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[Remco <remco47@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Wed, May 5, 2010 at 21:29, Remco <remco47@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Wed, May 5, 2010 at 21:06, Gavin Langdon <puttabutta@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> Finally, it would increase the utility of standard window minimizing. Rather
>> than removing the application completely from the user's grasp when they
>> minimize it, it is simply taking up less space. The user does not need to
>> unminimize the media player in order to change songs--it 'sets up shop' in
>> the taskbar instead of hiding there.
>
> This is awesome! So, instead of a simple item in the window list, it
> becomes a mini version of the program. It's a bit like how the Windows
> Media Player[1] is implemented in Windows 7, but instead of a preview
> with buttons that only becomes visible when you hover over the icon,
> the icon itself is the mini player! So your lower panel becomes a row
> of mini applications.
>
> [1] http://www.uxpassion.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/windows-media-player-taskbar-thumbnail.jpg
>
> --
> Remco
>

I made a little mockup, attached. The applications displayed are only
an example, thought up / stolen by me in 5 minutes.

-- 
Remco

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