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On Sun, Dec 4, 2011 at 16:06, Christian Rupp <christian@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

>  Am 04.12.2011 15:59, schrieb frederik.nnaji@xxxxxxxxx:
>
> 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.
>
> Of course you can set everything as you like. In my opinion in the USC a
> widget section and their you can install and remove them as you like...
>
> Pre-installed I would like to see
>  -Calender
>  -Facebook/Twitter/...
>  -Email
>  -Weather
>  -events or things to do for the next week
>  -Music
>  -news (based on google? news or a local service?)
>

i could agree with
* calendar
* email
* todo
* weather
* player controls (as in sound menu)
   perhaps a bit richer than the ones in sound-menu
   for movie playback, a live preview would make sense above the controls