How about being able to write notes on top/bottom sides of cube?

[Garfunkel]

Hi guys, i have a feature request:

I was doing lots of stuff yesterday and i was thinking it would be very productive if there was a way to quickly switch to the top or bottom cube face and quickly jab away and write a few quick notes for things i needed to do. Tomboy is great but it's not as easy and seemless as that.

Please consider it, i can even make some mockup-images if you want, I feel it would be a great usability enhancement!

[Forlong]

You could achieve something similar with the widget-plugin (http://gitweb.opencompositing.org/?p=users/maniac/widget) and Screenlets (http://forum.compiz-fusion.org/showthread.php?t=323).

Alls you have to do is paste name=NotesScreenlet.py in the "Widget Windows"-field at Widget Layer → Behaviour.

Then all your notes will show up only when hitting [F9].

[maniac]

You could achieve something similar with the widget-plugin (http://gitweb.opencompositing.org/?p=users/maniac/widget) and Screenlets (http://forum.compiz-fusion.org/showthread.php?t=323).
Alls you have to do is paste name=NotesScreenlet.py in the "Widget Windows"-field at Widget Layer → Behaviour.

Actually, name=Screenlet is enough - that way, it will also match other Screenlets as well. Don't forget to load the regex plugin for that. ;)

Then all your notes will show up only when hitting [F9].
If you what them to do that with a fancy effect, add a match "widget=1 & override_redirect=0" with your favourite effect to the animation plugin (at the top of the list) :)

[Forlong]

Actually, name=Screenlet is enough - that way, it will also match other Screenlets as well. Don't forget to load the regex plugin for that. ;)
Personally I like it better this way because some Screenlets are pretty useless when you can only access them through the widget layer (like NowPlaying and Windowlist).
I like having those all the time on the desktop.

Thats the beauty of the new version - it's all about choice. :)
If you what them to do that with a fancy effect, add a match "widget=1 & override_redirect=0" with your favourite effect to the animation plugin (at the top of the list) :)
Cool. Thanks, I didn't know that.

[Garfunkel]

ok, cool, thanks guys, i'll give that a go!

EDIT: hmmm...i'm not too sure how to get it going. I compiled screenlets and can run it form my menu fine but how do i do the stuff mentioned in the above posts? i don't know where to enter the commands in.

[Forlong]

hmmm...i'm not too sure how to get it going. I compiled screenlets and can run it form my menu fine but how do i do the stuff mentioned in the above posts? i don't know where to enter the commands in.
Would you please elaborate a little more what exactly it is you don't get working?

[Garfunkel]

Would you please elaborate a little more what exactly it is you don't get working?

specifically, i don't know how to do the steps listed in your first post in this thread. I have screenlets and the widget plugin but i just don't understand this:

"Alls you have to do is paste name=NotesScreenlet.py in the "Widget Windows"-field at Widget Layer → Behaviour"

Where is the "widget windows"field?

Thanks for the help.

[maniac]

specifically, i don't know how to do the steps listed in your first post in this thread. I have screenlets and the widget plugin but i just don't understand this:

"Alls you have to do is paste name=NotesScreenlet.py in the "Widget Windows"-field at Widget Layer → Behaviour"

Where is the "widget windows"field?

Thanks for the help.
ccsm -> Widget Layer -> Behaviour -> Widget Windows :)

[Stevie]

actually i would find it much better, if you could turn a window to the back and put notes for that specific windows/program. so, when you have some apps open, you still know what you want to do with it. or does this exist already? i think i seen this on mac osx already.

[SmSpillaz]

I imagine that with the group plugin you would be able to group and tab between a notes screenlet quite easily. In my opinion, this was probably one of the most useless features of Looking Glass, but it can be done with Compiz

[Stevie]

hi SmSpillaz!

to be honest, i find this a very usefull feature!
i often habe many apps open... i get a phone call or go out for lunch.
when i come back im often puzzled what i initially wanted to do.
especially when you are discovering a new OS (which is the case here, heh)
you have a lot of ideas what you want to try out, etc...
the tab grouping of compiz would be a start, but it doesnt really correspond to
the actual application.

best,

stevie