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Why i'm not onlineby ~Aaron-A-Arts

Customization / Skins & Themes / Linux and Unix Utilities / Other

It's because i don't have one of these.

this is a little mock up i did today demonstrating what i'd like to see in a messenger app. pretty much a panel applet.

Disclaimer: the following is a bunch of my opinions and a description of the Functionality i'd like to see in a messages panel app.

here, i'll throw some opinions at ya. a floating window or widget is not practical, although a window is better than a widget it's still too slow. messaging should be an integrated function ever accessible in the form of a notification. it should at any time appear over whatever you're doing in one click or less. you should NEVER need to move a window to access messages.

Functionality? so, default state is just the contact list. i mocked up that as well but got lazy doing the screenshot. once click on a contact will automatically extend the message panel. one click on a contact while a message is currently active in the message panel will add a tab and make it active on the panel. closing all tabs will un-extend the messages panel. it's just that simple. you may notice the redundancy of that first drop menu item. sorry i got lazy. the drop menu quickly serves up options for individual contacts.

the options panel slides down when you click the gear and offers various quick options. you can toggle various accounts on/off and hide or change stuff. THAT IS THE ENTIRE OPTIONS PANEL

the add account button will open a sign in dialog over the message panel. so, in effect you will NEVER leave this one simple panel. it's powerful and stupid simple

btw, scroll bar appears (rendered OVER content) on hover or while using the wheel. scroll bars are over rated.

my compliments to the elementary os crew for inspiration.

love 1 1

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wow 1 1

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~acidrums4 May 12, 2012

That's what I would like to see in Telepathy-KDE! Very cool indeed!

~Phendrome Apr 18, 2012

Nice. What application are you using for socializing? Curious as I'm using Xfce and it looks like you use GNOME 3?

~Aaron-A-Arts Apr 19, 2012 Student Digital Artist

it's all purely mocked up.

right now tho i'm using Miranda/Rainmeter on 7

~Phendrome Apr 19, 2012

It looked too good to be true. Good job.

~AceShionbi Apr 14, 2012 Hobbyist Interface Designer

I looked at this and thought "you simply don't want to talk to the people who want to talk to you?" and then I read the description and was like "oooh, it's just a mockup". Had me going there for a second, though Linux had changed their messaging app, would've given it another go if they did.

~Aaron-A-Arts Apr 16, 2012 Student Digital Artist

it's no so much about what i don't or do want to do. that implies i have some level of control, which, until very recently i lacked completely.

~leepat0302 Apr 14, 2012

Wall Plz

~Aaron-A-Arts Apr 14, 2012 Student Digital Artist

sorry, the author named it 1920x1200 xD i have no idea where to find it or what it's called

~leepat0302 Apr 15, 2012

ok thanks anyway

~AceShionbi Apr 16, 2012 Hobbyist Interface Designer

I found it here

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