On Mon, Dec 13, 2010 at 19:18, frederik.nn...@gmail.com < frederik.nn...@gmail.com> wrote:
> oooopss > > > On Mon, Dec 13, 2010 at 17:45, frederik.nn...@gmail.com < > frederik.nn...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hi Mark, >> >> >> On Mon, Dec 13, 2010 at 17:35, Mark Curtis <merkin...@hotmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Unity requires 3d compositing. For those without adequate hardware, it >>> falls back to the GNOME Panels. While I understand for this cycle effort >>> should be put into getting Unity functioning, I think for the future a >>> better fallback should be created. For one the GNOME Panels won't be >>> supported forever so it's not a viable alternative in the long run. Two, >>> the UI change from Unity/Panels is drastic. Look at Windows 7, if the user >>> can't enable the compositing, the UI is still similar, it doesn't reset to >>> an XP style of UI. >>> >> >> i agree. >> It used to be X or CLI. Now we're a bit better than that i guess. >> Docky is an excellent alternative, if only it could use Compiz' Scale >> plugin when you click an app icon for the second time.. >> That would make it consistent with the Unity Launcher, and overall more >> comfortable. >> Minimizing can still be done via Window Decoration, or via right-click >> context menu. >> >> The default for Workspaces should also be 2 rows and 2 columns, that way >> we'd have the same Wall. >> >> These are small fixes, i think, which would make the two desktops more >> alike.. >> > > all of that would require compositing.. so i was OT all along.. sorry! > Actually I believe Cairo Dock doesn't necessarily needs compositing.
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