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[David <david.reichling@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi,
guys i really hate gmail.
it didn't send from david.reichling@xxxxxxxxx but from
david.reichling@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
so you probably didn't get most of my mails

here a little overview of what i have send:
1 Dock:
unity.exemo.net/2 places inside dock
unity.exemo.net/3 different with drag and drop

2 Docks:
unity.exemo.net SlideUpDown
unity.exemo.net/4 flipp over
unity.exemo.net/5 different flipp over

what do you say?

David Reichling
2011/3/13 David <david.reichling@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
> Hi,
> can someone tell me how to make a new thread here?
> I tried twice to send an mail to ayatana@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> I see my message in gmail but its not in the archive
> https://lists.launchpad.net/ayatana/maillist.html
> here is the message:
>
> Hi,
> my idea:
> we have 3 types of "folders" ( or mini-dash ;-) )
> one for files
> one for launchers
> and one for open windows (imagine that there would be an mouseover effect)
>
> We could perhaps make a folder for launchers and files together (an
> maybe add bookmarks, ...)
> and we could perhaps find more types of "folders"
>
> http://unity.exemo.net/6/
>
> Click on Firefox, Ubuntu One and Nautilus to see it in action
> What do you think?
>
> David Reichling
>
> 2011/3/12 David <david.reichling@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
>> Hi,
>> i really like number 3 the most
>> http://unity.exemo.net/3/
>> But i think that there is still something missing.
>> Any ideas?
>>
>> David Reichling
>>
>> 2011/3/11 Gian <zappete@xxxxxxxxx>:
>>> Hello everybody,
>>> that's my first time posting here, so hi! :)
>>>
>>> I think the proposed solutions of a 2-sided launcher have a great advantage
>>> over the current implementation: currently on large monitors the places
>>> shortcuts may end well below the dash, because the launcher is full of apps.
>>> This spatial separation hides their connection to the dash. Showing them on
>>> top when the dash is open stresses their role of dash places shortcuts.
>>>
>>> I couldn't resist to draw my own mockup: instead of flipping the launcher,
>>> you could make the Places Shortcuts drop down from above when the dash is
>>> displayed (see attachment).
>>>
>>> the advantage i see is that one is still able to perform window management
>>> tasks (such as switching to some window) while the dash is open. I think
>>> that this is really crucial, because it means that one can have full control
>>> on both the dash and the launcher just by pressing <Super>. This also makes
>>> it less important to learn the differences between the launcher and the
>>> dash: after all, they both allow you to launch applications.
>>> Moreover, with the current "fade and slide on bfb" animation, the user may
>>> be tempted to *click* on the bfb, instead of reaching the top-left corner,
>>> in order to display the launcher. It would be  disappointing for him/her to
>>> find out that all the apps have just gone away from it!
>>> Also note that I left Trash, Removable Devices and Workspaces at the bottom,
>>> because they are not related to the dash and do not need to stay close to
>>> it.
>>> The advantage of not displaying the places shortcuts on top all the time is
>>> that people will likely (and hopefully :) start to code tons of custom
>>> places (People, IMDb, ...), each with its shortcut. Moreover, it's nice to
>>> have the most used application (say, the web browser) at the top, easily
>>> recognizable, when you start your computer: especially for new users!
>>>
>>> By the way, I really like how Unity is shaping up: I miss it when I switch
>>> back to 10.10 ;)
>>>
>>> Best,
>>> Gian
>>>
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