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[Luiz Felipe Talvik <talvik@xxxxxxxxx>]

Omar, thanks for all the info and references. I'll submit it.

Thanks everyone for the input.


On 21 November 2011 13:55, Omar B. <estelar57@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>  I think you are a little confused.
>
> what he proposes is not a right click quicklist entry.
>
> Dockbar X already does this on hover (list of open windows):
>
>
> https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-cbKmMTymZ10/TneWpVhTz3I/AAAAAAAAF_4/Z34C763PuS0/dockbarx_windowlist_theme.png
>
> http://fc05.deviantart.net/fs70/i/2010/165/9/b/Shinybar1_3_1_for_DockbarX_by_Levviathor.png
>
>
> and also does quicklists by right click:
>
> http://ubuntovod.ru/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/dockbarx-unity.png
>
>
> then what he wants is for the open windows in the background to raise when
> he hovers their entry in preview style. He would only switch to that window
> when he actually clicks.
>
> I personally havent found any issues with what he suggests. Is not very
> different from what you find in other window managers/docks and i believe
> it would increase usability, but developers may have something else in mind
> , so i dont know what they think about it.
>
> ------------------------------
> Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2011 12:57:39 +0100
> From: joerlend.schinstad@xxxxxxxxx
> To: ayatana@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> Subject: Re: [Ayatana] List windows on hover
>
>  Den 21. nov. 2011 12:36, skrev Omar B.:
>
>  >Maybe it would be nice to raise the window when you hover an item in the
> list, so you get the best of both.
>
> that would also be very nice.
>
> I wonder what would be the devs opinion about this. will you submit this
> soon ?
>
> I am a little worried about inconsistency here. It would be quite
> impossible to provide previews for all kinds of quicklist entries. If only
> some, or even a few, entries would have previews, that could quickly become
> confusing.
>
> The idea is nice, but I'm not sure how it would work in practice. More
> details are necessary. For instance, how would you generate a preview of a
> website that isn't open? Or dynamic diagrams of remote data? These are
> valid use cases for quicklists, but I don't really see how a preview would
> be easily possible and I think consistency is very important.
>
> Jo-Erlend Schinstad
>
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