Quentin Mathé wrote:
In this Shelf implementation, there are no special tab for running
applications. I think it's probably better to allow some kind of
standalone Dock like a simplified AZDock that would be reduced to an
application switcher role (I mean you wouldn't have the possibility add
or remove applications by drag/drop).
We could show such Dock on the left or the right or even at the top
below the menu bar. It might be hidden by default and only appears on
ctrl+tab as it's commonly the case in other desktop environments.
I think an app switcher in the menu bar like the one in OS9 would be
nice (Attached picture of same thing in Rhapsody). It is non obtrusive
but still easy to access. If you want have it as a floating window just
rip off the menu... (We are keeping the rip-off menus even if we stick
with the horizontal menu bar, correct? I rip off my menus all the time...)
Further more, this menu could not only act as an app switcher, but also
as a project switcher and a document switcher...
I would suggest the following features for such application switcher… If
we make a double-click on an application icon, it brings the application
to front with all related windows. Now if we make a single click an
application icon, it darkens the screen and triggers an Expose-like
arrangement for windows of this precise application. I think this
corrects an important problem of Expose which lies in the fact you
cannot quickly scan windows per application because you got to switch
across applications first.
Another nice addition could be to display Étoilé flower in this
application switcher. A double-click on it would trigger Expose-like
arrangement of all application windows. A single click would activate
the file manager or shows the desktop. It could also be used as another
possible replacement of Étoilé menu if we want to use vertical menu.
That's it for today :-)
Let me know what you think.
Cheers,
Quentin.
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