[Ayatana] Dash Idea – Easy Lens Switcher

[Thibaut Brandscheid <randaltor@xxxxxx>]

Hi all

Yesterday evening an idea popped up
into my mind about how to improve Dash usability.

Mock-up:
Dash  Idea – Easy Lens Switcher

Two things were bothering me
subconsciously:
- One click switching between Lenses is
not possible
- Having the 'normal' launcher icons
grayed out still tempts me to click on them

My idea is having a second 'mini
launcher' on the left site of the Dash showing available Lenses. When
Dash is active, the top panel and the Ubuntu icon should expand and
become 'box elements' (e.g. the search bar). If Dash is maximized to
fullscreen, add a third 'box' for indicators - this would make the
Dash look less alien to the OS.

I also do suggest to place 'System
Settings' into the Dash Launcher (which should be expanded to manage
installed Lenses).

Best regards

Thibaut