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[Christian Giordano <christian.giordano@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I think the line to show the focused application is a valid idea. Beside
that it looks good (despite the mockup doesn't really represent the Unity
style), it is a pretty common pattern (e.g.: Android tabs).

Thanks for sharing!


chr


On Mon, Jul 16, 2012 at 1:33 PM, Brandon Watkins <bwat47@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> 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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