Contour Design Concept - Activity Switcher

[Marco Martin]

On Tuesday 14 June 2011, Ivan Cukic wrote:
> Hi Fania,
> 
> nice that the mail got through :)
> 
> > - Every activity ever created is diplayed in the browser. To find the
> > desired activity quicker, the user can actively reduce the amount of
> 
> We currently have (under the hood, and exposed in plasma-desktop) the
> option to 'stop/stash' activities. So, in this case, it could be rather
> useful if the user doesn't need the activity, but doesn't want to delete
> it.
> 
> Although potentially usefull, it would need another part of the ui which
> can be bad.

yeah, it definitely could...
i even tought about auto stashing stuff that isn't used since a given amount 
of time

> > http://share.basyskom.com/contour/UIDesign/Contour_AddActivity_Option1.j
> > pg). But normally system setting icons belong there, no specific Content
> > Elements. Any ideas on that?
> 
> For two-hand devices, I'd rather put it on the other side of the screen
> (one thumb left, one right). For the one-hand devices, I like more the
> option1.jpg
> 

on the other side it would go the recommendation thinghie (the one that is 
still sadly empty ;))

about option 1 vs 2 i think both would make sense, i did imagine it more like 
#2 but also #1 would make sense, almost the same odds to hit them by mistake


Cheers,
Marco Martin