Shiny Ideas and Links

• Mockups

  • Jimmacs

  • Nice Theme

  • Gimmie as the main search interface

  • Gentle GNOME Mockup

  • HOT

• Task orientated desktop

  • deskbar + quicksilver for windows

  • Symphony OS

  • Save session as a file

  • SessionManagement

  • Gimmies take on this - Contains some actionable items on how to get to a task orientated desktop

  • Rather complete task orientated mockup topaz storyboard

  • Project orientated desktop

  • more task orientated thoughts

  • Topaz, an evolution from GNOME 2.0

  • User interface mockups for a new panel/task orientated desktop

• Attractive User Interfaces
  • Canola

  • Photosynth

  • Liquidfile

• Apps of the future

  • Gimmie

  • Better drag and drop support dragthing

• Mac Style Menubar

  • http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=241868

  • http://www.mail-archive.com/usability@gnome.org/msg02801.html

  • http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=353076

• Network Transparency
  • The Web Desktop

    • Mozilla Desktop

    • gtkmozembed

    • foxybuntu

    • XUL based multimodal web user

• Better integration with GNOME web presence

  • RSS/Atom feed for wallpapers jilorio and/or desktop drapes

• Technology that follows you

  • Smart spaces in Plan B

• Bling Platform and Random Apps

  • Clutter

  • akamaru

  • Easier transparency support for all gtk widgets example

  • DBus drawing board

  • GHosd

  • Jackfield

Goals

• Interfaces should work like humans work
• Hiding complexity doesn't mean hiding features, just showing them in a smart and simple way
• Resources should be uniquely identified throughout the network
• People should be able to publish their content safely
• My computer should know me and what I like
• Applications should be able to communicate so I don't have to tell each of them the same thing
• The internet should be integrated into the desktop