Task Launcher - mockups

[Thomas Pfeiffer]

On Wednesday 30 January 2013 21:11:04 Björn Balazs wrote:

> This rocks!

Glad you like the idea :)

> I wonder how many verbs would we need to provide a sufficient set of
> task starters?

Yes, that's something we'd need to evaluate. The verbs in the mockup cover 
most of the applications currently shipped with PA ("Play" would also work for 
videos and music, of course, not only games), but I don't know how many verbs 
would be needed to cover the majority of "typical" Active applications.

> Some ideas for potential improvements:
> 
> - Browse -> Perhaps better (or additionally?) Find... ?

Maybe, yes. Though I hope that finding (or at least searching ;) ) will be done 
mostly directly from the search field in that screen. It's a Nepomuk search, 
after all :)

> - Contact -> I do not like the technical approach on the next level.
> It is about whom you contact not how. If a friend is only available
> via one certain chat protocol, then I use it.

I contemplated using people there instead of means of communication, but then 
I thought "Hmm, but what about writing an email to a person I don't have in my 
contacts yet?". On the other hand: This will probably be the exception rather 
than the norm and we surely can find a solution for it, so yes, selecting a 
person first (this is where KPeople could come into play. I love how the pieces 
of the puzzle start falling into place) and then the available means to 
contact that person would make more sense form a user's perspective.

> - We could add a category 'Start...' with a list of traditional
> applications.

Yes, we'll probably have to do that as a fallback. The goal should be that at 
least the Active applications are covered by specific tasks, though.

> I really have to sleep over the ideas - so expect more comments from
> me to come. Please keep attaching the pencil files - makes life
> easier ;)

Sure, your input is very much appreciated. I'm sure there's a thousand things 
I haven't thought of yet, but that's the fun of designing features, right? ;)

Sorry I forgot the pencil file this time. Here it is.
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