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[Sayantan Das <sayantan13@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Jim,

I think HUD is a part of Unity but not Dash. HUD is not available in gnome
2 or Kubuntu. So its best fitted in second chapter but with a separate
heading.

That's my take on HUD. Feel free to discuss.


Regards,

*Sayantan Das*

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On 29 May 2012 15:08, Jim Connett <jimandmarcy@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> I'll get Alt+F2 in there in the next rev.  Thanks.
>
> With regards to where HUD should go.  Yea...I struggled with this one,
> too.  It has the same type of capability as the Dash (users enter search
> string, suggestions appear), but the HUD is MUCH more global in reach than
> just the desktop and it applies to applications...not the desktop
> environment, which supports your comment about it going into another
> section of its own.
>
> Do you think it would be better to include the description of the HUD
> feature in the 'help' section at the end of Chapter two?  Seems this might
> be a better place.  Also, it could be included in the applications section
> in another chapter.
>
> Thoughts?
>
>
> On Tue, May 29, 2012 at 1:46 AM, Sayantan Das <sayantan13@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:
>
>> Hi Jim,
>>
>> Thank you for merging the topic into the main file. I have a question
>> though. Do you think we should have HUD as a separate section in the
>> chapter? The way it has been implemented in the chapter, it looks like HUD
>> is a feature of Dash, which is not correct. HUD is a completely
>> different application.
>>
>> Also, under the heading searching for commands, Alt+F2 should come, which
>> is actually used for searching and/or executing commands.
>>
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> *Sayantan Das*
>>
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>> Use Linux. Be free !
>> http://www.tuxtrix.com
>>  <http://easylinuxos.sf.net/>
>>
>>
>>
>> On 29 May 2012 04:14, Jim Connett <jimandmarcy@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>> Hello everyone!
>>>
>>> I incorporated Sayantan's HUD feature into Chapter 2.  I also got MOST,
>>> but not ALL of the screenshots done for Chapter 2. I hope to have these
>>> completed and pushed by Wednesday evening.  I'm also editing as I go, so I
>>> do hope that the push on Wednesday evening will be a 'virtually completed'
>>> Chapter 2...of course, another set of eyes on it certainly would be welcome.
>>>
>>> On Mon, May 28, 2012 at 8:31 AM, Hannie Dumoleyn <
>>> lafeber-dumoleyn2@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>
>>>>  Op 28-05-12 17:17, Hannie Dumoleyn schreef:
>>>>
>>>> Op 28-05-12 00:08, John Cave schreef:
>>>>
>>>>  I have had a look through the nautilus to end of chapter section, and
>>>> made some changes, including that you can now change the size of launcher
>>>> icons. Where do I need to put it?
>>>>
>>>>  John C
>>>>
>>>>
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>>>>  Hi John,
>>>> Thanks for doing so. Good idea, to add "launcher icon size". There is a
>>>> screenshot, page 32 in my manual.pdf, with the "Launcer icon size"
>>>> slider at the bottom, but that screenshot is about Appearance preferences.
>>>> You may add the text wherever you think is the best place.
>>>> Regards,
>>>> Hannie
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>  Sorry, I misunderstood your e-mail. Patrick already answered how to
>>>> push it to Launchpad. If you are not sure how to do it, please send
>>>> ubuntu-desktop.tex to me and I will push it for you.
>>>> Regards,
>>>> Hannie
>>>>
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