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List:       ubuntu-devel
Subject:    Every Ubuntu developer is a Unity developer?
From:       ubuntu () kitterman ! com (Scott Kitterman)
Date:       2012-03-19 1:35:39
Message-ID: 23373026.NASPJ7u5DP () scott-latitude-e6320
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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 <buyongo at 4twenty5.com>
> > To: Scott Kitterman <ubuntu at kitterman.com>
> > 
> > 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.


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