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On Sun, Dec 4, 2011 at 15:17, Christian Rupp <christian@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

>  Am 04.12.2011 13:13, schrieb frederik.nnaji@xxxxxxxxx:
>
> On Sun, Dec 4, 2011 at 13:07, Christian Rupp <christian@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> I think that we should use the space for something more informative than
>> the 8 icons...
>> http://ubuntuone.com/5nAsW7hEmAs6jvyiq8Z6on
>
>
>  like a widget space, riiiight?
> this could be easily achieved by using the Launcher API in the Dash.
> there would be enough space for all high-interest statuses such as email,
> instant messaging & call services, progress on system update or
> filetransfer or filedownloads and a visual way of indicating, how many
> windows the browser has open.
>
> Yeah right...
> Plus more such as weather or a calender.
>

weather i don't know, i'd like it, personally, but some might not.
But Calendar, yes, calendar is one important feature that has yet to be
properly implemented in the free Desktop Environment.
at least a live indication of the next appointment today and a proper date
showing the  day of the week.