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[James Gifford <james@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I have to agree - the BUB ("Big Ubuntu Button") was a surprise, and I have
to agree with what you're saying here.

With that being said, I like suggestion #4 the most - it makes it a little
more obvious.
Cheers,
James Gifford
http://jamesrgifford.com


On Fri, Aug 12, 2011 at 2:20 PM, M. Adnan Quaium
<adnan.quaium@xxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:

> With the recent Unity update, the Ubuntu's 'circle of friends' button has
> changed it's place from the left of the top panel to the top of the
> Launcher. It seems a great move to me if the usability is considered. But to
> my view, there is one problem with the new arrangement. I don't think the
> Ubuntu-Button on the launcher is flashing it's importance properly to the
> user. Let me explain it
>
> The launcher is the place for launch applications. From the stack of the
> several app-buttons in the launcher, the Ubuntu-button is not
> distinguishable and easily clickable. But it should be 'more focused' (or
> flashy) as it is the 'start' button for almost everything in Ubuntu. So it
> should be designed in such a way that at the first glance the user must know
> this is the 'center for everything'. With the current interface, if a newbie
> starts the Ubuntu for the first time, unless he is familiar with the
> Big-Orange-Ubuntu-Button, he'll be confused with a series of squared-buttons
> in the launcher as well as which one to click for starting his work! I think
> the Ubuntu-button in the launcher doesn't shout at the user - "Click Me,
> Dear!"
>
> The button should be stand out from the other buttons in the launcher. Take
> an example of Windows, where the Windows logo button is placed quarter way
> outside the bottom panel and which successfully catches the proper attention
> of the user. Well ... no need to follow Windows, may be we can figure out a
> more attractive way to make the Ubuntu-button more distinguishable from the
> other launcher buttons. Remember, Ubuntu-Button is not an app button like
> the rest of the launcher buttons, rather it is the heart of the usability of
> Ubuntu, the starting point of using Ubuntu. So the button must be made stand
> out from the rest of the launcher buttons.
>
> But, how can we make it more distinguishable than others? I've some
> suggestions:
>
> 1. May be we can introduce an animated spinning Ubuntu-logo (like a wheel)
> which spins all the time to attract the user and stops spinning at mouse
> hovering. Or a 3D rotating Ubuntu-button can be introduced.
> 2. The button may have a glowing effect all the time. As the other Launcher
> buttons does not have a glowing effect, it surely can catch the attention of
> a user.
> 3. Or the Ubuntu-button can be much bigger than the rest of the buttons
> (well ... then it would be a Windows idea).
> 4. May be a separator can be put in between the Ubuntu buttons and the rest
> of the buttons.
> 5. Any more idea? Anyone?
>
> Regards
> Adnan
>
> --
> M. Adnan Quaium
>
> URL: http://adnan.quaium.com
>
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