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[Kao Chen <kaochen2@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi,
I have made a two news mockups.
The first is the overview with a new menu  to manage projects.
You can to drag and drop a project to the workspace you want.
http://nsa15.casimages.com/img/2010/05/03/100503101754810934.png

The second is a fullscreen mockup with a project activated.
http://nsa15.casimages.com/img/2010/05/02/100502065741947598.png
For each project, you have a widget full of files who belong to the
activated project.
I add an other widget, a mix between GAJ and Sezen, for a quickly access to
files in time.
I covered all the desktop because If you work on a project, you don't have
to use desktop.
But I don't like very much this idea, and the desktop is a little bit dark.

So I made a third mockup here, with one desktop-folder for each projects:
http://nsa14.casimages.com/img/2010/05/03/100503101939790053.png
And the sezen dock can be hide.

I have made a lot of mockups, and each time I regret that a project
management doesn't already exist. ;)

Thanks for the listening
Kao

2010/5/1 Kao Chen <kaochen2@xxxxxxxxx>

> Thanks for explanations.
>
> I already know GAJ, I think it's a very good time traveler.
> GAJ is powerful standalone software, but I think we need a more little
> application, with a panel integration in Gnome-Shell. I just discovered
> Sezen, thanks to your links, and it exceeds my expectations, because we can
> filter by sort of files, and go back in time directly from the desk. And if
> we can add labels to files or attach them to a project, it will be a
> powerful features for GAJ and Sezen. It's good to see what we can expect for
> an integration in Gnome-Shell.
>
> A project management is important to me, because many people, including me,
> work like that. Many applications add a project management directly in their
> interfaces to compensate this lack in file managers. I think we can extend
> this mode of organization to the workspace.
>
> An other thought, I haven't test yet, and I don't know if it's already
> exist, but can we add a quickly access to folders for each files. Most of
> the time, when we search a file, we want also open the files next to it.
>
> Thanks
> kao
>
>
> 2010/4/30 Thorsten Prante <thorsten@xxxxxxxxx>
>
>  Hi Kao,
>>
>>
>>
>>  these are great observations and design mock-ups! Thanks!
>>
>>
>>
>> Did you already check out GNOME Activity Journal?
>>
>> https://launchpad.net/gnome-activity-journal
>>
>> http://seilo.geekyogre.com/
>>
>> http://velourdrome.blogspot.com/
>>
>>
>>
>> What you sketched in your mail matches some of the goals we’re heading for
>> with the GNOME Activity Journal and related user interfaces.
>>
>> We are currently working on labeling the event data coming from the
>> Zeitgeist database/log, Zeitgeist being the engine, which feeds the GNOME
>> Activity Journal (GAJ):
>>
>> https://launchpad.net/zeitgeist
>>
>> https://launchpad.net/zeitgeist-project
>>
>> http://zeitgeist-project.com/
>>
>>
>>
>> With “time-expanded” labels, we’ll be able to relate project labels/tags
>> to the event data, which will in the future be aggregated into activity
>> data. Basic item-related activities are modeled by start and end events.
>> Those basic activities can then be grouped and referred to by concepts as
>> projects as you lay-outed below.
>>
>>
>>
>> If you’re interested in learning more about the GAJ and Zeitgeist
>> projects, join in on our IRC channels
>>
>> GAJ:
>>
>> #gnome-zeitgeist on GIMPnet
>>
>> Zeitgeist:
>>
>> #zeitgeist on freenode
>>
>>
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Thorsten, on behalf of the Zeitgeist team
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> *Von:* ayatana-bounces+thorsten=prante.eu@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:
>> ayatana-bounces+thorsten <ayatana-bounces%2Bthorsten>=prante.eu@
>> lists.launchpad.net] *Im Auftrag von *Kao Chen
>> *Gesendet:* Freitag, 30. April 2010 17:52
>> *An:* ayatana@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> *Betreff:* [Ayatana] Work by project
>>
>>
>>
>> hi everybody,
>>
>> I originally posted this proposition on the Gnome-Shell mailing list, but
>> someone suggested me to do the same here.
>>
>> I have searched a way to get a best organization of my work.
>>
>> Actually in my job, I install a new machine.
>> For this, I have stored up documents, hyperlinks,  installation scripts,
>> and manufacturer contacts.
>> If I have done a good job, I will never work again on this machine.
>> But most of the time, 6 month later, my Boss will say to me: 'Hey! can you
>> upgrade this machine and make it do the coffee now, please'
>> I will be glad, if I can find again all my  project documents in one box
>> by a simple click.
>>
>> I think we can handle our work by projects, and groups of projects.
>> A project, it's a sort of basket where we can put what we need: files,
>> Folders, contacts, hyperlinks, applications.
>> -We can rename it, suppress it, save it, restore it, merge it to others.
>> -We use only shortcuts.
>>
>> At work, at home I work by projects.
>> -I am in charge of the printers inventory of my company
>> -I have to rebuild the contacts database  of my office
>> -I search the best tv world for my new home.
>> -I make a beautiful mockup for Gnome3
>>
>> And I do Activities like:
>> -Listen music
>> -Watch movies
>> -surf the web
>>
>> I like the idea of project and I think, it's can be a good partner of
>> "Activities".
>>
>> We can already manage projects with many folders, and many shortcuts, but
>> you need a very big sense of organization.
>> I think we can change the approach of the workspace to make it more
>> easier.
>>
>> I made a first mockup, I took the idea that a desktop couldn't be  a
>> folder in fullscreen.
>>
>> I add also three timelines to get an quickly access in time to files,
>> contacts, and folders.
>> The time, with Zeitgeist, will be a big component of the new Gnome3.
>> http://nsa15.casimages.com/img/2010/04/26/100426022404679486.png
>>
>> I made also a second mockup here
>> http://nsa14.casimages.com/img/2010/04/29/100429085821394270.png
>> It's show, how we can manage projects with workspace directly from the
>> overview.
>>
>> I am not a good designer, but I hope that you understand the idea behind
>> this drawing.
>>
>> The first discussion was here:
>> http://mail.gnome.org/archives/gnome-shell-list/2010-April/msg00200.html
>>
>> Thanks for the listening.
>>
>> Kao
>>
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