[ge-talk] Feedback on R2 Deskbar Mockup

[Michael Phipps]

Ari Haviv wrote:
> that's a really ugly theme...and you used it just to get that feature?
> I guess that's the problem with themes. once we come up with a new UI
> feature, all the old themes will be "incompatible"

No - that was the first theme that I found a picture of that showed what I 
wanted to show. I can't find the theme that I used - it was dark grey and 
black. Very goth.

> Another thing to consider is what makes the clock so special? I mean - just
>> because Microsoft chose to put one in there, and Be chose to copy it
>> doesn't mean that it is a good choice. I was thinking that you could have
>> the toolbar act as a BShelf for any replicant that wanted a X x Y space.
>> Clock could be one, but so could a hundred other apps.
> 
> Clock is important. It's the only app I always need to see all the time. 
> And
> you're going to have to deal with tooltip dates, time zones, time formats
> and time syncing with atomic clocks

Clock is important to many people, yes. Not as much to others. If you 
implement the replicant shelf, people can use as many or as few important 
little apps as they choose. :)

Michael