I have made some tests with my folks (since a few releases now) and yes the launcher always visible is less confusing for switching between apps or launching new ones , but there are a series of other issues that many times avoid full time usage.
1-Make the launcher less distracting and more subtle: The Rainbow of colors (too many backlights On at once) is very distracting, specially with a maximized app. They sometimes feel the launcher is part of the app or that they cant focus enough... Is why i found the dodge so useful in this situation to avoid these frequent distractions and focus more on the task at hand. -proposals: a) Another way to minimize distraction would be to use the "backlight-toggles" option by default instead of backlights always-on. Yes, is not as efficient as the dodge to keep the focus, but it helps. Should submit bug? 2- Harder to switch between several apps with multiple windows, because of the constant invoking of the spread/Exposé. -proposals: submitted the bug, more in-depth description and possible solutions here: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ayatana-design/+bug/908811 3-netbooks ? -proposals: a)use smaller icon size ? b)maybe keep the dodge ?
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