Written by vojvodic the 27 Aug 08 at 19:33.

Ubuntu Brainstorm was updated in January 2009. Since the idea #12616 was submitted before this update, its rationale and solution are not separated. Please vote accordingly, and if you have the necessary rights, please separate the rationale from the solution. Thanks!

<i>Ubuntu Brainstorm was updated in January 2009. Since the idea #12616 was submitted before this update, its rationale and solution are not separated. Please vote accordingly, and if you have the necessary rights, please separate the rationale from the solution.</i><br /> Thanks!

Written by andruk the 10 Mar 09 at 02:48.

The first time the user tries to preview an audio file while music is playing, an informational notification should popup explaining what is happening.

Something like:
"You have tried to preview an audio file by hovering the cursor over it. Because there was music playing, the audio preview was not activated. To change this setting, click here."

There should be a link to change the setting in Nautilus, and the notification should expire after a bit.

The first time the user tries to preview an audio file while music is playing, an informational notification should popup explaining what is happening. Something like: "You have tried to preview an audio file by hovering the cursor over it. Because there was music playing, the audio preview was not activated. To change this setting, click here." There should be a link to change the setting in Nautilus, and the notification should expire after a bit.

Written by Endolith the 8 Apr 09 at 16:48.

When you hover over an icon for a second or two, commonly-used actions could appear surrounding it, like a "play" button for audio files, or a "preview" button for image files.

Kind of like a pie menu, but with each action represented as an icon hovering near the file icon, without the gray borders.



Hovering or clicking those will trigger the action. Then you won't preview audio files accidentally, but it won't require jumping through a bunch of hoops, either.

When you hover over an icon for a second or two, commonly-used actions could appear surrounding it, like a "play" button for audio files, or a "preview" button for image files. Kind of like a pie menu, but with each action represented as an icon hovering near the file icon, without the gray borders. <img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f6/EasyGestures_PieMenu.png"> Hovering or clicking those will trigger the action. Then you won't preview audio files accidentally, but it won't require jumping through a bunch of hoops, either.