On Mon, Dec 13, 2010 at 10:35 AM, 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 completely agree. Since Ubuntu ships with Gnome-panel, it makes sense to adapt the panel for a unity-type feel without compositing. I'm pretty sure DockBarX has a unity theme, so using Gnome-panel on the left and top with DockBarX could be a feasible alternative Just my 2 cents.
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