Desktop

This post discusses the possibility of replacing the traditional desktop with a new design. "Desktop" here just means the interface that displays the desktop folder and maybe a few "widgets, not the whole shell. Fig 1. The conventional desktop, hidden behind the windows. The traditional desktop has several downsides: It is obscured by windows. You…

Hot Corners and Edges

This post looks at potential uses for hot corners and screen edges. Fig 1. Possible hot corners and screen edges. Fig 1. shows all possible screen edges and corners that might have practical use. There is a total of 4 corners and 4 edges, for a total of 8 zones. There are multiple ways to…

Outline

This blog collects some ideas and mockups for the Linux desktop. Readers should already be familiar with many of the ideas presented here if they've used Gnome, Mac, Unity, Windows and KDE. My goal is to take the best features from each of them, add a few of my own and try to create a…