As I mentioned before in another post, this is exactly the reason I joined this mailing list. Very bad changes for Oneric, and they simply don't help to keep a recognizable interface for new users, the same reason of why the wallpaper is almost the same for Ubuntu 10.10, 11.04 and 11.10.
And for the problem of the Ubuntu button, I repeat the solution proposed originally by user Sashin of Launchpad: https://blueprints.launchpad.net/unity-shell/+spec/better-ubuntu-button-bfb For which I made a better mockup here: http://sites.google.com/site/gandreoliva/hybridbutton And this solves the original usability problem of people clicking "home folder" button instead of Ubuntu button by mistake. I also think that the application menus have to be more "discovereable", or at least there has to be a configuration option for always showing the menus. There are lots of touch devices using Ubuntu shown in YouTube. And I think Unity has to be the most "touch friendly" possible. 2011/8/31 anthropornis <anthropor...@gmail.com> > I'm mostly in agreement with you. > > I'd be curious as to hear your feedback on my proposed redesign of the top > panel (with the Ubuntu button left in its Natty position), which would > accommodate most everything everyone wants while keeping it all discoverable > simultaneously (and could have additional keyboard shortcuts applied to it): > https://lists.launchpad.net/**ayatana/msg06419.html<https://lists.launchpad.net/ayatana/msg06419.html> > (alas, no mockups, I am graphically-challenged) > > > > > On 08/31/2011 05:58 AM, Tommy Bongaerts wrote: > >> Hi all, >> >> Most of the current big changes in the Unity shell are serious >> regressions in my opinion. I think Unity as shipped with 11.04 is much >> better. Here are the reasons why: >> >> It has the 'Ubuntu botton' integrated in the top panel. I thought that >> this was a very good idea, because it is in a way the 'window' into the >> system. With the 'Ubuntu button' inside the launcher, there no longer >> is a clear distinction. I also think it looks more pleasing to the >> eye, as it makes the launcher look more or less 'locked' into the top >> panel. >> >> The dash now has close/minimize/maximize widgets, just like regular >> windows. Very bad idea. It is /not/ a regular window, and should not >> be treated as such. Using the 'Ubuntu button' (or the 'super' key) to >> open/close the Dash made perfect sense >> >> When an application is maximized, the close/minimize/maximize widgets >> are hidden by default. To make them appear, the user has to hoover >> over the top panel. This means aiming twice: once to make the widgets >> appear, and then again to click on the desired widget. Seems very >> counterproductive to me. >> >> The same is valid for the global menus by the way, but I never found >> this to be problematic myself. Still, it would be a good idea to at >> least provide a user setting to keep the global menus displayed by >> default. >> >> The application name still gets clipped (with a 'fade out') when the >> global menu is displayed. I think that this looks extremely bad. I'd >> keep the application name fully displayed at all times, and have the >> menu next to that. Okay, this would mean that the position of the menu >> is no longer absolute, but that's not a big deal I think. >> >> In relation to the previous item, when the application name stays >> displayed at all times, it could be turned into an indicator-like >> button, sporting all kinds of 'services' for the current application. >> These services could include eg. 'kill application', 'take snapshot', >> 'move to workspace', 'hide', 'tile left/right'... >> >> It would also be nice if the user had to option not to use 'global' >> menus if they want to. >> >> Anyway, I've created a couple of mock-ups to make clear how the panel >> ideally would look like in my opinion: >> >> http://www.drumscum.be/var/**unity_menu_maximized.png<http://www.drumscum.be/var/unity_menu_maximized.png> >> http://www.drumscum.be/var/**unity_menu_windowed.png<http://www.drumscum.be/var/unity_menu_windowed.png> >> http://www.drumscum.be/var/**unity_window-menu.png<http://www.drumscum.be/var/unity_window-menu.png> >> >> Please let me know what you think. >> >> > > ______________________________**_________________ > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ayatana > Post to : ayatana@lists.launchpad.net > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ayatana > More help : > https://help.launchpad.net/**ListHelp<https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp> >
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