Re: [Ayatana] What about the Dash on Oneiric Ocelot ?
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Niklas Rosenqvist wrote on 02/08/11 11:07: Hi, I've earlier suggested removing the lenses from the launcher and integrating into the dash main page instead. I made a mockup but without lens titles which obviously would be required: http://i.imgur.com/76Jge.jpg ... An obvious problem there: it uses the word Lenses. That's jargon that users should never see. How could you design it without referring to them by name at all? - -- mpt -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iEYEARECAAYFAk47308ACgkQ6PUxNfU6ecpQWQCfeugv7jPpPnUC0qO619jHV070 e+kAn1B5Koi8rOlTtEm42zAZv3e8NnLN =lzmC -END PGP SIGNATURE- ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ayatana Post to : ayatana@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ayatana More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Ayatana] Fwd: Customizable launcher tooltips
Again.. Sorry :) Original Message Subject:Customizable launcher tooltips Date: Fri, 05 Aug 2011 20:13:59 +0200 From: Jo-Erlend Schinstad joerlend.schins...@gmail.com To: ayat...@lists.ubuntu.com I've noticed that sometimes, depending on what you're doing, it may be difficult to notice and read what the tooltip says when you hover a launcher tile. I realized that it would be easier to see if the bubble were larger. But what to put in it? Then, seeing how popular it's been to customize the launcher quicklists, it occurred to me that it might be just as useful and friendly to make those tooltips customizable. For instance, the Firefox launcher would display the progress of x downloads. That would reduce the necessity of having the download dialog appear all the time. Perhaps it could be made to not appear for every single download, but instead be added as an entry to the Firefox quicklist? Or it might show a list of the pages that's been updated since the last time Firefox had focus, such as new mail in Gmail. These should be options that users can easily choose between. So, if you wanted to see the progress of your downloads, then you would hover the Firefox icon. If you wanted to cancel one of the downloads, which is far less common, then you'd right-click the icon and choose Display downloads dialog. That download dialog annoys me because it requires actions on my part just to see what's going on. The usability issue in that regard is similar to those mind-wrecking notifications in Windows. Other ideas: * For the Ubuntu One client, the expanded tooltip would display what is being synchronized. * For Nautilus, it would show open tabs, windows or file operations progress like the dismissable dialog we currently have, only more transient. * Liferea would display the most recent updates. * Totem would display details for the media file that's currently being played. * Thunderbird would display the most recent emails. * Xchat-gnome would display the most recent highlights, channels, notices or private messages. * Gedit would display unsaved files. * Gnome-terminal would display running jobs. In summary, the main idea is to make the tooltips larger in order to make the title of the application more visible. But in the process, it's possible to create a new way of gaining oversight without the necessity of switching contexts. Any thoughts? Jo-Erlend Schinstad ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ayatana Post to : ayatana@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ayatana More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
Re: [Ayatana] Middle Click Feature For Indicators
I just hope we don't loose middle click to paste the most reciently selected text. That has always been one of my favorite and most used features in Ubuntu. ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ayatana Post to : ayatana@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ayatana More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
Re: [Ayatana] What about the Dash on Oneiric Ocelot ?
granted having it listed like a section on the front page of a dash seems a bit odd since it would be the first the you see but if users are going to have to install lenses even simply through the software center it's probably a good thing to let them know that they're called lenses. i personally wouldn't want his design as the front page of the dash. i don't think it's a bad design. it has it's merits if you make use of various lenses. i just wouldn't want it because it wouldn't be any more immediately useful than the current design. it's still a set of buttons that lead to other parts of the dash. plus, i've seen maybe 10 lenses that i know are currently available but none that i'd actually use. so for me and users like me it would turn our front dash page into a search bar and two buttons for applications and filefolders. it'd be nice to see options for your various lenses without bringing up a lenses section. i'd prefer a small row of icons right under the search bar maybe showing quick lens commands. such as typing y,w nyan cat to search for nyan cat with both youtube and wikipedia lenses. it would be nice for new users to have a lenses section available somewhere in the dash instead of having them forced into your launcher. ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ayatana Post to : ayatana@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ayatana More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
Re: [Ayatana] What about the Dash on Oneiric Ocelot ?
