desktop-packages team mailing list archive

[Andrea Azzarone <1311457@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

** Changed in: unity (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Opinion

** Changed in: unity
       Status: New => Opinion

-- 
You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop
Packages, which is subscribed to unity in Ubuntu.
Matching subscriptions: dp-unity
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1311457

Title:
  feature request: triggered tutorial for opening hidden dock

Status in Unity:
  Opinion
Status in unity package in Ubuntu:
  Opinion

Bug description:
  As it stands, I really love the physics of how the unity dock opens
  from its hidden state. (For clarification, the "dock" I'm speaking of
  is on the left side of the screen, and has large icons for opening up
  useful apps.)

  For those unfamiliar with its "Physics", the unity dock doesn't open
  after a mouse-over. Nor does it respond to a direct impact of the
  mouse, which you can see for yourself by pushing the mouse roughly
  into the dock and stopping right after it touches. The physics of the
  dock opening is perhaps most similar to what it's like to raise open
  blinds via a string handle. (link to what I mean
  http://www.blindalley.com/portfolios/levolor/images/levolorlift.jpg).
  It requires you to move the mouse to the edge, and then push it
  against the edge for some "distance".

  I think its great, but the one problem is first figuring out how to
  use it. It took a few hours of casual computer use for me to actually
  understand how to consistently open the dock with minimal effort.
  (Something like 10 total, sporadic attempts at opening the dock). I
  tried mousing-over, got a bit frustrated since that doesn't open the
  dock, then smashed it into it, which works sometimes. In spite of
  being an Ubuntu user for over 5 years, I'd call the learning
  experience a bit of a minor struggle.

  Perhaps there could be a triggered tutorial of how to use the dock?
  Some system "pop-up" or message that shows up the first time you
  inefficiently open the dock, or the first time you enable "hide dock".
  There could be some reasonable and easy heuristics for exactly what
  triggers the message. Let's discuss!

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
  Package: unity 7.1.2+13.10.20131014.1-0ubuntu1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-19.33-generic 3.11.10.5
  Uname: Linux 3.11.0-19-generic x86_64
  .tmp.unity.support.test.0:
   
  ApportVersion: 2.12.5-0ubuntu2.2
  Architecture: amd64
  CompizPlugins: [core,bailer,detection,composite,opengl,decor,move,resize,compiztoolbox,place,vpswitch,gnomecompat,grid,session,regex,snap,animation,workarounds,mousepoll,imgpng,unitymtgrabhandles,wall,expo,ezoom,fade,scale,unityshell]
  CompositorRunning: compiz
  CompositorUnredirectDriverBlacklist: '(nouveau|Intel).*Mesa 8.0'
  CompositorUnredirectFSW: true
  Date: Tue Apr 22 21:06:39 2014
  DistUpgraded: 2014-02-27 15:02:05,429 DEBUG enabling apt cron job
  DistroCodename: saucy
  DistroVariant: ubuntu
  GraphicsCard:
   Intel Corporation Core Processor Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:0046] (rev 02) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
     Subsystem: Toshiba America Info Systems Device [1179:0007]
  MachineType: TOSHIBA PORTEGE R705
  MarkForUpload: True
  ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.11.0-19-generic root=UUID=e34a4d0a-6d04-42c5-a170-9ff6d2812d56 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
  SourcePackage: unity
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to saucy on 2014-02-27 (54 days ago)
  dmi.bios.date: 11/11/2010
  dmi.bios.vendor: TOSHIBA
  dmi.bios.version: Version 1.70
  dmi.board.asset.tag: 0000000000
  dmi.board.name: Portable PC
  dmi.board.vendor: TOSHIBA
  dmi.board.version: Version A0
  dmi.chassis.asset.tag: 0000000000
  dmi.chassis.type: 10
  dmi.chassis.vendor: TOSHIBA
  dmi.chassis.version: Version 1.0
  dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnTOSHIBA:bvrVersion1.70:bd11/11/2010:svnTOSHIBA:pnPORTEGER705:pvrPT314U-017018:rvnTOSHIBA:rnPortablePC:rvrVersionA0:cvnTOSHIBA:ct10:cvrVersion1.0:
  dmi.product.name: PORTEGE R705
  dmi.product.version: PT314U-017018
  dmi.sys.vendor: TOSHIBA
  version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.10+13.10.20131011-0ubuntu1
  version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
  version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.46-1ubuntu1
  version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 9.2.1-1ubuntu3
  version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
  version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 9.2.1-1ubuntu3
  version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.14.5-1ubuntu2~saucy1
  version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.7.3-0ubuntu3.1
  version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.2.0-0ubuntu10
  version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.904-0ubuntu2.1
  version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.9-2ubuntu1
  xserver.bootTime: Tue Apr 22 20:47:22 2014
  xserver.configfile: default
  xserver.errors:
   
  xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log
  xserver.outputs:
   
  xserver.version: 2:1.14.5-1ubuntu2~saucy1

To manage notifications about this bug go to:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/unity/+bug/1311457/+subscriptions