Zeitgeist Integration
Zeitgeist may be able to allow dockbarX to match the functionality of Windows 7 Jumplists. Another dock application that has already implemented this is Docky. With the proper packages installed, and proper helpers enabled, each app on Docky has a corresponding list of the files recently used with it. For DockbarX, my suggestion would be to make the lists of commonly used items themable, or at least distinguishable from the MS implementation, as most Linux users would agree to the concept of matching Windows' functionality without necessarily copying their look and feel. I would also recommend taking some time to become familiar with Docky's Zeitgeist bits, the "Gnome Activity Journal" program, and Zeitgeist in general before starting the implementation.
To become more familiar with Zeitgeist in general, the packages to install on Ubuntu Lucid are gnome-activity-
Blueprint information
- Status:
- Complete
- Approver:
- None
- Priority:
- High
- Drafter:
- None
- Direction:
- Needs approval
- Assignee:
- None
- Definition:
- New
- Series goal:
- None
- Implementation:
-
Implemented
- Milestone target:
- None
- Started by
- Matias Särs
- Completed by
- Matias Särs
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Matias: Ok. A first attempt is available in rev 181. Improvements in rev 182.
Any comments on this one? Try it with gedit, eog or gimp for example. Tell me if it works. Is the implemention good?
Qweru: Nice! It seems to work a little bit but it still has some flaws like: most used items are the same ones as recent items and it doesn't work with pinned apps but still nice work (im using zeitgeist 0.3.3.1 from the zeitgeist ppa).
i would also like to see recent and most opend folder in nautilus but i dont know if it is possible with zeitgeist
Matias: For nautilus, I don't believe that zeitgeist works with folders in that way, no.
Qweru: Ok this is now an awesome feature. i even got some plugins for firefox and rhythmbox to work and im using it now to play my most played songs or browse through my firefox history. I had no mayor problems using it but it would be nice to have some character limit so the recent and most used items doesn't cover 80% of the screen sometimes.
Matias: Character limit sounds like an good idea. Where did you find those plugins?
Qweru: What i would like to see in the future is a more polished right-click menu. perhaps something that looks like the windows list popup or someting and also some pinning or "add to favourites" would be nice.
Matias: I kind of like the fact that the right click menu is standard gnome and looks the same as the other applets. It's familiar and functional and you don't have to see it exept for when you use it. I would like it to show up in line with the panel though, and not at the cursor. What would you like to add to favorites? Files in the recent list?