my mockup still has a section for frequently used but only on the front page of the dash and i noted that it was meant to exclude any item on the launcher or the bookmarked section i also had in my mockup's front page. the bookmarked section was for easy access to sometimes used but maybe not frequent apps a person doesn't use enough to want on their launcher but would still like more readily available for them when they do want it. bookmarked section would also be useful for people who don't like launchers. since the frequently used section would have much greater possibility for change if it excluded things on the launcher and bookmarked section i think it would be more useful and helpful than the current frequent apps sections. outside of the front page there was no frequently used section and also the available for download section was replaced by a single button located at the bottom of the dash. not everyone likes having the apps and filesfolders on the launcher and some people don't even like launchers in general. i personally like the launcher but would disable the apps and files lenses on it if i were to use Unity instead of Gnome2 as my usual desktop environment. i still use unity every now and then but as i said i don't find it enjoyable. there's a lot about unity that i think needs to change. i in it's default 11.04 state i find it usable but not enjoyable. so i'll likely be using something else sooner or later unless there end up being more options available in unity. i believe i saw mark shuttleworth (i could be mistaken and it have been someone else) post on a different topic quoting a study about how where the app menu is doesn't make much of a difference in usability. while that may be true where the app menu is does make a difference in the enjoyment a user has while using the app menu. it might not be much but then unity is filled with situations like that for a lot of people and while one thing probably won't make or break the deal, multiple things will. On Wed, Aug 3, 2011 at 2:04 PM, Carl Ansell afccarl1...@hotmail.com wrote: I would think that there is no need for a frequent apps section at all. The apps I use most are on the launcher anyway, so it is wasted space at the top of the dash. ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ayatana Post to : ayatana@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ayatana More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Ayatana-commits] [Merge] lp:~jbicha/indicator-datetime/spell-out-and into lp:indicator-datetime
Jeremy Bicha has proposed merging lp:~jbicha/indicator-datetime/spell-out-and into lp:indicator-datetime. Requested reviews: Indicator Applet Developers (indicator-applet-developers) For more details, see: https://code.launchpad.net/~jbicha/indicator-datetime/spell-out-and/+merge/70604 -- https://code.launchpad.net/~jbicha/indicator-datetime/spell-out-and/+merge/70604 Your team ayatana-commits is subscribed to branch lp:indicator-datetime. === modified file 'data/datetime-dialog.ui' --- data/datetime-dialog.ui 2011-06-29 13:10:25 + +++ data/datetime-dialog.ui 2011-08-05 17:21:31 + @@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ property name=visibleTrue/property property name=can_focusFalse/property property name=xpad1/property -property name=label translatable=yes_Time amp; Date/property +property name=label translatable=yes_Time and Date/property property name=use_underlineTrue/property /object packing === modified file 'data/indicator-datetime-preferences.desktop.in' --- data/indicator-datetime-preferences.desktop.in 2011-06-29 13:10:25 + +++ data/indicator-datetime-preferences.desktop.in 2011-08-05 17:21:31 + @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ [Desktop Entry] Version=1.0 -_Name=Time Date +_Name=Time and Date _Comment=Change your clock and date settings Icon=preferences-system-time === modified file 'src/datetime-service.c' --- src/datetime-service.c 2011-07-07 21:17:58 + +++ src/datetime-service.c 2011-08-05 17:21:31 + @@ -1110,7 +1110,7 @@ dbusmenu_menuitem_child_append(root, separator); settings = dbusmenu_menuitem_new(); - dbusmenu_menuitem_property_set (settings, DBUSMENU_MENUITEM_PROP_LABEL, _(Time Date Settings...)); + dbusmenu_menuitem_property_set (settings, DBUSMENU_MENUITEM_PROP_LABEL, _(Time and Date Settings...)); /* insensitive until we check for available apps */ dbusmenu_menuitem_property_set_bool(settings, DBUSMENU_MENUITEM_PROP_ENABLED, FALSE); g_signal_connect(G_OBJECT(settings), DBUSMENU_MENUITEM_SIGNAL_ITEM_ACTIVATED, G_CALLBACK(activate_cb), gnome-control-center indicator-datetime); ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ayatana-commits Post to : ayatana-commits@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ayatana-commits More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Ayatana-commits] [Merge] lp:~jbicha/indicator-session/add-account-settings into lp:indicator-session
Jeremy Bicha has proposed merging
lp:~jbicha/indicator-session/add-account-settings into lp:indicator-session.
