On 30 Jul 2007, at 17:12, Yen-Ju Chen wrote: > For the dock, how about having something like this: > 1. activate an expose-like layer with corner or keyboard > 2. that layer shows you all open and minimized window as expose > 3. on the bottom, a row of applications as dock to active > application (hidden windows)
I'm not sure this would be a good solution for very small screens, but for laptop/desktops I really like this idea. The widget display in Dashboard is how I imagine this looking (when you hit the (+) button in the bottom-left corner). It could be very nice. By the way, there's a hidden feature for Exposé which gives a floating glowing blog that clicking on activates. This might be a nice solution for touch screens; dragging the blob moves it, tapping it activates the switcher mode. While we're on the subject of minimising, how do people think it should work? I prefer the minimise-in-place concept to the minimise- to-dock version, since it scales better and helps preserve spacial memory. If minimised windows have a proper mini-window, then the switcher could just show them along with other windows (perhaps with a different border?). > It doesn't solve the notification and app launcher, I'd be happy using something like OuterSpace or a command line for launching apps. > but does manage all windows and applications no matter in which > states. Sounds good. David _______________________________________________ Etoile-discuss mailing list [email protected] https://mail.gna.org/listinfo/etoile-discuss
