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[supernova <supernova.it@xxxxxxxxx>]

> I didn't until now, but I stand by what I said; the state of an
> application is mostly irrelevant. If I want to use it, then I'll click
> on it, regardless of whether it's running or not.
+1.
Supernova
>
> On Mon, Mar 5, 2012 at 08:03, Omar B. <estelar57@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> maybe you didnt read the bug report.
>>
>> ________________________________
>> Date: Mon, 5 Mar 2012 07:41:06 -0700
>> From: isantop@xxxxxxxxx
>> To: supernova.it@xxxxxxxxx
>> CC: unity-design@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>
>> Subject: Re: [Unity-design] More visible already started/active
application
>> in Launcher (for TV/tablets/phones)
>>
>> Am I the only one for whom this is not a problem? If I want to use an
app,
>> I'll click on it regardless of whether it's running or not. If I want to
see
>> what's running, the indicators are fine (I'm putting effort into it
anyway),
>> and if I just want to open it, I'll just click, on it.
>> On Mar 5, 2012 5:41 AM, "supernova" <supernova.it@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>
>>> Glow-Effect for me is not enough to directly identify as open!
>> We could add some shine or gold...
>>> Desaturate and darken are my favourite prospects: Look at this ...
>>> Current,     desaturate75,     desaturate100,     darken75,     same
with
>>> backgroundcolor of MenuBar, no transparency and ActiveOnBacklight
>>>
>> All de give sense of freshness, light, breath....imagine when no app is
>> open, the launcher looks very sad...
>> 5e2cc1e69e1295&attid=0.0.1.1&disp=emb&zw>
>>>
>>> Am 05.03.2012 11:57, schrieb Matt Richardson:
>>>
>>> I use backlight toggles and I just tried opening multiple applications
>>> such that they collapsed. I don't see the problem you're talking about,
>>> perhaps you could elaborate?
>>> Personally I think that backlight toggles by default would really help
new
>>> users to define which apps are open.
>>>
>>> Four other potential solutions (screenshots below):
>>>  - Desaturate the non-runnning apps, but not completely.
>>>  - Blur non-running apps slightly
>>>  - Shrink non-running apps
>>>  - Add a shine to running apps
>>>
>>> Matt
>>>
>>> Current:                 Desaturate:            Blur:
>>>    Shrunk:                 Glow:
>>> </mail/u/0/s/?view=att&th=135e2cc1e69e1295&attid=0.0.1.2&disp=emb&zw>
>>> </mail/u/0/s/?view=att&th=135e2cc1e69e1295&attid=0.0.1.3&disp=emb&zw>
>>> </mail/u/0/s/?view=att&th=135e2cc1e69e1295&attid=0.0.1.4&disp=emb&zw>
>>> </mail/u/0/s/?view=att&th=135e2cc1e69e1295&attid=0.0.1.5&disp=emb&zw>
>>> </mail/u/0/s/?view=att&th=135e2cc1e69e1295&attid=0.0.1.6&disp=emb&zw>
>>>
>>> On 04/03/12 22:50, Hans Heintze wrote:
>>>
>>> On 03/04/2012 04:14 PM, Bartosz wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi.
>>> I think the current indication of started and active application should
be
>>> improved.
>>> The small arrows on the left/right side is not good visible (especially
on
>>> tablet/phone sceen)
>>> What is your proposal of improve visibility of the already started
>>> appplication?
>>> And how we could improve currently active application?
>>> I have already filled the bug for that issue:
>>> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ayatana-design/+bug/917951
>>> Best Regards
>>> Bartosz
>>>
>>> Agreed. There is a problem with enabling backlight toggle by default
>>> however, it makes it difficult to distinguish between collapsed tiles.
tile
>>> theming needs to be reconsidered by design and likely redone all
together
>>> for many reasons, including the following:
>>> -poor distinguishably for colourblind people
>>> -backlight in it's present form can obstruct application outline
>>> -tile themin--
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