[Mutter] Indicator of interest

--===============5864371651409686512==
Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=bcaec52e601d25b3d704dd0e48e4

--bcaec52e601d25b3d704dd0e48e4
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

!! This is _NO_ "please put a button here"/"please bring back that
taskbar"-request !!


Dear awesome developers,

I have switched from KDE4 to Gnome 3, because I absolutely love it for its
usability! Its lack of visual noise is great for my attention span, like no
other DE has managed, in terms of distraction.

 There is however one thing that, for me, would completely floor it, in
terms of usability and make it the best desktop metaphor, ever made...

I find minimizing (actually pushing back a window) with the middle mouse
button a stroke of genius, but the problem is that when I compare it to an
actual physical desk, is that I can't see some kind of 2,5/3D-ish stack
effect. So when I suspend the desktop and come back later; I can't see _IF_
there are window(s) underneath/behind/uncompozited, unless I 'expos=E9' wit=
h
the activity button, in case I forgot what I was working on...

So in order not to waste screen real-estate, I made a quick 'sketch' of a
possible non-intrusive and extremely useful indicator of 'paper stacking'
on the desktop:
http://img825.imageshack.us/img825/8537/windowstackideaformutte.png

This is what I _THINK_ will absolutely nail the desktop experience in
Gnome3.



-Vincent Weber

--bcaec52e601d25b3d704dd0e48e4
Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

<div dir=3D"ltr"><div style=3D"font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.5p=
x">!! This is _NO_ &quot;please put a button here&quot;/&quot;please bring =
back that taskbar&quot;-request !!<br>
</div><div style=3D"font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.5px"><br></di=
v><div style=3D"font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.5px"><br></div><d=
iv style=3D"font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.5px">
Dear awesome developers,</div><div style=3D"font-family:arial,sans-serif;fo=
nt-size:12.5px"><br></div><div style=3D"font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-s=
ize:12.5px">I
 have switched from KDE4 to Gnome 3, because I absolutely love it for=20
its usability! Its lack of visual noise is great for my attention span,=20
like no other DE has managed, in terms of distraction.</div>
<div style=3D"font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.5px"><br></div><div=
 style=3D"font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.5px">=A0There
 is however one thing that, for me, would completely floor it, in terms=20
of usability and make it the best desktop metaphor, ever made...</div>
<div style=3D"font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.5px"><br></div><div=
 style=3D"font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.5px">I
 find minimizing (actually pushing back a window) with the middle mouse=20
button a stroke of genius, but the problem is that when I compare it to=20
an actual physical desk, is that I can&#39;t see some kind of 2,5/3D-ish=20
stack effect. So when I suspend the desktop and come back later; I can&#39;=
t
 see _IF_ there are window(s) underneath/behind/uncompozited, unless I &#39=
;expos=E9&#39; with the activity button, in case I forgot what I was workin=
g on...</div>
<div style=3D"font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.5px"><br></div><div=
 style=3D"font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.5px">So
 in order not to waste screen real-estate, I made a quick &#39;sketch&#39; =
of a=20
possible non-intrusive and extremely useful indicator of &#39;paper=20
stacking&#39; on the desktop:<div>
<a href=3D"http://img825.imageshack.us/img825/8537/windowstackideaformutte.=
png" target=3D"_blank">http://img825.imageshack.us/img825/8537/windowstacki=
deaformutte.png</a></div></div><div style=3D"font-family:arial,sans-serif;f=
ont-size:12.5px">

<br></div><div style=3D"font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.5px">This=
 is what I _THINK_ will absolutely nail the desktop experience in Gnome3.</=
div><div class=3D""><div id=3D":12y" class=3D"" tabindex=3D"0"><img class=
=3D"" src=3D"https://mail.google.com/mail/images/cleardot.gif"><br>
<br><br></div><div id=3D":12y" class=3D"" tabindex=3D"0">-Vincent Weber<br>=
</div></div></div>

--bcaec52e601d25b3d704dd0e48e4--

--===============5864371651409686512==
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
Content-Disposition: inline

_______________________________________________
usability mailing list
[email protected]
https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/usability

--===============5864371651409686512==--