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[Niklas Rosenqvist <niklas.s.rosenqvist@xxxxxxxxx>]

 2011/5/20 Ed Lin <edlin280@xxxxxxxxx>
> alternatively:
> keep the current button design of the workspace switcher and extend it
> so you can add and remove certain special buttons such as the spread
> view or "show desktop" via a yet to be written launcher option dialog.

For me this is partially not an alternative. The extension idea is great but
the button design must be revamped since it's a function integrated so
deeply into the shell and not "just" a launcher and therefore it must be
separated from the regular launchers. I have an idea for this I will sketch
up a mockup for in the near future. I understand that by "design" you may
very well have meant purely the function and not the aesthetics but I just
wanted to emphasize this :)

The launcher context menu is a great idea but please explain the hot corners
further since I'm not an avid OS X user.

2011/5/20 Ed Lin <edlin280@xxxxxxxxx>

> > 2011/5/20 Mehdi Fattahi <mah.fat@xxxxxxxxx>
> >>
> >> Some people are more comfortable using the mouse. They don't like
> >> using keyboard shortcuts or pressing multiple keys at once. Now that
> >> there's no taskbar in Unity easy switching of windows using the mouse
> >> has become difficult.
> >>
> >> It would be great to be able to trigger the compiz scale behavior (or
> >> something similar) by clicking an icon on the launcher. This will make
> >> switching windows much easier for everyone.
> >>
>
> On small screens I think having separate buttons for several different
> functions on the launcher is pretty wasteful. Two more minimal ideas:
>
> -launcher context menu
> right click anywhere in the free space and on the home button/other
> dedicated place in case it's full
>
> -hot corners
> this is the way it works on OS X, the option should of course be
> exposed without having to install CCSM
>
> alternatively:
> keep the current button design of the workspace switcher and extend it
> so you can add and remove certain special buttons such as the spread
> view or "show desktop" via a yet to be written launcher option dialog.
>
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