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Want to have a look into their mockups? https://ubuntu.mybalsamiq.com/projects/ubuntuphonecoreapps/grid https://ubuntu.mybalsamiq.com/projects/ubuntuphonecoreap

• jstanley 14y ago
  Unfortunately, it seems to have been mocked up by someone who doesn't know the difference between a terminal and a shell :( I would rather they concentrated on making a decent standards-compliant terminal emulator and didn't have to hack up the shell to accommodate it.
  • noahl 14y ago
    I've been thinking for a while, actually, that terminal emulation isn't something I want today. It might still be appropriate to have some terminal/shell distinction, but emulating an old text-only terminal imposes UI issues. For instance, my shell sometimes prints "you have new mail" to tell me about it. But my computer already has a notification system built-in - I don't need random text strings in my work area. I think the ideas in this mockup are at least moving in the right direction, which is using all of the capabilities of the computer.
  • dhimes 14y ago
    It's not clear to me that everything appearing in the terminal is a shell response. It may be a more sophisticated interface than, say, UXTerm, with some mid-level processing for command completion perhaps. At least we can hope....
    • jstanley 14y ago
      This is the kind of thing I'm hoping against. I don't want anything "smart" being done by the terminal; that is the job of the shell.
      • dhimes 14y ago
        I see. I would vote the other way- keep the shell intact, and install a new UI. UIs can be swapped out, but breaking the shell may lead to unforeseen undesirable consequences.