Hi Benjamin.
Interesting article on OMG! the other day. I can't say I agree on all your points, though, but it was a good read. :-)
I haven't really thought about that, but I think you may be on to something there. I personally think the bouncy thing that a certain other UNIX-like system uses is a bit unsettling, but I can see how a little motion would aid recognition. What about wobbling the icon (like the "Needs attention" animation) a few times first, while continuing to pulse until the app runs. That would draw your eye to it initially, then keep your focus there while you wait for the app to start.
On Fri, Mar 18, 2011 at 22:03, Benjamin Humphrey
<humphreybc@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hey everyone,
I have something I've been thinking about and I'd like to discuss.
Does anybody else feel that Unity's pulse animation (when you click an item on the launcher) isn't prominent enough of an effect to show something is happening?
I personally prefer launchers/docks where the item "jumps" or bounces to show that it's doing something. But the pulse just seems... too easy to miss.
Even if the pulse were stronger somehow.
What do you think?
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