheers!
>> On Thu, Mar 10, 2011 at 2:58 PM, Xavier <
Valeryan_24@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>
>>> I like it a lot !
>>>
>>> With configuration, for those who choose not hiding the dock, to have by
>>> default applications launchers, one click on Ubuntu icon switches to dock
>>> with Dash, Places, virtual desktops, trash..., another click re-switch back
>>> to applications icons etc...
>>>
>>> It leaves more space on launcher dock to put many applications icons,
>>> perfect.
>>>
>>> On 10/03/2011 14:12, Marc Lajoie wrote:
>>>
>>> Okay, here is a more elaborate mockup of what I intended, built on top of
>>> David Reichling's preliminary mockup (thanks btw!). Unfortunately I don't
>>> have anywhere to host it, so I'm just attaching it as an archive. If someone
>>> could put it up somewhere that would be great. As it is it can be used
>>> locally (it's only html and _javascript_). I've tested it only in Chromium
>>> browser and on a netbook screen, so if it comes out wacky it's probably my
>>> fault. Cheers!
>>> Marc Lajoie
>>>
>>> On Thu, Mar 10, 2011 at 5:47 PM, Luke Benstead <
kazade@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> On 10 March 2011 09:25, Mark Shuttleworth
>>>> <
mark.shuttleworth@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>> >
>>>> > Let's see what people who try it have to say. Don't worry if there is
>>>> > negative feedback, that's what exploring and testing are all about.
>>>> > Thanks for making the testable mockup.
>>>> >
>>>>
>>>> I really like the flipping* dock idea, it declutters the "application
>>>> area", I like the separation of applications and places. It's touch
>>>> friendly, easily discoverable (well, as discoverable as the Dash...)
>>>> and simple. What's not to like?
>>>>
>>>> Luke.
>>>>
>>>> *Obviously, a vertical rotation of the dock around the Y-axis would
>>>> look awesome!
>>>>
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