New add widget layout proposal

[Reza Shah]

The screen will use around 3 rows at maximum, and will have panel like
in dolphin at right side for displaying some information (like in
tooltips plus other info).
But it's quite big for my laptop (i created the mockup using 21"
screen), seems only 2 rows at maximum.

And regarding vertical panel, i'm not sure what is the best way.
I was thinking to have one position only (top or bottom).

Thanks for the inputs

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On 8/11/11, Lukas <1lukas1 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> On Thu, Aug 11, 2011 at 5:35 AM, Reza Shah <rshah0... at kireihana.com>
> wrote:
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>> > Hi,
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>> > I'm proposing the new add widget dialog layout, something like in
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>> > SystemSettings.
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>> > Please see the mockup: http://imagebin.org/167376
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>> > It will be displayed only on horizontal panel edge only (top and
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>> > bottom), regardless of panel orientation.
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>> > Please share your thought.
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>> Thanks for the mockup ;)
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>> that was one of the original ideas when we were wondering how to redo it.
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>> its problem is that takes quite a lot of screen space, while when you
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>> add widgets on the desktop, you need as much as possible of desktop
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>> space free to drop stuff in.
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>  If widget takes up to ~25-33% of screen width, it can slide-out of the
> screen once the plasmoid is dragged outside the widegt (over desktop or
> other panel) - so user has access to 100% screen.
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> Once plasmoid is dropped, the widget can slide-in back.
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> Please add preview sidebar/footer. Its close to impossible to pick right
> plasmoid from the first time, especially with localized distribution. Same
> icons are reused, and titles are not always accurately enough translated.
> Sincerely, please.
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> Cheers,
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> Lukas
>