Comment 248 for bug 532633
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| Mark Shuttleworth (sabdfl) wrote Re: [Bug 532633] Re: [light-theme] please revert the order of the window controls back to "menu:minimize, maximize, close" | #248 |
On 19/03/10 10:53, Mr. X wrote:
>> My mouse cursor usually hovers around the right side
>> of windows because the vertical scroll bars are on the
>> right. Also, since I read left-to-right, it seems easier to
>> interact with windows at the right side.
>>
> That's a very good point.
>
> There's no sense moving the min/max/close buttons to the left, if the
> scroll bars are still in the right.
>
Our design roadmap calls for us to reduce the visibility of scrollbars,
and emphasise:
- touch scrolling
- scrollwheels
Most people don't scroll with the scrollbar any more. The use the
scrollbar to gauge "how much fo the document am I seeing".
> Perhaps the UI designers were trying to open space for the
> notifications? A better solution would be to display the notifications
> in the bottom right.
>
No, notifications were not the primary driver. Moving the window
controls to the left does ease the interaction with the notifications,
though.
Mark