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[Mark Guthrie <mguthriejr@xxxxxxxxx>]

I think he's saying that swipes make sense on a touch interface like a
tablet or a phone but make less sense on a desktop for a perfect example
look at the start screen for windows 8. It works great on a tablet but
desktop usage leaves much to be desired.
On Jul 14, 2013 11:20 AM, "Josh Leverette" <coder543@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> I'm so confused. do you like swipes or not? and why would swiping not make
> sense on a bowling game?
>
> Sincerely,
> Josh
> On Jul 14, 2013 9:55 AM, "Joseph Mills" <josephjamesmills@xxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
>> IMHO not that that matters at all. But the HUD on the desktop uses alt so
>> all one would need to do is add scope and keyboard nav . I have never been
>> a fan of swipe actions this is why. say one is playing a bowling game could
>> you image how many times swipe would messes things up. That is just one
>> example there are many more.the big picture that I see here again it does
>> not matter what I think but swipe actions on the desktop are a good idea.
>> On Jul 14, 2013 9:33 AM, "Zisu Andrei" <matzipan@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>> After testing some of my Ubuntu Touch apps, I thought, that if any
>>>> Ubuntu Phone app should be used on the desktop (we are so proud to tell
>>>> that they can),
>>>
>>> The current layout they have can work on the desktop, but that doesn't
>>> mean they're designed for the desktop. You're trying to solve a problem
>>> that doesn't really exist.
>>>
>>> Zisu Andrei
>>>
>>>
>>> On 14 July 2013 13:06, Mark Guthrie <mguthriejr@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Would it not be better to have dependent layouts based on the device
>>>> similar to device specific CSS for websites?
>>>> On Jul 14, 2013 7:04 AM, "Josh Leverette" <coder543@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Permanently up, and moved to the top. That's my idea of a simple step
>>>>> in the right direction. I mean, it's fine being at the bottom on desktop,
>>>>> it's just the opposite of normal. We could move the window control bar
>>>>> (maximize, minimize, etc.) to the bottom too and see how that goes... but I
>>>>> don't know if that's a better idea than just moving the toolbar to the top.
>>>>> On Jul 14, 2013 6:53 AM, "Andreas Poulsen" <ubuntufon@xxxxxxxxx>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi guys
>>>>>> After testing some of my Ubuntu Touch apps, I thought, that if any
>>>>>> Ubuntu Phone app should be used on the desktop (we are so proud to
>>>>>> tell
>>>>>> that they can), there should really be an easier way to bring it up,
>>>>>> than "swipe from the bottom". Swiping with a mouse? My first idea was
>>>>>> a
>>>>>> keyboard shortcut, but baybe you guys can bring up a better idea?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Best regards
>>>>>> Andreas
>>>>>>
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