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[Ryan Gauger <rtgkid@xxxxxxxxx>]

On 05/23/2012 07:09 PM, Nekhelesh wrote:
> I actually like the idea of creating a new category in the dash home. 
> Let's imagine a common work scenario where a user uses a certain file 
> frequently. It would be nice if this file can be pinned to the dash 
> home under a new category. This feature can be compared to starred 
> emails in gmail where you basically star an email because it is 
> important and can be accessed for future reference. In addition to the 
> proposal made by Ryan Guager, I would like the ability to pin anything 
> in the dash (files, folders, pictures, videos, applications) in a new 
> category.
>
> The items under the starred category are present until removed by the 
> user.
>
> Thoughts?
>
> On Thu 24 May 2012 01:04:10 AM CEST, cmaglothin wrote:
> > Would this be the equivalent of pinning a folder to the launcher in OS
> > X? Say, one could pin a group of apps or a folder of files to the
> > launcher, and when clicked, it would open a custom lens or something
> > of that sort in the dash, showing all of the files/apps that are
> > pinned there. Using this solution, there is less clutter in both the
> > launcher and in the dash.
> >
> > On Wed, May 23, 2012 at 5:55 PM, Ryan Gauger <rtgkid@xxxxxxxxx
> > <mailto:rtgkid@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
> >
> >     On 05/23/2012 05:53 PM, Ian Santopietro wrote:
> > >     What would be the benefit over simply pinning to the launcher?
> > >
> > >     On Wed, May 23, 2012 at 4:51 PM, Ryan Gauger <rtgkid@xxxxxxxxx
> > > <mailto:rtgkid@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
> > >
> > >         Team,
> > >
> > >         I hope everybody is having a good week. I have an idea. My
> > >         idea is, we could add an option on a right-click of an icon
> > >         in Dash that will pin it to the Dash home. This could be done
> > >         by adding a section above recent apps, maybe titled "Pinned
> > >         Apps"? Opinions are needed... Thanks!
> > >
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> >     I am a huge fan of pinning icons to the launcher, so I have a lot
> >     of them. Sometimes, it is hard to get to them quickly though. The
> >     benefit users would get from pinning to the Dash is that users
> >     could pin a lot of icons to the Dash, and quickly find them while
> >     inside Dash.
> >
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+1 for this idea.