Shell redesign
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Shell redesign. Via Eben and Tomeu. Some comments from Sj.
Todo List
Sugar
Notifications
> • Make notifications "slide into" or "out of" the Frame Which notifications slide in or out? > • Create notification API (delay, type (in|out|remain)) Can you specify how the different types of notifications behave? > • Reveal palette when clicking on notification, or reaching screen corner Ok > • Add "AlertBox" for use with palettes/notifications Ok
Clipboard
> • Use notification (instead of revealing Frame) when making a clipping Ok > • Create clipping API (title, creator, icon, preview) Asked about this in a separate thread. > • Add clipping previews (related to above) Which clipping types can be previewed? Just images and text?
> • Color copy/paste buttons in activities Which colors should take? Just the local colors?
> • Fix visual style for drag'n'drop Can you specify?
People
> • Use notifications for XOs in Frame, when joining/leaving the activity Ok > • Render XOs that have been invited or have temporarily left as outlines in Frame Ok
> • Expose buddy-active and buddy-inactive signals in PS, to enable above Ok > • Expose a status property for buddies in PS Ok > • Expose an avatar property for buddies in PS? svg? any pixbuf? which size limit? > • Implement status as secondary text in buddy palettes Ok
Activities/Places
> • Expose the activity name, activity preview in PS Activity preview is doable? Which screen size? Which maximum size for transfer in the mesh?
> • Implement "share with" functionality (from Frame) Ok > • Make current activity icon clickable in Frame Ok > • Make activity zoom level button cycle active activities? What's the doubt here?
Devices
> • Tweak "battery fully charged" behavior What needs tweaking? > • Implement white vs. colored battery style When is one or the other? (colored: when you're using another XO's power*)
> • Add "speaker" device, with volume adjustment
Ok
> • Add "screen" device, with brightness, color/BW adjustment
Ok
> • Add device notifications (battery, storage, etc.)
Can you specify each of those?
( battery low! (15, 10, 5, 2%) disk 90% full )
Neighborhood
> • Remove mesh portals from neighborhood Ok > • Add icons to palettes of APs, add channel as secondary text Ok > • Remove "..." from "Disconnect" option on APs Ok > • Identify the school server visually in the mesh Ok. Which actions contains the palette? > • Attach "register" option to the school server icon Ok > • Gray badges along with icons when searching Ok > • Add list view, group people under activities Do we have mockups? > • Add modal alert before destructive changes (eg. change channel)? From where can the channel be changed?
Groups
> • Refactor visualization of Groups, according to designs Do we have mockups in the wiki? > • Provide basic support for creating groups, inviting people to groups Can you specify? > • Add list view, group people under activities Mockups?
Home
> • Implement "start with" functionality Ok > • Add "recent" view of Home, or at least recent items in palettes Ok > • Implement basic launcher service for search field Can you specify? > • Add grouping (by "identity thread") to activities list Pending on ongoing discussions about bundle signing.
Activity
> • New activity launch behavior Needs to be specified. > • Remove activity toolbar, add non-modal naming notification? Needs to be specified. > • New toolbar design? Needs to be specified.
Core
> • Fix startup sequence colors, etc. Can you detail more? > • Create a sane color picker Mockups? > • Improve object picker design, add search/filters Can you specify?
> • Add the control panel work Ok
Journal
> • Use new visual style for list Do we have mockups? > • Add palettes to activity icons Ok, with which items? > • Implement inline renaming of entries Ok > • Add "anyone"" filter Not so sure about this. Will need PS changes plus maybe DS changes. > • Fix appearance of icons in "anything" filter Can you specify? > • Implement "start with" functionality Ok > • Replace "resume" button with "details" button Ok > • Reconfigure detail layout Mockups? > • Add "no results" screen Mockup? > • Add "no entries" screen Mockup?