Re: [Mutter] Indicator of interest

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This might be a lot more usable:
http://img836.imageshack.us/img836/9491/bettersuggestion.png


2013/5/19 Vincent Weber <[email protected]>

> !! 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 it=
s
> 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 a=
n
> 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 _I=
F_
> there are window(s) underneath/behind/uncompozited, unless I 'expos=E9' w=
ith
> 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
>

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<div dir=3D"ltr">This might be a lot more usable:<div><a href=3D"http://img=
836.imageshack.us/img836/9491/bettersuggestion.png">http://img836.imageshac=
k.us/img836/9491/bettersuggestion.png</a><br></div></div><div class=3D"gmai=
l_extra">
<br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">2013/5/19 Vincent Weber <span dir=3D"ltr=
">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target=3D"_blank">weber.vi=
[email protected]</a>&gt;</span><br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=
=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<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><div><img src=3D"https://mail.google.com/mail/images/cleardot.gif"=
><span class=3D"HOEnZb"><font color=3D"#888888"><br>

<br><br></font></span></div><span class=3D"HOEnZb"><font color=3D"#888888">=
<div>-Vincent Weber<br></div></font></span></div></div>
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