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[Brandon Watkins <bwat47@xxxxxxxxx>]

There has been some good criticism posted, and in hindsight I do agree with
most of it (icon spacing and badges), although personally I still think
unity's current focused window indicator isn't that clear :)

I do think the "stacking" idea would be interesting to further expend on
though, could really add some nice organization to the unity launcher. I
like the innovative way the unity launcher handles icon overflow, but it
can definitely get quite cluttered easily (particularly since the launcher
is on the left side, meaning not a lot of vertical space on smaller
widescreen resolutions). I might try coming up with some mockups of my own
for the folders/stacking idea.

On Sun, Jul 15, 2012 at 10:26 PM, Ryan Gauger <rtgkid@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On 7/15/12, shane lee <shaneymail@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > I don't really see that the vertical bar adds anything over the arrows
> > we currently have.
> > I don't really agree with extra spacing either.  Being a vertical bar,
> > space is already fairly limited so I would see extra space as wasted
> > space.
> > One thing I am all for and think should be in unity as soon as
> > possible are the folders/groups/stacks.
> > I have found these invaluable in android.
> >
> > On 15 July 2012 22:37, Aditya Vaidya <kroq.gar78@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >> I agree. It looks good, but it won't if it's actually implemented. I
> >> think
> >> the thing that should be put in Unity from the mockup, if anything, is
> >> the
> >> vertical bar for the focused window/program.
> >>
> >> Sincerely,
> >> kroq-gar78
> >>
> >>
> >> On Sun, Jul 15, 2012 at 4:26 PM, Jonathan Meek <
> shrouded.cloud@xxxxxxxxx>
> >> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Good as a mock up, bad in practice. Coloring creates contrast issues.
> >>> Not
> >>> having the "shields" may leave an app disconnected from a badge if it's
> >>> not
> >>> square. The squared dots are inconsistent with indicator "now running"
> >>> chevrons and, while I like the grouping thing.... pretty sure Apple
> might
> >>> be
> >>> more than a little angry over pilfering that look.
> >>>
> >>> On Jul 15, 2012 5:05 PM, "Brandon Watkins" <bwat47@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>> I saw this mockup by rylexr on deviantart today, and think it has some
> >>>> nice ideas to improve the unity launcher. It looks cleaner and more
> >>>> readable, and the idea of combining multiple apps into one launcher
> >>>> looks
> >>>> pretty interesting.
> >>>>
> >>>> At the very least I think the vertical line to highlight the currently
> >>>> focused application is an excellent and easy to implement idea, as in
> >>>> the
> >>>> current unity launcher there is no real indication of the currently
> >>>> focused
> >>>> app.
> >>>>
> >>>> http://rylexr.deviantart.com/#/d575s1k
> >>>>
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> I disagree with the vertical line; I think it would definitely be
> easier to find the app that you are currently using.
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