Gregory's ServerAs mentioned in the design talk, we have a testing extension for the Activities button refresh.
Try it out and let us know what you think!
https://discourse.gnome.org/t/activities-button-call-for-testing/16407
Tobias Bernard
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Tobias Bernard
Instructions for installing: 1. Download this https://gitlab.gnome.org/Teams/Design/os-mockups/uploads/4d8e57447a2b2bfb4bf281d7c70bf0cb/activities-filled-pill_verdre.zip 
lebout2canap โ
@tbernard I allow myself to specify: move the activities-filled-pill@verdre sub-directory, not the directory activities-filled-pill_verdre.  
Brage Fuglseth
@mray This is because it doesnโt work well with the extension youโre using to get the vertical layout.
lebout2canap โ
@tbernard By providing more information (the number of workspaces, which one is active), it is more useful than the old one for a seasoned user. Although it's more abstract, I think it should be fairly easy for a new user to relate to their workspace experiments. But where did the menu with the name of the application go? I see it as a dead loss of information without any gain in return. 
Shrig ๐
@lebout2canap @tbernard I sort of agree with this too. Also, I think the dots imply it's a workspace switcher not a "here's where the activities live" button. Also also: On the activities screen the workspace switcher is vertical not horizontal so contextually it's not very uniform
lebout2canap โ
@Shrigglepuss What do you mean by "vertical"? For me I consider it horizontal since GNOME 40.
Shrig ๐
@lebout2canap @tbernard oh yeah! Ignore that I just checked (I don't use workspaces often can you tell ha!) 
Nick @ The Linux Experiment
@tbernard I like it a lot. Iโll need to give it a good shot, but I think it conveys more information at a glance, it helps position yourself on your current virtual desktops.
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@tbernard ohh, neat! although i don't like how the active workspace is just a little bit bigger in height than the other dots. i think it'd look better (especially in low resolutions where the height would only be, idk, 4px bigger) if the height would be equal - but maybe it is, idk if the gif represents the animation accurately (haven't gotten to try the extension)
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@tbernard I still think it's not a good idea to have the Activities button and the Apps button in complete opposite directions on the screen.
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Jaka Hudoklin
@tbernard I am missing workspace names, similar to what space-bar gnome extension does. The problem if you don't have workspace names is that it's hard to remember which workspace you put something on. It's a minor thing that would make workspaces much more useful ๐ https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/5090/space-bar/ |
@tbernard@mastodon.social god it looks so great, i hope there's an extension to try it out soon