Longshift. radial menu: 20 desktop variants

Design sketches, not product code. The menu is anchored to the composer and stays hidden until you click it. At rest the canvas is empty except for a small dot trigger; each variant is shown closed, then open. Spaces, Groups and Agents (dots sized by recency) are laid out on polar rings, and the active item stays lit in #FF6800. Each variant is shown dark and light. Click an image to open the animated version.

01 Halo

Full ring of 12 Spaces around Atlas, Groups on an inner arc; discs bloom out from centre with a 28 ms stagger.

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02 Fan

Half arc rising from the composer, radial uppercase labels; springs up like a hand of cards.

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03 Quarter fan

Quarter fan swings out of the composer's right edge, rounded-square tiles, three arcs: Spaces, Groups, Agents.

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04 Spiral

Spaces and Groups unwind along a golden-ish spiral; disc size grows with distance, scales infinitely.

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05 Concentric

Three tight rings (16 Spaces, 5 Groups, 10 Agents), initials only, full label as a hover pill.

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06 Petal

Ten soft petals open like a flower; the active petal fills with accent, Groups live in the core.

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07 Orbit

Elliptical orbits in perspective, slowly drifting; nearer items are larger.

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08 Dial

Watch-bezel half dial with ticks; an accent hand sweeps to the active Space.

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09 Constellation

Spaces as star dots joined by hairlines; the selection draws a dashed beam from centre.

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10 Drag-to-form: Space

Dragging the Abacus app onto Atlas forms a Space; one-line confirmation and one-tap Undo above the composer.

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11 Drag-to-form: Group

Dropping Quill next to Atlas forms a Group, which takes its place in the Groups ring.

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12 Glass

Large frosted discs with labels inside; the active disc pulses an accent halo.

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13 Mono

Hairline outlines only; accent appears as a single dot inside the active disc.

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14 Dense 24

Stress test with 24 Spaces, 5 Groups, and 10 Agents; radial microtype keeps it legible.

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15 Staggered pills

Labelled pills on two alternating radii; reads like text, still polar.

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16 Compass

Four quadrants (Spaces, Groups, Agents, Data); flick in a direction, then pick.

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17 Pie

Classic segmented pie: big wedge targets, Groups on an inner donut. Fastest to hit.

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18 Typographic

No discs, just words on an arc; the active word grows and gets an accent dot.

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19 Comet

Agents shown as comets whose tail length reflects recency; Spaces on a quiet outer arc.

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20 Breath

Only six large discs at first; ripples hint that dragging outward reveals the remaining nine.

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