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Bug #668415
Comment #268

Comment 268 for bug 668415

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Fernando (fernandocarvalho1987) wrote on 2011-12-24: Re: [Bug 668415] Re: Movement of Unity launcher

#268

I think that people unhappy with these new user interfaces, should opt to
try Xubuntu.
I've made this decision after trying Unity and seeing that isn't an user
interface that helps users be productive. It gets in the way of everybody
that tries to use it.
After many complaints, and discussions, I see that we must apart way from
this, and don't lose our efforts to try to change this situation, because
it will never be changed.
For anyone seeking an (another of many that were already published) article
about this situation, I've just read this from Linux Journal:
http://www.linuxjournal.com/content/goodbye-gnome-2-hello-gnome-2?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+linuxjournalcom+%28Linux+Journal+-+The+Original+Magazine+of+the+Linux+Community%29

Xubuntu gives users an desktop environment that resembles our Gnome 2 that
we were productive and happy.
I'm not against changes, but Unity, actually, don't let me find my working
windows, and the bar on the left always appears when I really don't want
them to appear.
Since we can't customize the desktop, the only solution is to install
another environment.
I don't know why, but Unity everytime makes me remind the slogan "defective
by design", even it being opensource and drm-free.

On Fri, Dec 23, 2011 at 10:35 PM, Tal Liron <email address hidden>wrote:

> I found some information about planned multi-monitor support in 12.04,
> and how it would impact the Launcher. The bottom line is that the Unity
> team is dead serious about not making the Launcher movable. So, how are
> they going to solve the current bugs? By having the Launcher on all
> monitors!
>
> The implication is that you would always want auto-hide turned on,
> otherwise you will be wasting space on all your monitors, not to mention
> having a very confusing experience seeing multiple Launchers at the same
> time.
>
> And this bizarre setup, with an increasingly complex auto-hide/edge-
> detection heuristic, is supposed to involve less work than simply having
> a single Launcher which the user can place on any edge of any monitor?
> What do you think?
>
> The document is here:
>
> http://design.canonical.com/the-toolkit/unity-multi-monitor-
> interactions/
>
> The relevant text from section 2.6:
>
> "The Launcher is now available on all displays. Each Launcher contains
> the same set of application icons, showing both pinned and running
> applications. The same unfilled indicator arrow, used to identify
> applications which have all of their windows on a different workspace,
> is also used to identify applications which have all of their windows on
> a different display. Otherwise, filled indicator arrows are used, to
> show whether the application has one, two, or three-or-more windows on
> the current display. The behaviour upon clicking Launcher icons remains
> the same as in 12.04.
>
> "Where the Auto-hide behaviour is specified (this is the default
> behaviour and can be changed from System Settings-User Interface), the
> Launcher will be shown whilst it does not obscure any windows, otherwise
> it is hidden and revealed by targeting the left edge of the display.
> When targeting a Launcher, the mouse cursor is held briefly at the left-
> edge of a display (as it passes from right to left across display
> boundaries), to make it possible to target the Launcher in Auto-hide
> mode."
>
> --
> You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to a
> duplicate bug report (821156).
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/668415
>
> Title:
> Movement of Unity launcher
>
> Status in Ayatana Design:
> Won't Fix
> Status in Unity:
> Won't Fix
> Status in Ubuntu:
> Won't Fix
>
> Bug description:
> Please consider this a possible feature request or wishlist.
>
> Now when Unity will be default desktop for 11.04 could you please
> consider to add option to configure Unity launcher placement. Add
> simple option to lock/unlock through right-click menu and drag
> launcher to desired location like left/right and bottom.
>
> To manage notifications about this bug go to:
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ayatana-design/+bug/668415/+subscriptions
>

--
Fernando

On Fri, Dec 23, 2011 at 10:35 PM, Tal Liron <668415@bugs.launchpad.net>wrote:

> I found some information about planned multi-monitor support in 12.04,
> and how it would impact the Launcher. The bottom line is that the Unity
> team is dead serious about not making the Launcher movable. So, how are
> they going to solve the current bugs? By having the Launcher on all
> monitors!
>
> The implication is that you would always want auto-hide turned on,
> otherwise you will be wasting space on all your monitors, not to mention
> having a very confusing experience seeing multiple Launchers at the same
> time.
>
> And this bizarre setup, with an increasingly complex auto-hide/edge-
> detection heuristic, is supposed to involve less work than simply having
> a single Launcher which the user can place on any edge of any monitor?
> What do you think?
>
> The document is here:
>
> http://design.canonical.com/the-toolkit/unity-multi-monitor-
> interactions/
>
> The relevant text from section 2.6:
>
> "The Launcher is now available on all displays. Each Launcher contains
> the same set of application icons, showing both pinned and running
> applications. The same unfilled indicator arrow, used to identify
> applications which have all of their windows on a different workspace,
> is also used to identify applications which have all of their windows on
> a different display. Otherwise, filled indicator arrows are used, to
> show whether the application has one, two, or three-or-more windows on
> the current display. The behaviour upon clicking Launcher icons remains
> the same as in 12.04.
>
> "Where the Auto-hide behaviour is specified (this is the default
> behaviour and can be changed from System Settings-User Interface), the
> Launcher will be shown whilst it does not obscure any windows, otherwise
> it is hidden and revealed by targeting the left edge of the display.
> When targeting a Launcher, the mouse cursor is held briefly at the left-
> edge of a display (as it passes from right to left across display
> boundaries), to make it possible to target the Launcher in Auto-hide
> mode."
>
> --
> You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to a
> duplicate bug report (821156).
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/668415
>
> Title:
>  Movement of Unity launcher
>
> Status in Ayatana Design:
>  Won't Fix
> Status in Unity:
>  Won't Fix
> Status in Ubuntu:
>  Won't Fix
>
> Bug description:
>  Please consider this a possible feature request or wishlist.
>
>  Now when Unity will be default desktop for 11.04 could you please
>  consider to add option to configure Unity launcher placement. Add
>  simple option to lock/unlock through right-click menu and drag
>  launcher to desired location like left/right and bottom.
>
> To manage notifications about this bug go to:
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ayatana-design/+bug/668415/+subscriptions
>

-- 
Fernando