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[Omar B. <estelar57@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

 >I also like how Spread mode results from a specific user-action, as 
opposed to Windows 7 which activates the feature simply from the mouse 
moving over the icon.

Mouse hovering over a window is considered an specific user-action (in fact hovering over a surface and waiting a short delay is how gadgets like msft kinect work) and makes the work for a lot of people faster or sometimes is the only choice. However it being optional (for users in your case) does not hurt.

I would assume some people also prefer the right click quicklist option in windows instead of the thumbnails. You might find a way to disable them and use either keyboard and/or right click.

From: nrundy@xxxxxxxxxxx
To: estelar57@xxxxxxxxxxx; unity-design@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [Unity-design] Tweaking ubuntu interface just a little bit
Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2012 11:58:41 -0500







>>>What do you use to select a specific window if you dont like the thumnails/previews ?

Selecting windows is not a problem in ubuntu because everything has tabs (eg, nautilus, terminal, firefox, gedit, etc), so I rarely have multiple windows open. 

But for the rare occasion when I do momentarily need another window open or for the select few apps that do not have tabs (eg, Writer), Alt+` (grave) is simpler, faster, and an easier way to select the window I want than using Windows 7 taskbar thumbnails (in my opinion). 

If I really need to "see" the windows I have open then I use the Spread function. I like how thumbnails are presented ubuntu's "spread mode" a lot better than how they are presented in Windows 7. I also like how Spread mode results from a specific user-action, as opposed to Windows 7 which activates the feature simply from the mouse moving over the icon.



From: estelar57@xxxxxxxxxxx
To: nrundy@xxxxxxxxxxx; unity-design@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [Unity-design] Tweaking ubuntu interface just a little bit
Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2012 16:40:12 +0000







>The same way you accidentally trigger the Launcher.

is always visible now.

And any hover action would/should only be triggered if launcher is fully visible (even when in auto hide mode) and then it takes a second or 2 for the hover action to display at a specific (or your desire) spot/app.

>In general, things popping up on the desktop is a big distraction to 
work. I find the thumbnail popups distracting when using windows 7.
>I 
can only assume it would present the same problem on ubuntu.

*I 
can only assume it would present the same problem on ubuntu "for me". <-- fixed for you.

i use win7 at work and i dont find a problem with the thumbnails, in fact they help because is the basic way of selecting the desired window. What do you use to select a specific window if you dont like the thumnails/previews ?

Anyway my suggestion of adding a list of open windows to the quicklist is by right clicking so i assume they wont interfere with your work.



From: nrundy@xxxxxxxxxxx
To: estelar57@xxxxxxxxxxx; unity-design@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [Unity-design] Tweaking ubuntu interface just a little bit
Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2012 11:13:07 -0500







>>>I also dont see how you would "accidentally" trigger things on the left 
side if the launcher is *always visible*. Even in firefox the back 
button is all the way at the top and you can see exactly >>>where the 
launcher is... I dont even accidently trigger the tooltips...

The same way you accidentally trigger the Launcher. For example you are reading something on screen and the mouse is in the way so you (without thinking) move the mouse off to the left to get it out of the way and because the mouse lands on top of the launcher, Thumbnail previews start popping up. 

I do accidentally trigger the tooltips, all the time. Be nice to be able to disable Launcher tooltips. They aren't needed once familiarity sets in. But I can certainly see how they are needed on new installs in general.

In general, things popping up on the desktop is a big distraction to work. I find the thumbnail popups distracting when using windows 7. I can only assume it would present the same problem on ubuntu.

From: estelar57@xxxxxxxxxxx
To: nrundy@xxxxxxxxxxx; levanchelidze@xxxxxxxxx; unity-design@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [Unity-design] Tweaking ubuntu interface just a little bit
Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2012 16:02:38 +0000







I think a list of open windows could be added to the quicklist. Is simple and would come in handy.

And since they keep their order, is predictable.

I also dont see how you would "accidentally" trigger things on the left side if the launcher is *always visible*. Even in firefox the back button is all the way at the top and you can see exactly where the launcher is... I dont even accidently trigger the tooltips...

From: nrundy@xxxxxxxxxxx
To: levanchelidze@xxxxxxxxx; unity-design@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2012 09:38:29 -0500
Subject: Re: [Unity-design] Tweaking ubuntu interface just a little bit







>>>2) Not able to jump strata to the app or document you are working on

I cannot stand those dang thumbnail popups that occur on Windows 7. I do not think this will be an improvement to the situation, especially considering the ease with which they can unintentionally be triggered due to the Launcher being on the left edge of the screen (and not the bottom of the screen like Windows 7).


> 
> 2) Not able to jump strata to the app or document you are working on
> example :
> http://i.imgur.com/qr3L4.png
> or
> http://img341.imageshack.us/img341/9309/screenshotat20120228161.png
> 
> Here you can see there are two documents opened, but you can not chose
> the second document directly instead you get this animation and this
> screen
> 
> http://i.imgur.com/MlXjd.jpg
> or
> http://img829.imageshack.us/img829/9309/screenshotat20120228161.png
> 
>  This is not bad but when you are doing work and time is money, you want
> to do your work fast so i recommend adding thumbnails like windows 7
> does, it will be more practical and faster to jump in for windows users
> 
> example
> http://i.imgur.com/jQCNg.png
> or
> http://img528.imageshack.us/img528/9309/screenshotat20120228161.png
>