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[Ed Lin <edlin280@xxxxxxxxx>]

> On Tue, May 3, 2011 at 2:13 PM, Niklas Rosenqvist
> <niklas.s.rosenqvist@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> Here I have the finished mockup of how this configurable feature could
>> work. For the future, what is the best way to share images with the
>> ayatana mailing list? Is it by attaching the image to the email or
>> upload it like I've done now?
>>
>> Here is the link:
>> http://i.imgur.com/bnIAE.png
>>
>
 Two things:
 You can't see what's running at a glance without hovering the
 launcher. Why? Does it make sense for the user? Does it increase
 usability? I doubt so, it's just for aesthetic reasons.

 Icons are completely desaturated, this makes finding what you are
 looking for more difficult. Only shape, not color is different, now
 imagine working on a glossy screen outdoors.

 I think both can be solved with one solution: make the icons
 darker/more transparent but keep the color.
 However I'd reserve that for hidden applications and instead add a
 glow effect like GNOME 3 for running applications. Actually, I'm not
 convinced the visibility of running apps needs to be improved at all.

 The whole point of a dock is to blur the line between starting apps
 and switching to apps (abstract it away from the user). If you
 disagree with this decision the dock isn't for you (install tint2 or
 something).
 Or remove all icons from the launcher and exclusively use the dash for
 launching.