#3686 NORM First D: Ring in home view should rotate to position the in-focus activity below the XO

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#3686: Ring in home view should rotate to position the in-focus activity below the
XO
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  Reporter:  christianmarc     |       Owner:  christianmarc         
      Type:  enhancement       |      Status:  new                   
  Priority:  normal            |   Milestone:  First Deployment, V1.0
 Component:  interface-design  |     Version:                        
Resolution:                    |    Keywords:  home                  
  Verified:  0                 |  
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Changes (by Eben):

  * owner:  Eben => christianmarc
  * component:  design => interface-design


Comment:

 Ah, I'd forgotten that discussion.  That might be a winning argument
 (especially since it's the easy one to do).

 The logic for rotating the ring was to place the active activity always
 beneath the XO.  While this doesn't mean much in the home screen, it does
 mean something in the Groups view, where only one (the active) activity
 was going to be shown with each XO, and it was to be shown beneath them.
 Of course, this breaks down again in the mesh, where XOs are grouped
 around the activity, so perhaps it's not really a worthwhile metaphor.

 I'm going to change my opinion on this and say that the current behavior
 actually makes the most sense.  Any further thoughts on this, Pentagram
 guys?  I also want to note that I disagree with the "snapping" behavior.
 If it can't animate, than it's going to do much more harm then good.

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