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[Christian Giordano <christian.giordano@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks for sharing your idea Michel!

Personally I am not sure that "About this computer..." is used so
frequently to deserve to be so easily accessible. If data really shows that
we need an easier way to access it, maybe it could be a quicklist item in
the Dash tile.


Best, chr


On Sun, Feb 12, 2012 at 11:31 PM, Michel RENON <michel.renon@xxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hello everyone,
>
>
> Here is a proposal about the question :
> "how can I know easily and quickly the basic informations about my
> computer ? (OS version, memory available...)"
> Today, we are obliged to open "system monitor" and select the first tab.
>
>
> My proposal is simple : just add a link near the dash, in the menu bar
> It's similar to the "About this Mac" in the Apple menu of Mac OS X.
> It's explained in 2 pictures :
> http://michel.renon.free.fr/**ubuntu/about_menu_1.jpg<http://michel.renon.free.fr/ubuntu/about_menu_1.jpg>
> http://michel.renon.free.fr/**ubuntu/about_menu_2.jpg<http://michel.renon.free.fr/ubuntu/about_menu_2.jpg>
>
> 1 - this is the current state of dash
>
> 2 - I propose to add a link in the menu bar
>
> 3 - when clicked, a panel opens.
> It contains basic information, just like the first tab of "system monitor".
> It can contains buttons to open others apps related to processes, harware,
> disks, diagnostics...
>
> 4 - it is a rendering with unity
>
> 5 - it is a rendering with unity, variations about the link : with a white
> round button, and with a white underline
>
> 6 - it is a rendering with unity2d, with radiance theme
>
>
>
> Pro :
> - easy to describe, even on the phone :
> "click on the first button on the left column, then click on 'about...' in
> the menu bar"
> - Fitts law is respected : only few pixels from the Ubuntu button
> - no changes to the current Dash : it's in an unused place
>
>
> Cons :
> - is a link/button in the menu bar coherent ? the menu bar usually
> shows... menus ; should it react like a button ? or no visual feedback ?
>
>
>
> I'll be happy to answer whatever you may ask about this.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Michel
>
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