The web browser as a platform for multiple applications and activities
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* Short Summary: The future web browser as a platform for different
applications, users and activities. This proposal was made in order to
answer:
“What would a browser look like if the Web was all there was? No
windows, no unnecessary trappings. Just the Web.”
As multi-task users (programmers, designers, entrepreneurs, writers,
etc) we move from one website to another, from one application to
another, from one environment to another; all this in order to make
our daily work.
With this in mind, the web browser should take the user into a context
(according to the user’s information stored in the user profile)
related with the user’s activities and choices, leading to a very
suitable and comfortable user’s experience.
The main idea is to have a component that allows us to manage both
environments (web and desktop) directly from our web browser in an
easy way. This is, to manage desktop applications, shortcuts and
folders from our computer as much as websites, web services, etc.
* The structure:
Two small tabs on each side of the browser. Every time we roll the
mouse over one of them, a panel appears. Both of the small tabs can be
visible or not. If the user chooses not to see them, an invisible area
will appear instead, but the action areas are going to remain in that
place and working as always.
The “Applications” panel (on the right side of the browser) contains a
list of the most used applications, websites, shortcuts, etc. This
list is dynamically updated and the user has the option to add a new
item to it.
All these items are stored in the user profile.
The apps panel also has the “web browser area”, that allows the user
to drag any content that can be displayed in the browser or just click
on it to get focus on the browser to keep navigating.
The “Windows preview panel” (on the left side of the browser) contains
all the opened windows that the user has at the moment.
In order to manage the windows “overflow”, there are preview groups in
the top of the panel that allows the user to group the windows as he/
she likes. When clicking on one of the groups, the list of windows of
that group will be expanded in the scrolling area. If the user wants
to change that window to another group, he/she will have to drag the
preview window to the new group icon. Each group can be named with a
label (e.g. “Must read”, “Don’t forget this!”) or with a number.
The user can click on any window preview and keep working on the
content (text, images, music, video, etc.) and drag that content to
the browser and viceversa.
By this way, user won’t need any “distraction” from changing to one
environment to another, just enjoy from a complete experience directly
from the web browser.
> The web browser as a platform for multiple applications and activities
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> * Short Summary: The future web browser as a platform for different
> applications, users and activities. This proposal was made in order to
> answer:
> “What would a browser look like if the Web was all there was? No
> windows, no unnecessary trappings. Just the Web.”
> As multi-task users (programmers, designers, entrepreneurs, writers,
> etc) we move from one website to another, from one application to
> another, from one environment to another; all this in order to make
> our daily work.
> With this in mind, the web browser should take the user into a context
> (according to the user’s information stored in the user profile)
> related with the user’s activities and choices, leading to a very
> suitable and comfortable user’s experience.
> The main idea is to have a component that allows us to manage both
> environments (web and desktop) directly from our web browser in an
> easy way. This is, to manage desktop applications, shortcuts and
> folders from our computer as much as websites, web services, etc.
> * The structure:
> Two small tabs on each side of the browser. Every time we roll the
> mouse over one of them, a panel appears. Both of the small tabs can be
> visible or not. If the user chooses not to see them, an invisible area
> will appear instead, but the action areas are going to remain in that
> place and working as always.
> The “Applications” panel (on the right side of the browser) contains a
> list of the most used applications, websites, shortcuts, etc. This
> list is dynamically updated and the user has the option to add a new
> item to it.
> All these items are stored in the user profile.
> The apps panel also has the “web browser area”, that allows the user
> to drag any content that can be displayed in the browser or just click
> on it to get focus on the browser to keep navigating.
> The “Windows preview panel” (on the left side of the browser) contains
> all the opened windows that the user has at the moment.
> In order to manage the windows “overflow”, there are preview groups in
> the top of the panel that allows the user to group the windows as he/
> she likes. When clicking on one of the groups, the list of windows of
> that group will be expanded in the scrolling area. If the user wants
> to change that window to another group, he/she will have to drag the
> preview window to the new group icon. Each group can be named with a
> label (e.g. “Must read”, “Don’t forget this!”) or with a number.
