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    Send Some: Indicators Love (week 3)

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      • CiberSheepC Offline
        CiberSheep @dobey
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        @dobey I actually love how the indicators works now. It's very easy to find things. For example: changing the brightness of the screen is very quick to access. And that is something I do not want to lose.

        I don't see how that would work with one panel.

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          CiberSheep @Guest
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          @3arn0wl Mmmmm...

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          • CiberSheepC Offline
            CiberSheep @dR0W
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            @dr0w I don't know if disabling the SIM is possible... or do you mean the data connection per SIM?

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            • CiberSheepC Offline
              CiberSheep @Guest
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              @3arn0wl I don't think this is a good idea. Think of having 300 contacts, listed in the indicator... and you have the Contacts app 🙂

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                A Former User @CiberSheep
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                @cibersheep
                I've come to the conclusion that Indicators ought to be a way of getting to do the common, important things, like calling/texting, listening to music and scheduling quickly and easily. And I think a comms indicator would do just that.

                The Files Indicator by contrast doesn't seem to have any functionality to it at all... I think in that case, going through the app icon process is better. So perhaps the Files Indicator could be removed...

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                  CiberSheep @Guest
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                  @3arn0wl Files, lists the download files (as podcasts from Podbird, or pdf from the browser 🙂

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                    A Former User @CiberSheep
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                    Fair enough, @cibersheep - mine's completely empty. 😕

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                    • dobeyD Offline
                      dobey @CiberSheep
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                      @cibersheep Try GNOME. It's something like this:

                      GNOME system menu

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                      • dR0WD Offline
                        dR0W
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                        @cibersheep SIM disabling is possible with this script command that another user said me (in other thread):
                        /usr/share/ofono/scripts/offline-modem/ril_0 for SIM1 or using ril_1 for SIM2
                        and using online-modem command you can enable it again

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                          A Former User @dobey
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                          @dobey @CiberSheep

                          Is the pop-up design language of GNOME, with a flattened palette, preferable to a pull down screen?

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                          • CiberSheepC Offline
                            CiberSheep @dobey
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                            @dobey I'll do that when staying at my mum's (she has 18.04 with GNOME)

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                              CiberSheep @dR0W
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                              @dr0w I didn't know that. Thanks

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                              • mymikeM Offline
                                mymike @Guest
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                                @3arn0wl nope, it's how thing are put inside it. different things (connectivity, bluetooth, position, battery, volume ecc...) inside one single panel...

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                                • mymikeM Offline
                                  mymike @dobey
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                                  @dobey I don't understand exactly what you mean: a single panel but with more things/options that on android or a few panels but that groups things together?

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                                  • mymikeM Offline
                                    mymike
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                                    imho there are too much indicators and scrolling through them sometimes is a bit long.
                                    So my idea is to hide/disable empty indicator (or the ones not visible when indicators are closed except the system one: so rotation, keyboard, files, position and bluetooth) and show only the icon (which becomes a button) at the top when indicators are opened (swiping left from the network indicator would go directly to notifications)
                                    If I want to use bluetooth I have to pull down an indicator and tap on the bluetooth button: this switches on bluetooth, enable it's indicator (e.g. to see other devices and other features will land in the indicator) and hides the button
                                    to switch it off just use the switch inside the indicator.
                                    same for others. ok it doesn't make sense for the files indicator: forgot the button, just disable the indicator if there's no content inside it

                                    idk if I'm enough clear, it's quite simple but complex to describe :*( ...
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                                    • dobeyD Offline
                                      dobey @mymike
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                                      @mymike A single panel which has a few items, and notifications perhaps. A panel that is more convergence friendly. Anything that requires swipes only to work, is not a good solution.

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                                      • mymikeM Offline
                                        mymike @dobey
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                                        @dobey Well, it should require swipes only on phones. idk how is the UX with a mouse but definitely it should not require swipes/drags , at least scrolling. if with the mouse you have to swipe then it's a bug and needs to be fixed...

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                                        • CiberSheepC Offline
                                          CiberSheep @dobey
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                                          @dobey I'm comming back from my mum's.
                                          I have used the indicators from GNOME now. Calendar is as busy as our calendar indicator though.

                                          The thing I don't like and it's similar to Android is you need to tap on several areas to expand the menu. And the GNOME indicator shows a lot fewer options that in UT. And this is what UT is much better at, accessing to several indicator in a very simple and direct way.

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                                          • CiberSheepC Offline
                                            CiberSheep @mymike
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                                            @mymike You know you don't' need to swap from one to another, if you swipe down on the indicator you want, it expands with that indicator. So the way is no so long 🙂

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                                            • dobeyD Offline
                                              dobey @CiberSheep
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                                              @cibersheep Yes, I am not suggesting we do an exact clone of GNOME or Android. There are things I don't like about both as well. But really, there's only so much you can fit on a screen, and having too much settings/information in indicators, is just as bad as having too little, if not worse.

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