Seems to have to do with https://lists.launchpad.net/unity-dev/msg00415.html - although I don't recall getting that one.
Thanks and sorry for the noise. Scott K On Sunday, March 18, 2012 07:42:43 PM Micah Gersten wrote: > You're an explicit member of the team since 2010-06-14, I have no idea why. > Micah > > On 03/18/2012 07:24 PM, Scott Kitterman wrote: > > Could whoever is administrator for the appropriate teams arrange it so > > that ubuntu-dev don't get mails like this? > > > > Thanks, > > > > Scott K > > > > ---------- Forwarded Message ---------- > > > > Subject: Questions and Suggestions on Unity as of last Beta > > Date: Sunday, March 18, 2012, 08:28:08 PM > > From: Buyongo Phiri <[email protected]> > > To: Scott Kitterman <[email protected]> > > > > Hello folks, > > > > These are my comments and questions on dash and launcher behaviour, > > please let me know if I am in the right place and if everything makes > > sense and whatnot. > > > > When you click on the ubuntu(dash-invoker button) you are presented with > > recent apps, isnt it redundant to have recent apps on the apps lens*? > > Also shouldnt the apps lens categorize applications instead of an > > alphabetically listing all of them? Its a real eye-sore moving around > > seaching for power settings or something and even worse when you dont > > know* or remember the app name. > > (*Recent apps-maybe it would be better to have two rows by default > > instead of having a user click to see the second row?? ) > > > > I think something like so would be visually more agreeable... > > > > App dash > > > > [Recent Apps - *Redundant because you see the same information when dash > > launches] Maybe it should go? > > > > Label - Accessories Filter > > All Apps under this category [Jump to > > section*?] > > > > Label - Accesibility > > All Apps under this category > > > > Label - Customisation > > All Apps under this category > > > > Also maybe a colour coded overlay for the different app sections or all > > apps in a certain category will have a certain colour when hovered > > over*? > > > > My last question is for the launcher, would it be easier to have the > > launcher pin running apps to the top like so. > > > > Dash invoker button > > [running apps] > > {spacer of some sort for visual whitespace} > > Favourites > > Trash > > > > When I have my laucher full of apps that are running and it mixes with > > my favourites it can be quite cluttered and there isnt a real easy way > > to scroll around. For example on my computer it is as follows. > > > > Dash invoker > > Firefox > > Software center > > Text editor > > Home folder > > Terminal > > Miro > > Abiword > > Eclipse > > etc* > > Running app > > Running app > > Running app thats in my launcher > > > > Maybe it would work better if all running apps where at the top then if > > an app is pinned to the launcher and running it simply moves up the > > "food chain" when not running it moves back to its launcher slot.And to > > make sure users can see the distinction, the area covered by running > > apps should have a slightly different colour. -- ubuntu-devel mailing list [email protected] Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel
