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[Ian Santopietro <isantop@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi.

Congrats on your first post! That's an awesome mockup. I like the simplicity
of it all. That said, I'm not sure the launcher API in its current form is
set up to handle complex results like that. What about having the Contacts
Lense return a list of contacts with photos (like the results for a file or
application), then, when clicked, the contact is shown in Evolution with the
number and address, etc. displayed? It's not quite as functional as your
mockup, but it seems to be more in line with what the launcher is designed
to provide; search results.

On Mon, Apr 11, 2011 at 10:53, Thibaut Brandscheid <randaltor@xxxxxx> wrote:

> Hi All
>
> I want to suggest a new Unity lens for the upcoming Ubuntu version
> Oneiric Ocelot.
>
> The two key needs I tried to address with my idea are:
> 1. The need for fast and uncomplicated access to your address book
> contact information.
> 2. Fast access to contact related actions (keyboard friendly - new
> mail, chat, show map...)
>
> As for me, I think that contact information should be more easily
> accessible in a modern operating system. Often provided actions, like
> writing a new mail to contact X or ‘show me a map of the area’ should
> also be just around the corner.
>
> A Unity Dash contact lens would solve these two common needs in an
> elegant way and 'kill two birds with one stone'.
>
>
> Ubuntu Brainstorm:
> http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/27584/
>
> Mock-up:
> http://goo.gl/3q8Bu
>
>
> Would love to hear your reactions
>
> Greetings
> Thibaut
>
>
> PS: This is my first post on a mailing list :)
>
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