Re: Windows controls: new button layout

2010-05-08 Thread Patrick H.
Of course, then crave in to Ubuntu, It does not give you a window into humanity! It is ourselves, as plainly as we are. At the very least of such a pinnacle of an ideal. Would you expend only on windows into the world? Then it is a Ubuntu default style that resembles windows or Mac'donald? In ambie

Re: Windows controls: new button layout

2010-05-08 Thread Tom H
On Sat, May 8, 2010 at 12:27 PM, Dylan McCall wrote: > Speaking of release notes, I was looking for the 10.04 release notes > to see what we had going on there for the button layout change, but I > actually _couldn't find them_ from ubuntu.com. Am I just going crazy? http://www.ubuntu.com/getubun

Re: Windows controls: new button layout

2010-05-08 Thread Dylan McCall
> It would have been really appreciated if someone had thought of this in the > case of package upgrade. Better still, this change shouldn't require one to > have to open gconf-editor and find the place to set it -- most people that I > know who use Ubuntu don't even know what a window manager is -

RE: Windows controls: new button layout

2010-05-08 Thread Davyd McColl
on Sat, 08 May 2010 10:38:12 +0200 Oliver Grawert wrote: > the problem here is that you very likely didnt have a user setting for > it (it wasnt necessary since the default pleased you). only the system > default changed and if there is no diff between your setting and the > system default there c

Re: Windows controls: new button layout

2010-05-08 Thread C. Gatzemeier
Am Sat, 08 May 2010 10:38:12 +0200 schrieb Oliver Grawert : > hi, > Am Samstag, den 08.05.2010, 08:50 +0200 schrieb Davyd McColl: > > still would have been great if the post-install script could have > > asked me before just letting it be. > > the problem here is that you very likely didnt have a

RE: Windows controls: new button layout

2010-05-08 Thread Oliver Grawert
hi, Am Samstag, den 08.05.2010, 08:50 +0200 schrieb Davyd McColl: > I'm just annoyed that this setting (and locking my workstation when it > goes to screensaver -- probably others too) was applied on a > dist-upgrade without any prompt. I don't want a macified interface -- > it doesn't feel natural

RE: Windows controls: new button layout

2010-05-07 Thread Davyd McColl
I'm just annoyed that this setting (and locking my workstation when it goes to screensaver -- probably others too) was applied on a dist-upgrade without any prompt. I don't want a macified interface -- it doesn't feel natural to me, partly for the "uses Windows the rest of the time" argument (I wor

RE: Windows controls: new button layout

2010-05-07 Thread Chris Jones
>>Date: Fri, 7 May 2010 09:00:10 +0200 >>From: V for Vortex >> >>If you are using Windows and Ubuntu together, it may be better for you >>to have the buttons at the same location on both systems. On the >>other hand, Mac+Ubuntu users should be happier with the new layout. >> >>I control my windows

Re: Windows controls: new button layout (was: Re: Window controls: minimise and maximise icons are confusing?)

2010-05-07 Thread Dmitrijs Ledkovs
On 7 May 2010 08:00, V for Vortex wrote: > On Fri, 7 May 2010 10:04:21 +1000 > Chris Jones wrote: > >> Some days I get frustrated and go to change it back to the >> traditional way of doing things. But then I have to remind myself to >> "just be patient". And it doesn't help also being a Windows