Omar, thanks for all the info and references. I'll submit it. Thanks everyone for the input.
On 21 November 2011 13:55, Omar B. <estela...@hotmail.com> wrote: > I think you are a little confused. > > what he proposes is not a right click quicklist entry. > > Dockbar X already does this on hover (list of open windows): > > > https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-cbKmMTymZ10/TneWpVhTz3I/AAAAAAAAF_4/Z34C763PuS0/dockbarx_windowlist_theme.png > > http://fc05.deviantart.net/fs70/i/2010/165/9/b/Shinybar1_3_1_for_DockbarX_by_Levviathor.png > > > and also does quicklists by right click: > > http://ubuntovod.ru/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/dockbarx-unity.png > > > then what he wants is for the open windows in the background to raise when > he hovers their entry in preview style. He would only switch to that window > when he actually clicks. > > I personally havent found any issues with what he suggests. Is not very > different from what you find in other window managers/docks and i believe > it would increase usability, but developers may have something else in mind > , so i dont know what they think about it. > > ------------------------------ > Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2011 12:57:39 +0100 > From: joerlend.schins...@gmail.com > To: ayatana@lists.launchpad.net > > Subject: Re: [Ayatana] List windows on hover > > Den 21. nov. 2011 12:36, skrev Omar B.: > > >Maybe it would be nice to raise the window when you hover an item in the > list, so you get the best of both. > > that would also be very nice. > > I wonder what would be the devs opinion about this. will you submit this > soon ? > > I am a little worried about inconsistency here. It would be quite > impossible to provide previews for all kinds of quicklist entries. If only > some, or even a few, entries would have previews, that could quickly become > confusing. > > The idea is nice, but I'm not sure how it would work in practice. More > details are necessary. For instance, how would you generate a preview of a > website that isn't open? Or dynamic diagrams of remote data? These are > valid use cases for quicklists, but I don't really see how a preview would > be easily possible and I think consistency is very important. > > Jo-Erlend Schinstad > > _______________________________________________ Mailing list: > https://launchpad.net/~ayatana Post to : > ayatana@lists.launchpad.netUnsubscribe : > https://launchpad.net/~ayatana More help : > https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ayatana > Post to : ayatana@lists.launchpad.net > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ayatana > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > >
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