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On Thu, Mar 17, 2011 at 13:27, Bilal Akhtar <bilalakhtar@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On 03/17/2011 12:54 PM, frederik.nnaji@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
> > On Thu, Mar 17, 2011 at 05:44, Muhammad Nabil <ottoman.kent@xxxxxxxxx
> >wrote:
> >
> >> Dash in full screen looks better. Thanks.
> >>
> >
> > +1
> >
> > keeping the dash small would make sense, if another object could be
> > displayed beside it on the same level / layer, but that doesn't seem to
> be
> > the case, so it should rather utilize all the space.
> > transparancy keeps the stuff below visually accessible, that's good to
> keep
> > a map of the desktop, even when you're in the dash.
>
> I don't think this would be good when the resolution is high (well above
> 1280x800). It would require unnecessary mouse movements.
>

i wouldn't worry too much about mouse movement. when the objects are large
enough to aim at successfully with a "careless" mouse gesture, mouse travel
distance wouldn't be so much of an issue anymore.
On a touch-interface this would be the least of our problems. On a desktop
it's not a problem either, since a desktop usually has a proper mouse, which
can travel the entire screen quickly.
On a home entertainment system with a large full HD TV as monitor, it would
be an advantage to use a lot of display space and have large icons/previews,
since one usually sits a few meters away from such a monitor, and small
icons would be too little to either aim at or to identify visually in the
first place.

so i don't reallly think mouse travel is an issue here..