The design is totally stolen from Ubiquity. I love Ubiquity so I'm not complaining but the Raskin clan should get some credit.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ubiquity_(Firefox)

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pxoe 4 days ago | parent [-]

All of these "desktop search bars for everything" look way too generic for there to be really anything "stolen" either way. Credit for what?

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AfterHIA 4 days ago | parent [-]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Humane_Interface

The design methodology goes way back. If you're in the Bay Area go to the Computer History Museum and inquire with a Mr. Ted Nelson. People have been singing this gospel for years and now that, "everyone's shit out of ideas" suddenly the Bigs get wise to, "humane UI patterns?" I don't buy it. Specifically summoning a text prompt with a UI short-hand is copyrightable; especially if you're Nintendo or Google or Apple. Go ask Larry Tesler if Ted Nelson isn't taking appointments.

	▲	pxoe 3 days ago \| parent [-]
		Where does Ubiquity, of all things, slot into this?