Re: usability Digest, Vol 93, Issue 7
Buyongo Phiri <[email protected]> Sun, 12 Feb 2012 17:34:18 +0200
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--===============0989923112== Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=20cf3026697a608c4c04b8c6185b --20cf3026697a608c4c04b8c6185b Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Hi My name is Buyongo Phiri, I am from Southafrica and would like to contribute to Gnome Project especially my thoughts on the shell. I have found that using it full-time is great but the shell makes it hard to manage windows and applications because of the grouping of the functionality on the hot corner. I think separating the workspace and windows from hot corner would be better and making workspace switcher hide when not needed. The app dock on the left would also work better if it could show up without going to hot corner making it the destination for all my often used apps. The hot corner would be perfect for launching apps I rarely use and other things like search. Also if apps could be categorized on the dash sorting would be easier. I think behavior like so would suit users better. Hot corner - Dash with app categories - List of apps in category Right now its very hard to find and app when you install one with the way apps are listed similar to mobiles, people should only click on hot corner for something specific /special. I can do diagrams to show what I mean if people don't understand me. On 12 Feb 2012 2:00 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > Send usability mailing list submissions to > [email protected] > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/usability > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > [email protected] > > You can reach the person managing the list at > [email protected] > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of usability digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Desktop management. - Discussions topics proposal. > (Pawe? Kubik) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sun, 12 Feb 2012 09:08:19 +0100 > From: Pawe? Kubik <[email protected]> > To: Kirk Bridger <[email protected]> > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Usability] Desktop management. - Discussions topics > proposal. > Message-ID: > <CAJtGEB1gDU8v2VuukCPi51hdCT=yS3=w32S1tdTMYpv=-Q_WyQ@mail.gmail.com > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Well. I was thinking specifically about Gnome Shell. Someone has recently > complained that switching windows hot corner is very uncomfortable. Can > anyone fully agree? I can't. When I have many windows opened and I'm > constantly opening and closing them, it's great, however sometimes people > need some integrated environment. > When I am using only few windows I can remember which one has been opened > first. Then the best solution is surprisingly the one from Windows 7, where > SuperKey+numbers switches to corresponding window on the bar. It's so > obvious and easy that we may think that we have nothing to do with it. Of > course it's false! > We can still make improvements. I simply want to introduce some ideas to > increase out productivity (well, maybe not best word for people who just > talk). In the high school I was forced to read poetry. At first I could it > twenty times I don't see anything, but analysing line by line let me deepen > my interpretations. It didn't change my negative attitude at all, but > showed me how how much can be overlooked in overall view. (sorry if I am > obvious once again). The intuition may omit some things. By analysing > single case we can find solution for wide range of them, just as by > analysing single verse of poem we can find an idea for whole > interpretation. > > (I wouldn't like to be considered a great art lover who I'm not. I know > that my comparison may be less helpful as it pretended to be.) > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://mail.gnome.org/archives/usability/attachments/20120212/9400868a/attachment.html > > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > usability mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/usability > > > End of usability Digest, Vol 93, Issue 7 > **************************************** > --20cf3026697a608c4c04b8c6185b Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <p>Hi </p> <p>My name is Buyongo Phiri, I am from Southafrica and would like to contri= bute to Gnome Project especially my thoughts on the shell. I have found tha= t using it full-time is great but the shell makes it hard to manage windows= and applications because of the grouping of the functionality on the hot c= orner. I think separating the workspace and windows from hot corner would b= e better and making workspace switcher hide when not needed. The app dock o= n the left would also work better if it could show up without going to hot = corner making it the destination for all my often used apps. The hot corner= would be perfect for launching apps I rarely use and other things like sea= rch. Also if apps could be categorized on the dash sorting would be easier.= I think behavior like so would suit users better.</p> <p>Hot corner - Dash with app categories -=A0 List of apps in category</p> <p>Right now its very hard to find and app when you install one with the wa= y apps are listed similar to mobiles, people should only click on hot corne= r for something specific /special. I can do diagrams to show what I mean if= people don't understand me.</p> <div class=3D"gmail_quote">On 12 Feb 2012 2:00 PM, <<a href=3D"mailto:u= [email protected]">[email protected]</a>> wrote:<br t= ype=3D"attribution"><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0= .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"> Send usability mailing list submissions to<br> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]<= /a><br> <br> To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit<br> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0<a href=3D"http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/usability= " target=3D"_blank">http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/usability</a><br= > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to<br> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">usability-re= [email protected]</a><br> <br> You can reach the person managing the list at<br> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">usability-owne= [email protected]</a><br> <br> When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific<br> than "Re: Contents of usability digest..."<br> <br> <br> Today's Topics:<br> <br> =A0 1. Re: Desktop management. - Discussions topics proposal.<br> =A0 =A0 =A0(Pawe? Kubik)<br> <br> <br> ----------------------------------------------------------------------<br> <br> Message: 1<br> Date: Sun, 12 Feb 2012 09:08:19 +0100<br> From: Pawe? Kubik <<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">engr.maxyan@= gmail.com</a>><br> To: Kirk Bridger <<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</= a>><br> Cc: <a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a><br> Subject: Re: [Usability] Desktop management. - Discussions topics<br> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0proposal.<br> Message-ID:<br> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0<CAJtGEB1gDU8v2VuukCPi51hdCT=3DyS3=3Dw32S1tdTMYpv=3D-<a = href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>><br> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=3D"iso-8859-1"<br> <br> Well. I was thinking specifically about Gnome Shell. Someone has recently<b= r> complained that switching windows hot corner is very uncomfortable. Can<br> anyone fully agree? I can't. When I have many windows opened and I'= m<br> constantly opening and closing them, it's great, however sometimes peop= le<br> need some integrated environment.<br> When I am using only few windows I can remember which one has been opened<b= r> first. Then the best solution is surprisingly the one from Windows 7, where= <br> SuperKey+numbers switches to corresponding window on the bar. It's so<b= r> obvious and easy that we may think that we have nothing to do with it. Of<b= r> course it's false!<br> We can still make improvements. I simply want to introduce some ideas to<br= > increase out productivity (well, maybe not best word for people who just<br= > talk). In the high school I was forced to read poetry. At first I could it<= br> twenty times I don't see anything, but analysing line by line let me de= epen<br> my interpretations. It didn't change my negative attitude at all, but<b= r> showed me how how much can be overlooked in overall view. (sorry if I am<br= > obvious once again). The intuition may omit some things. By analysing<br> single case we can find solution for wide range of them, just as by<br> analysing single verse of poem we can find an idea for whole interpretation= .<br> <br> (I wouldn't like to be considered a great art lover who I'm not. I = know<br> that my comparison may be less helpful as it pretended to be.)<br> -------------- next part --------------<br> An HTML attachment was scrubbed...<br> URL: <<a href=3D"http://mail.gnome.org/archives/usability/attachments/20= 120212/9400868a/attachment.html" target=3D"_blank">http://mail.gnome.org/ar= chives/usability/attachments/20120212/9400868a/attachment.html</a>><br> <br> ------------------------------<br> <br> _______________________________________________<br> usability mailing list<br> <a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a><br> <a href=3D"http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/usability" target=3D"_bla= nk">http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/usability</a><br> <br> <br> End of usability Digest, Vol 93, Issue 7<br> ****************************************<br> </blockquote></div> --20cf3026697a608c4c04b8c6185b-- --===============0989923112== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline _______________________________________________ usability mailing list [email protected] http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/usability --===============0989923112==--