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[shane lee <shaneymail@xxxxxxxxx>]

Widgets are nothing new.  They have been on the go for many years and
never really taken off.
I know quite a few people using KDE, including myself who have never
bothered with widgets after the first few days of novelty factor.
Android has a lot of very good ideas but not all are going to
translate that well to a larger desktop interface.
The desktop concept is far from dead and will be with us for some time yet.

On 29 May 2012 18:38, Petko <pditchev@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I agree that we should get some tips from Android , and yes, widgets are
> one of those things . I think that Androids concept
> Launcher->Widgets/Apps/Services (roughly put) is one of the healthiest
> mixes out there . The standard Desktop concept is outdated , and adding
> widget functionality with some standard good looking available widgets
> will be a big push for Ubuntu . Like HTC Sense has some initial widgets
> , I think there should be a scope in the Software center for widgets - a
> few nicely made Ubuntu starters (weather,clock etc.) and any that the
> users may want to develop and contribute .
>
> Petko
>
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