Re: Taskbar replacement

["Jasper St. Pierre" <jstpierre mecheye net>]

Because the mockup/screenshot took a minute or two to come up, here's
a mirror: http://i.imgur.com/MPqe2.png

Most people who are asking for a "taskbar" are really asking for an
easier way to switch windows. Speaking on my own, I really, really
like this idea, with a few caveats:

1) I don't like the way you trigger it: it will probably frustratng
that touching the top of the screen by accident is a bit 'destructive'
in terms of workflow, but that can be fixed.
2) It's a bad idea that all the window close buttons are lined up like
that, so we should probably hide the close button on all windows but
the current one.
3) What happens with skinny windows? Will they just have a really,
really big title bar? What about windows that have a specified max
size?

Having the "title bar" be a lookalike would probably be better: when
you trigger it, a window list of lookalike window decorations, without
close buttons, slides down, 'pushing' the current window down, and
selecting a window fades the real window you selected in.

On Sun, Mar 20, 2011 at 4:56 PM, Onyeibo Oku <twohotis gmail com> wrote:
> O-k-a-y!  With all the fuss going on about '*the need for the taskbar*' and
> all what not ... I came up with an idea that might satisfy both the Gnome2
> fans and the proponents of Gnome3.  I don't know if anyone has suggested
> this but this is how it goes:
>
> 1. Take the mouse to the Gnome bar at the top (anywhere but not on
> activities, application, calendar, NM, etc.  Any empty space)
> 2. All open windows minimise to a full title bar except the active one (in
> front)
> 3. User can now click on the title bar of choice
> 4. Done ... everybody is happy :)
>
> Xtra:
> 5. Mouse wheel over the Title bars to flip through the windows (cycle
> through them for a new 'active' window)
>
> That ensures that the Taskbar is not there but the functionality is still
> somewhat implemented.  Is this childish or what?
>
> Here is a sample created off some screenshots I made:
> http://www.pasteall.org/pic/show.php?id=10112
>
> reactions please.
>
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