Re: [Announce] Telescope: Graphical task switcher with thumbnails
 

Actually there is a version of Telescope in repos with bar. just update. But now it's very simple and looks not so nice :)

Yep, long tap on the category will open a dialog or something and user will able to select a different icon.

Yes it is. There is enough space for nine categories, but thats it. But I reaaly don't think somebody needs so many categories. There is no much software for Diablo, just it :(
There is another my idea that you may scroll this bar like mynook.ru launcher for nook: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LO5jpgunFOE

Maybe we can make a iphone-like thing: drag the screen to the left or right to change a page? But your idea is good too!



Thanks for comments!

Re: [Announce] Telescope: Graphical task switcher with thumbnails
 

What about this one?
http://s2.itrash.ru/idb/f71415a10d11...-multipage.png

Re: [Announce] Telescope: Graphical task switcher with thumbnails
 

Kroll said: There is enough space for nine categories, but thats it.

I currently have 18 tabs.
I do agree that it is ugly, but it works

Re: [Announce] Telescope: Graphical task switcher with thumbnails
 

I meant there is space for 9 icons and it will be perfectly nice. Of course you can make more categories, but it will be ugly.

Re: [Announce] Telescope: Graphical task switcher with thumbnails
 

This new bar is awesome! Why wasn't there an announcement about the release?

I think it would better if it had the current page number in one corner and the total number of pages in the other. Would help to show that the category has multiple pages and what page is showing. If you want to keep it graphical maybe you could add "folder tabs" along the top of the button representing each page and highlight the current tab in blue.

Are half of those multiple pages in the same categories?

Re: [Announce] Telescope: Graphical task switcher with thumbnails
 

I have 12 discrete categories (added a bunch to see if they would be shown), 3 have multiple pages.

Re: [Announce] Telescope: Graphical task switcher with thumbnails
 

because it is only release candidate :)


Good. Lets try to make something like it. Tomorrow.

Re: [Announce] Telescope: Graphical task switcher with thumbnails
 

The new category bar doesn't draw the names in portrait mode. It also doesn't switch to desktop when the launcher background is tapped in portrait mode.

EDIT: After switching back to landscape the category names are gone. Restarting Telescope brings back the names in either orientation but they stop working as soon as the screen is rotated. The background tapping goes to desktop when the names are visible but stops working when the names are broken.

Re: [Announce] Telescope: Graphical task switcher with thumbnails
 

Yes, portrait mode breaks it all. I will try to fix this today. Category bar will remain it's position while rotating. I mean, it will be at bottom in landscape and at left side in portrait mode.
Because we can pack 12 categories in 800px, but not in 480px :)

Re: [Announce] Telescope: Graphical task switcher with thumbnails
 

Telescope 2.0~rc10

• Fixed font rendering that was not so accurate. Slight shadow added.
• Portrait mode fixed. Now panel will not rotate with the screen. App icons will be rotated as before.
• App icons layout changed a little: now icons will take full screen width

(Obviously, ‘2.0’ version was introduced too early...)