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[Diego Moya <turingt@xxxxxxxxx>]

Beautiful demo!

I miss the ability to close several applications with the "X" button. That
could be alleviated by showing the window toolbar in the quickaccess view
[1]. That would also show the windicators, when they are implemented.

Also when one of the main menus [2][3][4] is open, clicking on the menu icon
should toggle between that menu and the quickaccess view [1] .

[1] http://www.reviveyourpc.ie/unity/wall1_2_3.html
[2] http://www.reviveyourpc.ie/unity/apps1_2_3.html
[3] http://www.reviveyourpc.ie/unity/files1_2_3.html
[4] http://www.reviveyourpc.ie/unity/settings1_2_3.html

Good work, I really like the resulting usability of your two "maximized
application" vs "unmaximized system" design.

There could be a third optional mode when the focused application is
fullscreen, but you still see the Unity launcher to the left. My Nokia N800
works that way, and it's great for rapid switching between applications and
to see context and state of applications in the background.

The N800 has a dedicated button to swap this mode and fullscreen, but I
think in Unity it would be enough having a "pin" icon in the launcher panel
to enter this mode.



On 13 September 2010 11:20, Michael Jonker <citizen.jonker@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>  I have put up an interactive mock up of some of the ways I feel Unity
> can evolve here:
>
> http://www.reviveyourpc.ie/unity/welcome.html
>
> Give each screen a bit of time to cache - it is just linked html.
>
> The key features are:
>
>       * Fully navigable by mousepad tap (therefore screen touch)
>       * Desktop is utilised productively
>       * Only two modes - 1)Application open  2)System GUI root and
>         quickaccess exposed.
>       * Apps get maximum real estate
>
> For the mock up - in application mode - switching is done by clicking on
> the Ubuntu logo @ top left. This could be a mouse gesture or hover-over
> in reality. On touch it could be a shake of the device optional to
> touching the logo.
>
> If anybody wants to tinker, I have put the Gimp file for the screens here:
>
> http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1306731/Unity.xcf
>
> Michael
>
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