> The user can click on any window preview and keep working on the
> content (text, images, music, video, etc.) and drag that content to
> the browser and viceversa.
> By this way, user won’t need any “distraction” from changing to one
> environment to another, just enjoy from a complete experience directly
> from the web browser.
> > * Short Summary: The future web browser as a platform for different
> > applications, users and activities. This proposal was made in order to
> > answer:
> > “What would a browser look like if the Web was all there was? No
> > windows, no unnecessary trappings. Just the Web.”
> > As multi-task users (programmers, designers, entrepreneurs, writers,
> > etc) we move from one website to another, from one application to
> > another, from one environment to another; all this in order to make
> > our daily work.
> > With this in mind, the web browser should take the user into a context
> > (according to the user’s information stored in the user profile)
> > related with the user’s activities and choices, leading to a very
> > suitable and comfortable user’s experience.
> > The main idea is to have a component that allows us to manage both
> > environments (web and desktop) directly from our web browser in an
> > easy way. This is, to manage desktop applications, shortcuts and
> > folders from our computer as much as websites, web services, etc.
> > * The structure:
> > Two small tabs on each side of the browser. Every time we roll the
> > mouse over one of them, a panel appears. Both of the small tabs can be
> > visible or not. If the user chooses not to see them, an invisible area
> > will appear instead, but the action areas are going to remain in that
> > place and working as always.
> > The “Applications” panel (on the right side of the browser) contains a
> > list of the most used applications, websites, shortcuts, etc. This
> > list is dynamically updated and the user has the option to add a new
> > item to it.
> > All these items are stored in the user profile.
> > The apps panel also has the “web browser area”, that allows the user
> > to drag any content that can be displayed in the browser or just click
> > on it to get focus on the browser to keep navigating.
> > The “Windows preview panel” (on the left side of the browser) contains
> > all the opened windows that the user has at the moment.
> > In order to manage the windows “overflow”, there are preview groups in
> > the top of the panel that allows the user to group the windows as he/
> > she likes. When clicking on one of the groups, the list of windows of
> > that group will be expanded in the scrolling area. If the user wants
> > to change that window to another group, he/she will have to drag the
> > preview window to the new group icon. Each group can be named with a
> > label (e.g. “Must read”, “Don’t forget this!”) or with a number.
> > The user can click on any window preview and keep working on the
> > content (text, images, music, video, etc.) and drag that content to
> > the browser and viceversa.
> > By this way, user won’t need any “distraction” from changing to one
> > environment to another, just enjoy from a complete experience directly
> > from the web browser.
Thanks Safwan for your reply! I'm having some troubles to visualize my
prototype in the propper way :( I think it is my hosting or something
like that, because the animation is ok on my computer, but I will test
it again in other computer. If you notice anything wrong, please
restart :S
Regards!!
On Apr 21, 2:12 am, Safwan <esaf...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > * Short Summary: The future web browser as a platform for different
> > > applications, users and activities. This proposal was made in order to
> > > answer:
> > > “What would a browser look like if the Web was all there was? No
> > > windows, no unnecessary trappings. Just the Web.”
> > > As multi-task users (programmers, designers, entrepreneurs, writers,
> > > etc) we move from one website to another, from one application to
> > > another, from one environment to another; all this in order to make
> > > our daily work.
> > > With this in mind, the web browser should take the user into a context
> > > (according to the user’s information stored in the user profile)
> > > related with the user’s activities and choices, leading to a very
> > > suitable and comfortable user’s experience.
> > > The main idea is to have a component that allows us to manage both
> > > environments (web and desktop) directly from our web browser in an
> > > easy way. This is, to manage desktop applications, shortcuts and
> > > folders from our computer as much as websites, web services, etc.
> > > * The structure:
> > > Two small tabs on each side of the browser. Every time we roll the
> > > mouse over one of them, a panel appears. Both of the small tabs can be
> > > visible or not. If the user chooses not to see them, an invisible area
> > > will appear instead, but the action areas are going to remain in that
> > > place and working as always.
> > > The “Applications” panel (on the right side of the browser) contains a
> > > list of the most used applications, websites, shortcuts, etc. This
> > > list is dynamically updated and the user has the option to add a new
> > > item to it.
