By Mike Hunigan
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By Mike Hunigan
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1. Highly Transparent Pulldowns: This method is used so you can easily
see what is behind the menu... (gives the OS a very futuristic feel)
2. The Open dialog box: like I said in the picture, you can put it in he backgroud
and double-click on anything in the hardrive or on the desktop. The mouse would change
to a different color and have the words "Open" across it. (I hope you see
where I am going with this. I heard Apple is doing something similiar to this.. It
would be interesting to see it.)
3. Connect To: All this is the same application that came with Mac OS 8. The
only difference is that it is built in the OS.
4. Draw on Desktop: This funiction is basically a take-off of Stickies...
It would be a extreme powerful updated version of stickies that let people draw anywhere
they choose. A crude example is on the bottom right of the screen. An example of
the paint toolbar is on the top/middle of the screen.
5. Pop-up window... Ability to minimize even application windows on the "tab"
state. Notice the small dot on the to left of the tab; users have the ability to
close the window without maximizing it.
6.Pop-down Desktop Folder: (Contextual was the wrong name to give it I think)
This will replace the regular desktop folder. Instead of having 20 icons laying all
around the place, they will instead be inside storage bins that only show the tools
that a user needs.
Note: This pop-down menu will show only the icon-- the regular pop-up windows
will show the regualar: size/label/date...
7. Deskop switcher: This opttion gives users ability to use multiple desktops.
This option would be very useful if you are using Netscape Navigator, Photoshop,
and Pagemaker at the same time.
8. 20% Transparent windows: Lets users truly see the the whole entire desktop.
Note: Windows becomes transparent only if they are in the background.
9. Changing the look of the OS: With this design, I the background picture
makes a HUGE difference. When I was in the process of creating this picture I noticed
that changing the background had twice the impact on the desktop then using Mac OS
8. So users feel that they are at a different machine everytime they change the desktop
background.
Mike Hunigan
hunigan@misslink.net