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| Ayatana is the collective project that houses many user interface, design and interaction projects started by Canonical. | <<Include(Ayatana/PageTemplate/Header)>> Ayatana is a collective effort to improve the user experience of software in and for Ubuntu. It encompasses a number projects started by Canonical and is open for feedback, ideas and initiatives from the community. Activities reach from problem definition, research and conception to implementation. |
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| Ayatana's goal is to build a set of well researched and defined technologies to help extend, improve and refine the Open Source desktop. The focus of the project is to improve the perception and presentation of information in the desktop, hence the name of the project; the Buddhist term for a "sense base" or "sense sphere. | The focus of the project is to improve the perception and presentation of information in the desktop, hence the name; the Buddhist term for a ''sense base'' or ''sense sphere''. |
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| Currently Ayatana comprises of the following Open Source projects: | ## Ayatana ## * Wiki Rules ## * UX Guidelines |
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| * notify-osd - http://launchpad.net/notify-osd - a set of guidelines for organizing user interactions with notifications and dialog windows * indicator-applet - http://launchpad.net/indicator-applet - an improved message indicator and its underlying indicators framework |
== Projects by Topic == |
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| The first point of contact for getting involved is the Ayatana mailing list at http://launchpad.net/~ayatana (archives at https://lists.launchpad.net/ayatana/) | ## Hardware and Drivers Software Management: * Installing and Upgrading Ubuntu * Discovering, Adding and Removing Software * [[/UpdateIssues|Issues with the Update Manager and updates in general]] * Updates * Application State (launch, quit and state indication) * [[/Windicators|Windicators]] * [[/ProgressIndication|Progress indication]] for potentially long running processes such as downloads. System State and Global Controls: * [[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/NotifyOSD|notify-osd]] - a notification service and a set of guidelines for organizing user interactions with notifications and dialog windows (http://launchpad.net/notify-osd) * [[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MessagingMenu/|message indicator]] - a generic message indicator and its underlying indicators framework ( http://launchpad.net/indicator-applet) * [[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MeMenu|MeMenu]] - A menu in the menu bar that represents you, the user, and the things that represent you in the computer. (https://launchpad.net/indicator-me) * [[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DesktopExperienceTeam/ApplicationIndicators|ApplicationIndicators]] - A library and indicator to take menus from applications and place them in the panel. (https://launchpad.net/indicator-application) * [[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DesktopExperienceTeam/ApplicationMenu|Application Menu]] for the Ubuntu Netbook Edition Window Management: * [[/Workspaces|Workspaces]] Gestures (User Input Interpretation): * [[/DoubleClick|Double-click]] File Management: * [[/FileContextMenu|File/folder context menu]] == Projects with implementations == * [[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/NotifyOSD|notify-osd]] - a notification service and a set of guidelines for organizing user interactions with notifications and dialog windows (http://launchpad.net/notify-osd) * [[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MessagingMenu/|message indicator]] - a generic message indicator and its underlying indicators framework ( http://launchpad.net/indicator-applet) * [[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MeMenu|MeMenu]] - A menu in the menu bar that represents you, the user, and the things that represent you in the computer. (https://launchpad.net/indicator-me) * [[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DesktopExperienceTeam/ApplicationIndicators|ApplicationIndicators]] - A library and indicator to take menus from applications and place them in the panel. (https://launchpad.net/indicator-application) * [[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DesktopExperienceTeam/ApplicationMenu|Application Menu]] for the Ubuntu Netbook Edition(in progress) [[/Patches|List of patches produced as part of the Ayatana initiative]] == Contact / Getting Involved == The first point of contact for getting involved is the Ayatana mailing list at http://launchpad.net/~ayatana (archives at https://lists.launchpad.net/ayatana/). You may join the Team IRC channel at #ayatana on irc.FreeNode.net. We recommend the XChat-client ([[XChatHowto|XChat Howto]]). ---- <<Navigation(children,1)>> ## ---- ## CategoryAyatana |
The focus of the project is to improve the perception and presentation of information in the desktop, hence the name; the Buddhist term for a sense base or sense sphere.
Projects by Topic
Software Management:
- Installing and Upgrading Ubuntu
- Discovering, Adding and Removing Software
- Updates
- Application State (launch, quit and state indication)
Progress indication for potentially long running processes such as downloads.
System State and Global Controls:
notify-osd - a notification service and a set of guidelines for organizing user interactions with notifications and dialog windows (http://launchpad.net/notify-osd)
message indicator - a generic message indicator and its underlying indicators framework ( http://launchpad.net/indicator-applet)
MeMenu - A menu in the menu bar that represents you, the user, and the things that represent you in the computer. (https://launchpad.net/indicator-me)
ApplicationIndicators - A library and indicator to take menus from applications and place them in the panel. (https://launchpad.net/indicator-application)
Application Menu for the Ubuntu Netbook Edition
Window Management:
Gestures (User Input Interpretation):
File Management:
Projects with implementations
notify-osd - a notification service and a set of guidelines for organizing user interactions with notifications and dialog windows (http://launchpad.net/notify-osd)
message indicator - a generic message indicator and its underlying indicators framework ( http://launchpad.net/indicator-applet)
MeMenu - A menu in the menu bar that represents you, the user, and the things that represent you in the computer. (https://launchpad.net/indicator-me)
ApplicationIndicators - A library and indicator to take menus from applications and place them in the panel. (https://launchpad.net/indicator-application)
Application Menu for the Ubuntu Netbook Edition(in progress)
List of patches produced as part of the Ayatana initiative
Contact / Getting Involved
The first point of contact for getting involved is the Ayatana mailing list at http://launchpad.net/~ayatana (archives at https://lists.launchpad.net/ayatana/).
You may join the Team IRC channel at #ayatana on irc.FreeNode.net. We recommend the XChat-client (XChat Howto).
Ayatana (last edited 2012-11-14 21:05:45 by 67-200-144-84)