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[Ryan Gauger <rtgkid@xxxxxxxxx>]

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On May 25, 2012, at 5:59 AM, Mikkel Kamstrup Erlandsen <mikkel.kamstrup@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On 05/25/2012 10:53 AM, Christian Giordano wrote:
>> Hi, ...
>> 
>> On Thu, May 24, 2012 at 12:04 AM, cmaglothin <cmaglothin@xxxxxxxxx
>> <mailto:cmaglothin@xxxxxxxxx>> 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.
>> 
>> 
>> When using a pointer, this might mean having to move it from one place
>> (bottom of the Launcher) to another (top center) of the screen. If a
>> concept of folder of apps in the launcher existed, would probably be
>> better to keep the icons of the apps closer to the folder tile in the
>> Launcher.
> 
> It might be interesting to toy with the folding idea we already implement in the launcher and switcher. A folder-tile could then be a small stack of tiles we fold out from the launcher to the right or something...
> 
> Cheers,
> Mikkel
> 
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