On Fri, Apr 15, 2011 at 1:28 PM, Scott Lavender <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Fri, Apr 15, 2011 at 10:52 AM, C K <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> So since no competing proposals against using XFCE have been put forth I'll >> consider it a done deal. We're going with XFCE. >> Over the next few weeks I'll be studying the technical aspects of making >> this happen. Setting themes, working on a default UI, (I'll just use >> Xubuntu's for now) making new packages and testing upgrade paths. I worry >> this will break existing Studio users setups. Or at least add alot of cruft. >> I'll also be reaching out to the Xubuntu folks. >> I hope to set up a PPA that can be added on top of a base CLI install for >> testing. >> Any interesting ideas from other XFCE distros are welcome. > > Cory, > > Do have an idea of which dock you are considering. I would really like to > talk to the developer (whomever it is) about my idea of a "context" area for > work flows. > > My idea is pretty simple but slightly hard to explain. > > The dock would be divide into a left "static" section and a right "dynamic" > or "contextual work flow" section. > > The left side would contain all non-work flow launchers that would remain > there always visible. For example, these might include Firefox, Gedit, > Terminal, Nautilus. > > The first launcher on the right side would contain a "context" or "work flow" > selection launcher..more of a pick list really. You pick which work flow you > want and this controls what other launchers on the right side are visible. > > For example, if you wanted to record audio then you pick the "record audio" > work flow from the selector and qjackctl, Ardour, Hydrogen, Rakarrack, and > guitarix launchers might be visible. If you were to pick "mastering" then > perhaps qjackctl, ardour, and jamin would be visible. > > We could ship a sane default of both "work flow" selections and applications > for each selection. However, users should be able to easily modify them and > add new ones. > > The upshot to all of this is that you will not need to drill down menus, nor > even need menus. Well, conventional menus. Additionally, you will not load > up your dock with a bagillion launchers and have to try to sort through > them. When you wish to perform a certain task, you adjust the selection on > the right side of the dock and only those launchers that support your > workflow are visible. Add to that that users can modify or add or remove > both selections and applications and I think this is a win. > > Whew. Not that I said all that, Cory do you have a feeling which dock you > are considering? > >
AWN (avant-window-navigator) is the only one I mentioned. Though really, whatever best replaces a panel, actually, whatever is the best balance for us is what we should use. I use AWN and Docky on different systems. AWN works nicer without compositing IMO. I also wanted to look into "stacking" applets. (awn has one: http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tSxyVygKnu0/TT-8DRg0wlI/AAAAAAAAAUQ/PEsFN3eVdDQ/s320/stack_applet.png) See if its something we can populate with task focused apps. Like we do with the Studio menus. Anyone else have ideas here? -- -Cory K. -- Ubuntu-Studio-devel mailing list [email protected] Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-studio-devel