Requested reviews:
Indicator Applet Developers (indicator-applet-developers)
For more details, see:
https://code.launchpad.net/~jbicha/indicator-session/add-account-settings/+merge/70619
Originally proposed at https://lists.launchpad.net/ayatana/msg06235.html
I see this option as being far more useful than Online Accounts as users want
to be able to change their password, profile picture, automatic login setting,
and add an extra user easily.
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https://code.launchpad.net/~jbicha/indicator-session/add-account-settings/+merge/70619
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=== modified file 'src/indicator-session.c'
--- src/indicator-session.c 2011-07-22 16:44:04 +
+++ src/indicator-session.c 2011-08-05 19:18:53 +
@@ -524,7 +524,7 @@
if (variant == NULL || g_variant_get_string(variant, NULL) == NULL ||
g_variant_get_string(variant, NULL)[0] == '\0' || no_name_in_lang) {
-finalstring = _(Switch User...);
+finalstring = _(Switch Userâ¦);
set_ellipsize = FALSE;
}
@@ -551,7 +551,7 @@
gdouble ems = width / pixels_per_em;
g_debug(Username width %fem, ems);
-finalstring = g_strdup_printf(_(Switch From %s...), username);
+finalstring = g_strdup_printf(_(Switch From %sâ¦), username);
if (ems = 20.0f) {
set_ellipsize = TRUE;
} else {
=== modified file 'src/user-menu-mgr.c'
--- src/user-menu-mgr.c 2011-07-18 11:19:38 +
+++ src/user-menu-mgr.c 2011-08-05 19:18:53 +
@@ -49,6 +49,9 @@
static void activate_online_accounts (DbusmenuMenuitem *mi,
guint timestamp,
gpointer user_data);
+static void activate_account_settings (DbusmenuMenuitem *mi,
+ guint timestamp,
+ gpointer user_data);
static void user_menu_mgr_rebuild_items (UserMenuMgr *self);
static gboolean check_new_session ();
static void user_change (UsersServiceDbus *service,
@@ -208,7 +211,7 @@
}
g_list_free(users);
}
- // Add the online accounts and separator
+ // Add the separator, online accounts, and account settings links
DbusmenuMenuitem * separator1 = dbusmenu_menuitem_new();
dbusmenu_menuitem_property_set (separator1,
DBUSMENU_MENUITEM_PROP_TYPE,
@@ -220,14 +223,30 @@
DBUSMENU_CLIENT_TYPES_DEFAULT);
dbusmenu_menuitem_property_set (online_accounts_item,
DBUSMENU_MENUITEM_PROP_LABEL,
- _(Online Accounts...));
+ _(Online Accountsâ¦));
g_signal_connect (G_OBJECT (online_accounts_item),
DBUSMENU_MENUITEM_SIGNAL_ITEM_ACTIVATED,
G_CALLBACK (activate_online_accounts),
NULL);
- dbusmenu_menuitem_child_append (self-root_item, online_accounts_item);
+ dbusmenu_menuitem_child_append (self-root_item, online_accounts_item);
+
+ DbusmenuMenuitem * account_settings_item = dbusmenu_menuitem_new();
+ dbusmenu_menuitem_property_set (account_settings_item,
+ DBUSMENU_MENUITEM_PROP_TYPE,
+ DBUSMENU_CLIENT_TYPES_DEFAULT);
+ dbusmenu_menuitem_property_set (account_settings_item,
+ DBUSMENU_MENUITEM_PROP_LABEL,
+ _(Account Settingsâ¦));
+
+ g_signal_connect (G_OBJECT (account_settings_item),
+DBUSMENU_MENUITEM_SIGNAL_ITEM_ACTIVATED,
+G_CALLBACK (activate_account_settings),
+NULL);
+
+ dbusmenu_menuitem_child_append (self-root_item, account_settings_item);
+
}
/* Checks to see if we can create sessions */
@@ -311,6 +330,19 @@
}
}
+static void
+activate_account_settings (DbusmenuMenuitem *mi,
+ guint timestamp,
+ gpointer user_data)
+{
+ GError * error = NULL;
+ if (!g_spawn_command_line_async(gnome-control-center user-accounts, error))
+ {
+g_warning(Unable to show control centre: %s, error-message);
+g_error_free(error);
+ }
+}
+
/* Signal called when a user is added. It updates the count and
rebuilds the menu */
static void
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