Re: [Ayatana] semi-transparent indicator menus

Hello Friends,

I am not an expert but there are some points I want to mention that annoys me about unity.

To make it clear for close, maximize and minimize buttons I'll call widows control buttons (WCB), and File, Edit, View, Tools, .... I'll call Windows menu options (WMO)

1) Whenever I want to close a maximized window I often get to hit the dock and it appear without an invitation to annoys me. I tried to think of a solution but I guess I can not keep all programming difficulties in mind.

2) When I have an active window restored some where on my screen I don't understand why I have to trace my mouse all the way up to the top to control my app. Why can't I have my WMO in the window itself just like the WCB. I think top panel should have the WMO, and WCB of above most maximized window. We don't have to take up the annoying things of Mac.

What solution do you propose for the 1) and what do you think of the 2).

Sunil

On Sun, Oct 30, 2011 at 13:18, frederik.nnaji@xxxxxxxxx <frederik.nnaji@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

On Sun, Oct 30, 2011 at 10:17, Matt Richardson <m.richardson.1990@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I love this idea so I did some mockups:

Desktop
Dash
Window Theme
Indicator Menu

I recommend downloading the attachments and viewing them fullscreen to get a real idea.

Your mockups are really good work, perhaps you want to include them into https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Ayatana/MeMenu%20Mockups

on the point of opacity i still see the problem as less one of taste and more one of interaction.. a transparent menu allows you to maintain your awareness of things happening on your desktop, even while the menu is open above content. An opaque menu doesn't allow that, it thereby steals your visual focus for the moment of interaction, and the price of having a "better background" is much higher than the value or duration of the interaction: focus is lost.

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