[indicators] improve the indicator selection

[Pat McGowan]

Still not refined enough
Blank bar has caused some confusion.

<http://www.infoworld.com/d/mobile-technology/hands-the-ubuntu-touch-linux-smartphone-213277?page=0,0>: "The icons are small and closely spaced, so it's easy to open a different tray than expected."

See also duplicate blueprint <https://blueprints.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+spec/client-1303-unity-ui-improve-indicator-selection>.

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Desired solution:

prototype screencast :
https://drive.google.com/a/canonical.com/#folders/0B8eY_FZZ1z7IOE5uZFRJV1RVTlU

[Oren Horev (oreneeshy)]

We need a better algorithm to minimize false switching but this is not a
simple one. The issue here is interpretation of gestures that follow
a diagonal vector and how to distinguish a scroll - select an indicator
menu from a swipe - switch to another menu. It is clearly evident when
using thumbs in a one hand posture, but also when using the index finger in
a two hand posture. When a user performs a diagonal vector slight changes
of the finger movement result in change of mode from switch to select. The
main "protection" we deploy at the moment is
the commit threshold which disables menu switching pass a certain distance,
from the top edge. Obviously this is suboptimal.

On Fri, Mar 1, 2013 at 2:41 AM, Bill Filler <email address hidden>wrote:

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[kevin gunn (kgunn72)]

i noticed too that the once the commit threshold is reached, when the finger travels back/upward (technically back into non-committed/threshold), movement to the next icon isn't allowed either. should it be ?? it seemed odd to me.

[Oren Horev (oreneeshy)]

Yes. This is the intended behaviour. The idea was to establish a clear
selection region. It is interesting though to consider a trigger of
selection mode on upward pull
On 12 Mar 2013 21:00, "kevin gunn" <email address hidden> wrote:

> i noticed too that the once the commit threshold is reached, when the
> finger travels back/upward (technically back into non-
> committed/threshold), movement to the next icon isn't allowed either.
> should it be ?? it seemed odd to me.
>
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> Assignee: Michał Sawicz (saviq) => Oren Horev (oreneeshy)
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> Still not refined enough
> Blank bar has caused some confusion.
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[kevin gunn (kgunn72)]

assigning to mpt, as he's got the pleasure of owning indicators

[Oren Horev (oreneeshy)]

MPT owns the content of indicator menus. Shell UI is owned by the leads (Mika, John, Oren)

[Vesa Rautiainen (vesar)]

We have a new improved indicators design that should solve this issue. Have a look at the prototype: https://drive.google.com/a/canonical.com/#folders/0B8eY_FZZ1z7IOE5uZFRJV1RVTlU

I will create a specification document about all needed interactions and the work will be handed over to engineering after that.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.