[stooovie]

While these concepts are nice artworks, they bring nothing new to the old concept (except for the app-tagging idea - but isn't that a bit like what we have in recent Linux distros' Start menus?). We need something that will fix the age old problem with all WIMP concepts of GUIs - micromanagement of all those windows and objects. In fact, all GUIs in today's OSes stand between the user and the job that needs to be done. We spend too much time repositioning, opening, closing and resizing windows. We need a REAL task-based environment.

There is a nice paper on this: http://www.mprove.de...ichi/paper.html

I am no interface expert, but the longer I work with computers, the more difficult it seems to me it is to accomplish certain tasks. We are overwhelmed with icons, buttons, windows, taskbars, widgets, scrollbars and whatnot, making it very hard to focus on work. I can understand people who are afraid to use computers. There's nothing streamlined or logical about clicking some Word icon when we need to write text file, or even hunting programs with Linux-like cryptic names.

Just some thoughts, you may agree or not.

[wetlegs6]

derStrodt, on Aug 3 2007, 11:00 AM, said:

This is my vision of a windows 7 desktop... saw all these conceptions and started designing myself...
sidebar vision paired with a carousel-launcher.. just an idea!
saw this kind of "taskbar" in a longhorn concept.. liked ist!

Sorry dude, is there any way I could actually get hold of that wallpaper for made for that thar' screenshot?

It just looks like the sex.

[Dickey Mouse]

derStrodt, on Aug 3 2007, 01:00 PM, said:

Bryant, on Jul 29 2007, 07:20 AM, said:

The carousel was a flip3D idea too...

This is my vision of a windows 7 desktop... saw all these conceptions and started designing myself...
sidebar vision paired with a carousel-launcher.. just an idea!
saw this kind of "taskbar" in a longhorn concept.. liked ist!

I acknowledge that the eye candy is k3wl, but it isn't even half usable from an user's POV.

[JurgenDoe]

vistafreak, on May 15 2007, 06:39 AM, said:

the floating taskbar is in testing phase and will soon be available for beta testing.

i will post screenshots shortly.

make one for WinXP too please....I love your concept and the ideas are great

[JurgenDoe]

derStrodt, on Aug 3 2007, 06:00 AM, said:

Bryant, on Jul 29 2007, 07:20 AM, said:

The carousel was a flip3D idea too...

This is my vision of a windows 7 desktop... saw all these conceptions and started designing myself...
sidebar vision paired with a carousel-launcher.. just an idea!
saw this kind of "taskbar" in a longhorn concept.. liked ist!

Awesome concept...please keep going

[ekodaniel]

So like what do you guys do send them to bill gates or what? Ok my question is how do you summit such great art work to them so they can look at it and say. ya ya we could use that.... no no no we dont want a pencil look lol.

[Zephyr]

sevobal, on Aug 3 2007, 08:02 PM, said:

That concept is one of the greatest I've seen yet!

mmm, thats what I thought when I saw it. But I think it could work if it is worked on a little more.

[ekodaniel]

derStrodt, on Aug 3 2007, 03:00 AM, said:

Bryant, on Jul 29 2007, 07:20 AM, said:

The carousel was a flip3D idea too...

This is my vision of a windows 7 desktop... saw all these conceptions and started designing myself...
sidebar vision paired with a carousel-launcher.. just an idea!
saw this kind of "taskbar" in a longhorn concept.. liked ist!

Where can I get that buttom bar man I like it alot id like to use it on my vista if that can be done.... Is that downloadable tell mie it is plz plz plz. Hope to get a reply asap

[David]

ekodaniel, on Sep 28 2007, 09:32 PM, said:

derStrodt, on Aug 3 2007, 03:00 AM, said:

Bryant, on Jul 29 2007, 07:20 AM, said:

The carousel was a flip3D idea too...

This is my vision of a windows 7 desktop... saw all these conceptions and started designing myself...
sidebar vision paired with a carousel-launcher.. just an idea!
saw this kind of "taskbar" in a longhorn concept.. liked ist!

Where can I get that buttom bar man I like it alot id like to use it on my vista if that can be done.... Is that downloadable tell mie it is plz plz plz. Hope to get a reply asap

It's just a mockup.

[ekodaniel]

so its not a real program to use?

[derStrodt]

ekodaniel, on Sep 29 2007, 04:30 AM, said:

so its not a real program to use?

no! made it with photoshop! just an idea! if you want to transfer it to some desktop
modding programm i'll send you the .psd file!

[ekodaniel]

have you thaught about making that into a program that be really cool to have and also use. Im sure alot of people would use it i surely would.

[CoLD-FiRe]

take a look at the following picture, shown @ User Experience Conference 2006.
theres a "sidebar @ the bottom of the screen paired with taskbar above!



that is where i got the idea from!
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Man, I wish they made that Explorer. You can see it was pretty much a more refined look of the early designs. Which had awesome animations, views and filters. And what I liked most is that it had more power user options which you could display via clicking the expand arrows. It would of had views such as Phodeo and all the power to control WinFS.

Dam what a lose

I don’t think we will ever see Microsoft make something like that in reality. I think the company’s moving down a different path. With a different style/vision.
oft make something like that in reality. I think the companys moving down a different path. With a different style/vision.

[ekodaniel]

so where screwed lol

[ekodaniel]

David, on Sep 28 2007, 06:36 PM, said:

ekodaniel, on Sep 28 2007, 09:32 PM, said:

derStrodt, on Aug 3 2007, 03:00 AM, said:

Bryant, on Jul 29 2007, 07:20 AM, said:

The carousel was a flip3D idea too...

This is my vision of a windows 7 desktop... saw all these conceptions and started designing myself...
sidebar vision paired with a carousel-launcher.. just an idea!
saw this kind of "taskbar" in a longhorn concept.. liked ist!

Where can I get that buttom bar man I like it alot id like to use it on my vista if that can be done.... Is that downloadable tell mie it is plz plz plz. Hope to get a reply asap

It's just a mockup.

There got to be a way to make one like that to run on vista........ That be awsome does anyone know anyone who could make this concept a reality to use on a pc?