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 +== Stage 3: Draft the UI ==
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 +  * First draft, mostly illustrating how simple the dialog would look (or did I forget something?)
 +    * I'd say make the bottom look like this:
 +      * [label folder:][location chooser] [label style:][combobox] [label colors:][combobox][1st colorbutton] [2nd colorbutton].
 +      * Don't use a frame, but rather pack everything in a vbox and center align the label. We also need an info that the dialog applies on the current workspace/monitor/screen.
 +        * Yeah, the intention of the "Wallpaper of Workspace 1" is to show where the wallpaper will be changed, maybe that's not obvious enough though.
 +      * Where to put the cyclic timer? Chooser for random.
 +        * Yeah, in fact that was something we didn't reach a decision on in Stage 1. I suggested an Advanced tab, but not sure whether that's not too much anyway for just two options. Theoretically we could also put the colors there.
 +          * Colors are important. So we should put them there. Bit like [[http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-kE_DEfhwBVQ/TaJHqq4dfLI/AAAAAAAAAwA/ozJCT7Be6pI/s1600/wallpapers.png|this]].
 +            * Looks fine to me, actually that matches your proposal for the bottom pretty closely. And actually we have enough space below the wallpaper-iconview.
 +            * Yes, if we left align the folder selection, right align the style and color. Below that the options (like Mac Os) to set the auto-change pictures.
 +              * Cool, sounds like we pretty much have it figured out. Shall I do a final mockup or is the description that we have now enough for you? (+1)
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 +== Stage 2: Starting to draw conclusions ==
 +  * Iconview or Grid instead of Listview, tooltip with filename and size
 +    * Preview size of 128x128px max (scaled), so we can use the thumbnail backend.
 +  * Drop Image-lists and show contents of one folder instead (starting with random pic)
 +  * Drop brightness and saturation setting
 +  * Image styles in one combobox (with separators): None | Tiled, Centered, Stretched, Scaled, Zoomed | Spanning screens
 +   * Drop the "auto"-style
 +  * Wallpapers per workspace / wallpapers per monitor
 +    * Dialog always shows setting for current workspace/monitor
 +  * Fade-animation when changing wallpapers
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 == Stage 1: Collecting ideas == == Stage 1: Collecting ideas ==
  
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     * Mac OS X uses individual dialogs for each monitor.     * Mac OS X uses individual dialogs for each monitor.
       * That's not a bad idea, but I think I'd need to see how they implemented it. I mean: at what stage do the dialogs separate? Are there simply 2 popping up next to each other when you click "desktop prefs" in the settings manager?       * That's not a bad idea, but I think I'd need to see how they implemented it. I mean: at what stage do the dialogs separate? Are there simply 2 popping up next to each other when you click "desktop prefs" in the settings manager?
-        * [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ASITNJ4ODE|This\\ movie shows it for workspaces. For background with 2 screens, a dialog is opened at each screen (or you can drag it into the other screen).+        * [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ASITNJ4ODE|This]] movie shows it for workspaces. For background with 2 screens, a dialog is opened at each screen (or you can drag it into the other screen).
   * We can bundle background styles in a single combobox:   * We can bundle background styles in a single combobox:
     * Drop the Auto option.     * Drop the Auto option.
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   * A nice feature for wallpaper transformations would be a fade-over.   * A nice feature for wallpaper transformations would be a fade-over.
     * I assume you mean overlaying two images? Or do you mean a fade-effect when changing wallpapers?     * I assume you mean overlaying two images? Or do you mean a fade-effect when changing wallpapers?
 +      * Yep, fade effect when changing wallpapers (esp nice for the slideshow). It also provides some relative time to load the image.