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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''. Specific areas of interest that take priority over everything else are: notifications, indicators, window management, launcher, places, settings and menus. |
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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|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 * [[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SoundMenu|TheSoundMenu]] - An advanced Sound Menu for the Desktop and netbook editions. Includes player integration and playlist control (in progress). 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) * [[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SoundMenu|TheSoundMenu]] - An advanced Sound Menu for the Desktop and netbook editions. Includes player integration and playlist control (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 https://launchpad.net/~unity-design (archives at https://lists.launchpad.net/unity-design/). You may join the Team IRC channel at #ayatana on irc.FreeNode.net. [[http://irchelp.org/irchelp/new2irc.html|What is IRC, and how does it work?]] We recommend the XChat-client ([[XChatHowto|XChat Howto]]). Information for bug triaging and debugging of the Ayatana projects can be found at [[DebuggingAyatana]]. ---- <<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. Specific areas of interest that take priority over everything else are: notifications, indicators, window management, launcher, places, settings and menus.
Projects by Topic
Software Management:
- Installing and Upgrading Ubuntu
- 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
TheSoundMenu - An advanced Sound Menu for the Desktop and netbook editions. Includes player integration and playlist control (in progress).
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)
TheSoundMenu - An advanced Sound Menu for the Desktop and netbook editions. Includes player integration and playlist control (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 https://launchpad.net/~unity-design (archives at https://lists.launchpad.net/unity-design/).
You may join the Team IRC channel at #ayatana on irc.FreeNode.net. What is IRC, and how does it work? We recommend the XChat-client (XChat Howto).
Information for bug triaging and debugging of the Ayatana projects can be found at DebuggingAyatana.
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