Re: gnome shell (aplication)mockup

[Samuel Arthur Wright Illingworth <mazz0 mazz0 com>]

From some discussions around the app designs we didn't feel the

category system was very successful, and wanted to move away from it.

One of the newer inkscape mockups has a grid, and I think that just
makes sense, especially on larger displays.

Now, different sections in the grid is something to consider.  I think
it'd be interesting to try a section which was e.g. "Recently Closed"
apps.  Another one might be "Newly Available" (think PackageKit
integration here).

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What was found to be wrong with the Category system?  I find having a huge amount of data presented to me at once (e.g. all my applications) to be less usable - it takes me longer to get my head round it and find what I'm looking for, even if it's laid out logically.  I think categories reduce the amount of data your brain needs to process at once, thus making it easier, and quicker, to use.  Also, dynamic layouts such as recently used, or something more complicated and Zeitgeist based, means you have to stop and think, you can't use muscle memory to find what you were after.  There are positives to that, but your'e also losing something as well.

How about keeping categories, but displaying favourites (or something dynamic and fancy and Zeitgeisty) first?  In fact, isn't the application well designed to show that?  In which case, finding additional applications from the More menu doesn't need to, so it should just show categories.

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Sam Illingworth