Re: [Ayatana] Launcher Icon for Compiz Scale Plugin

Subject: Re: [Ayatana] Launcher Icon for Compiz Scale Plugin

From: Niklas Rosenqvist <niklas.s.rosenqvist@xxxxxxxxx>

Date: Sat, 21 May 2011 00:40:30 +0200

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> alternatively:

> keep the current button design of the workspace switcher and extend it

> view or "show desktop" via a yet to be written launcher option dialog.

For me this is partially not an alternative. The extension idea is great but the button design must be revamped since it's a function integrated so deeply into the shell and not "just" a launcher and therefore it must be separated from the regular launchers. I have an idea for this I will sketch up a mockup for in the near future. I understand that by "design" you may very well have meant purely the function and not the aesthetics but I just wanted to emphasize this :)

The launcher context menu is a great idea but please explain the hot corners further since I'm not an avid OS X user.

2011/5/20 Ed Lin <edlin280@xxxxxxxxx>

> 2011/5/20 Mehdi Fattahi <mah.fat@xxxxxxxxx>
>>
>> Some people are more comfortable using the mouse. They don't like
>> using keyboard shortcuts or pressing multiple keys at once. Now that
>> there's no taskbar in Unity easy switching of windows using the mouse
>> has become difficult.
>>
>> It would be great to be able to trigger the compiz scale behavior (or
>> something similar) by clicking an icon on the launcher. This will make
>> switching windows much easier for everyone.
>>

On small screens I think having separate buttons for several different
functions on the launcher is pretty wasteful. Two more minimal ideas:

-launcher context menu
right click anywhere in the free space and on the home button/other
dedicated place in case it's full

-hot corners
this is the way it works on OS X, the option should of course be
exposed without having to install CCSM

alternatively:
keep the current button design of the workspace switcher and extend it
so you can add and remove certain special buttons such as the spread
view or "show desktop" via a yet to be written launcher option dialog.

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