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[Ian Santopietro <isantop@xxxxxxxxx>]

Why can't we let the top panel stay and hold the indicators?

1. Panels/notification bars are used in *every* major OS (Windows's is odd
at the bottom), from desktops like Ubuntu and OS X to mobile platforms like
Android and iOS. It's a very familiar paradigm that people are comfortable
working with.

2. The panel can hold lots of functionality (Title bar, notifications, BFB,
Menu) at a low cost to screen real-estate (~24px, I think)

3. Removing it requires integrating the indicators with the launcher, which
is not what either of them were designed for.

On Tue, May 24, 2011 at 14:24, Ed Lin <edlin280@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> A very rough sketch based on your image and parts scraped from google
> images...
> http://i.imgur.com/WMLYk.png
>
> On Tue, May 24, 2011 at 9:03 PM, Niklas Rosenqvist
> <niklas.s.rosenqvist@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > 2011/5/24 Ed Lin <edlin280@xxxxxxxxx>
> >> I hope I cleared that up as above. I probably should do a mockup
> >> myself (if have time...)
> >
> > I would very much like to see that, I'm having some trouble visualizing
> your
> > idea and this would help me greatly!
> > 2011/5/24 Henrik Peytz <henrik.peytz@xxxxxxxxx>
> >>
> >>
> >> 2011/5/24 Ed Lin <edlin280@xxxxxxxxx>
> >>>
> >>> I hope I cleared that up as above. I probably should do a mockup
> >>> myself (if have time...)
> >>
> >> If you guys don't mind, would you make a full desktop-mockup of the
> ideas?
> >> It's always nice to see how people see it fit into the greater whole.
> One
> >> thing is how the indicators will look, another is how the desktop will
> look
> >> without the current indicator being where it is now; perhaps it'll open
> up
> >> new possibilities, etc. ^^
>
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