> > > All these items are stored in the user profile.
> > > The apps panel also has the “web browser area”, that allows the user
> > > to drag any content that can be displayed in the browser or just click
> > > on it to get focus on the browser to keep navigating.
> > > The “Windows preview panel” (on the left side of the browser) contains
> > > all the opened windows that the user has at the moment.
> > > In order to manage the windows “overflow”, there are preview groups in
> > > the top of the panel that allows the user to group the windows as he/
> > > she likes. When clicking on one of the groups, the list of windows of
> > > that group will be expanded in the scrolling area. If the user wants
> > > to change that window to another group, he/she will have to drag the
> > > preview window to the new group icon. Each group can be named with a
> > > label (e.g. “Must read”, “Don’t forget this!”) or with a number.
> > > The user can click on any window preview and keep working on the
> > > content (text, images, music, video, etc.) and drag that content to
> > > the browser and viceversa.
> > > By this way, user won’t need any “distraction” from changing to one
> > > environment to another, just enjoy from a complete experience directly
> > > from the web browser.
> Thanks Safwan for your reply! I'm having some troubles to visualize my
> prototype in the propper way :( I think it is my hosting or something
> like that, because the animation is ok on my computer, but I will test
> it again in other computer. If you notice anything wrong, please
> restart :S
> Regards!!
> On Apr 21, 2:12 am, Safwan <esaf...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > I liked the point of making browser as a platform for multiple activities
> > On Mon, Apr 20, 2009 at 8:17 AM, Euge <m.eugenia.or...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > * Short Summary: The future web browser as a platform for different
> > > > applications, users and activities. This proposal was made in order to
> > > > answer:
> > > > “What would a browser look like if the Web was all there was? No
> > > > windows, no unnecessary trappings. Just the Web.”
> > > > As multi-task users (programmers, designers, entrepreneurs, writers,
> > > > etc) we move from one website to another, from one application to
> > > > another, from one environment to another; all this in order to make
> > > > our daily work.
> > > > With this in mind, the web browser should take the user into a context
> > > > (according to the user’s information stored in the user profile)
> > > > related with the user’s activities and choices, leading to a very
> > > > suitable and comfortable user’s experience.
> > > > The main idea is to have a component that allows us to manage both
> > > > environments (web and desktop) directly from our web browser in an
> > > > easy way. This is, to manage desktop applications, shortcuts and
> > > > folders from our computer as much as websites, web services, etc.
> > > > * The structure:
> > > > Two small tabs on each side of the browser. Every time we roll the
> > > > mouse over one of them, a panel appears. Both of the small tabs can be
> > > > visible or not. If the user chooses not to see them, an invisible area
> > > > will appear instead, but the action areas are going to remain in that
> > > > place and working as always.
> > > > The “Applications” panel (on the right side of the browser) contains a
> > > > list of the most used applications, websites, shortcuts, etc. This
> > > > list is dynamically updated and the user has the option to add a new
> > > > item to it.
> > > > All these items are stored in the user profile.
> > > > The apps panel also has the “web browser area”, that allows the user
> > > > to drag any content that can be displayed in the browser or just click
> > > > on it to get focus on the browser to keep navigating.
> > > > The “Windows preview panel” (on the left side of the browser) contains
> > > > all the opened windows that the user has at the moment.
> > > > In order to manage the windows “overflow”, there are preview groups in
> > > > the top of the panel that allows the user to group the windows as he/
> > > > she likes. When clicking on one of the groups, the list of windows of
> > > > that group will be expanded in the scrolling area. If the user wants
> > > > to change that window to another group, he/she will have to drag the
> > > > preview window to the new group icon. Each group can be named with a
> > > > label (e.g. “Must read”, “Don’t forget this!”) or with a number.
> > > > The user can click on any window preview and keep working on the
> > > > content (text, images, music, video, etc.) and drag that content to
> > > > the browser and viceversa.
> > > > By this way, user won’t need any “distraction” from changing to one
> > > > environment to another, just enjoy from a complete experience directly
> > > > from the web browser.
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