** Description changed: Feature request: - Replace the spread mode for window previews. + Replace the spread mode for window previews. - The spread mode is: + The spread mode is: Annoying: because of the zoom-out and zoom-in animation. Intrusive: because the whole screen changes. - Tedious and inefficient: Because it takes (f too much time to switch between windows. + Tedious and inefficient: Because it takes too much time to switch between windows. Because switching between open windows of the same application is something you have to do often, it's very important that this works as efficient as possible. I propose the following solution: - Instead of showing the spread mode, show all the open windows of the same application as window previews near the application icon in the panel. This would only need to work when more than one window of an application is open. + Instead of showing the spread mode, show all the open windows of the same application as window previews near the application icon in the panel. + + (This only needs to work when two or more windows of an application are + open) Imagine two or more windows previews horizontally of vertically aligned at the right side of the application icon. When you want to switch between two or more windows of the same application you simply go the the application icon and the window - previews are shown. You than just select the window you want and off - you go! Simple! + previews are shown. You than just select the window you want and off you + go! Simple! Window previews are: Not annoying : because there are no animations. Not intrusive: the whole screen doesn't need to change. - Efficient: Because the animation is not necessary time is saved. + Efficient: Because the animation is not necessary: time is saved. - I use Ubuntu 11.10 and Unity 4.24.0-0ubuntu2.1. + (I use Ubuntu 11.10 and Unity 4.24.0-0ubuntu2.1)
** Description changed: Feature request: - Replace the spread mode for window previews. + Replace the spread mode for window previews. - The spread mode is: + The spread mode is: Annoying: because of the zoom-out and zoom-in animation. Intrusive: because the whole screen changes. Tedious and inefficient: Because it takes too much time to switch between windows. Because switching between open windows of the same application is something you have to do often, it's very important that this works as efficient as possible. I propose the following solution: - Instead of showing the spread mode, show all the open windows of the same application as window previews near the application icon in the panel. + Instead of showing the spread mode, show all the open windows of the same application as window previews near the application icon in the panel. (This only needs to work when two or more windows of an application are open) Imagine two or more windows previews horizontally of vertically aligned at the right side of the application icon. When you want to switch between two or more windows of the same application you simply go the the application icon and the window previews are shown. You than just select the window you want and off you go! Simple! Window previews are: Not annoying : because there are no animations. Not intrusive: the whole screen doesn't need to change. Efficient: Because the animation is not necessary: time is saved. - (I use Ubuntu 11.10 and Unity 4.24.0-0ubuntu2.1) + I added some mock-ups: see comment 3, 4, 5 and 6. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/912461 Title: Replace spread mode for window previews To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ayatana-design/+bug/912461/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
