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

As an addition to the reply to Ed Lin:

Imagine when the launcher gets overflowed with launcher so that it stacks
them at the top and bottom, how would this work together with your design?

2011/5/24 Niklas Rosenqvist <niklas.s.rosenqvist@xxxxxxxxx>

> 2011/5/24 Ed Lin <edlin280@xxxxxxxxx>
>
>> A very rough sketch based on your image and parts scraped from google
>> images...
>> http://i.imgur.com/WMLYk.png
>
> I understand your idea but to me it feels like a last resort "make it just
> work" solution.
>
> 1. It takes up a really big part of the launcher. The mockup is based on a
> screen with 1050 px height so on smaller screens it could take up a majority
> of the launcher.
>
> 2. None of the items are separated from other launcher items visually
> (which I understand is the idea with it). This would probably be confusing
> for new users since they will act differently than other launchers and IMHO
> visually look bad. The "icons" will be dynamic, the icons within icons (e.g.
> wifi, sound, battery) will be really hard to make look like they're there
> because a thought through design choice.
>
> 3. It will completely rule out standard third party applications.
>
> 4. If a regular launcher have a black icon, it will be totally confusing.
>
> Not to be rude but there must be a better way to solve this than with this
> design. It's not bad to make different elements of the OS look different,
> often it's a plus.
>
> 2011/5/24 Ian Santopietro <isantop@xxxxxxxxx>
>
>> Why can't we let the top panel stay and hold the indicators?
>>
> The top panel takes up a lot of vertical screen space and with it it's
> harder to design interfaces for third party applications which are based
> upon Fitt's law since they cannot use the top screen edge, which often holds
> many of the most important elements of an application UI. That's just some
> of the reasons.
>
> 2011/5/24 Ed Lin <edlin280@xxxxxxxxx>
>
>> 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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