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[Tommy_CZ <1273671@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Well, I used two "somethings", is it too much for you?
So before I will try to make some mockup...I will try to explain it more.

A) there is a plenty of space all around, but mainly, when you hover
your pointer on DASH, it slightly changes the background to some with
more opacity, where there is something clickable. But in the finall it
looks wierd,when you can click in the right side and open the button on
the left side with it. But OK, I cannot say it it the wrong way, BUT...

The problem is - DASh is divided into rectangles, but do not show it to
a customer - user, he has to find it by himself and that can be really
confusing.

B) DASH cannot use blank space. Please look at
http://180016988.r.cdn77.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Menu_019.png ,
there is a lot of space between "Weather" text and "Weather channel"
icon for example. Shrink it or place there some separator (shiny white
bar for example, but this way it is just ugly.

Take a look at OMGUbuntu.co.uk article:
http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2014/06/os-x-10-10-feature-ubuntu-already

And to the screenshot: http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/wp-
content/uploads/2014/06/f1401729844-750x420.jpg

You guys really are not catching the train, hurry up, or they will
override not only your DASH, but all convergence system at all.

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Title:
  Unity DASH is confusing for newbie

Status in “unity” package in Ubuntu:
  Opinion

Bug description:
  Hi when I open DASH, home screen is all right, There are icons and
  squaresh behind them. But in "Applications" tabs there are some text
  etc and when someone hover on them by cursor, there are huge rectangle
  that do not corespond in size to text. It is confusing because
  something is expected by text and something different then happens.

  I mean, it is not bad, but it will confuse newbies. I think small,
  tiny shapes there would be usefull and then it will act like expected
  - rectangles will glow properly.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
  Package: unity 7.1.2+14.04.20131106.1-0ubuntu2
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-5.20-generic 3.13.0
  Uname: Linux 3.13.0-5-generic x86_64
  .tmp.unity.support.test.0:
   
  ApportVersion: 2.13.1-0ubuntu1
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperVersion: 1.336ubuntu1
  CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
  CompositorRunning: compiz
  CompositorUnredirectDriverBlacklist: '(nouveau|Intel).*Mesa 8.0'
  CompositorUnredirectFSW: true
  CurrentDesktop: Unity
  Date: Tue Jan 28 12:50:04 2014
  DistUpgraded: Fresh install
  DistroCodename: trusty
  DistroVariant: ubuntu
  GraphicsCard:
   Intel Corporation Xeon E3-1200 v2/3rd Gen Core processor Graphics Controller [8086:0152] (rev 09) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
     Subsystem: Lenovo Device [17aa:365e]
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Alpha amd64 (20140124)
  MachineType: LENOVO 10104
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=en
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
   LANG=cs_CZ.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  ProcKernelCmdLine: noprompt cdrom-detect/try-usb=true file=/cdrom/preseed/username.seed boot=casper initrd=/casper/initrd.lz quiet splash -- debian-installer/language=cs keyboard-configuration/layoutcode?=cz
  SourcePackage: unity
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
  dmi.bios.date: 03/21/2013
  dmi.bios.vendor: LENOVO
  dmi.bios.version: ELKT31AUS
  dmi.board.name: MAHOBAY
  dmi.board.vendor: LENOVO
  dmi.board.version: 31900003 STD
  dmi.chassis.type: 13
  dmi.chassis.vendor: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
  dmi.chassis.version: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
  dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnLENOVO:bvrELKT31AUS:bd03/21/2013:svnLENOVO:pn10104:pvrLenovoC440:rvnLENOVO:rnMAHOBAY:rvr31900003STD:cvnToBeFilledByO.E.M.:ct13:cvrToBeFilledByO.E.M.:
  dmi.product.name: 10104
  dmi.product.version: Lenovo C440
  dmi.sys.vendor: LENOVO
  version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.10+13.10.20131011-0ubuntu1
  version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
  version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.51-1
  version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 10.0.1-1ubuntu2
  version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
  version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 10.0.1-1ubuntu2
  version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.14.5-1ubuntu2
  version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.8.2-1ubuntu1
  version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.2.0-0ubuntu11
  version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.907-0ubuntu1
  version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.10-1ubuntu1
  xserver.bootTime: Tue Jan 28 12:34:54 2014
  xserver.configfile: default
  xserver.errors:
   
  xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log
  xserver.outputs:
   product id                                8192 
   vendor                                     LEN
  xserver.version: 2:1.14.5-1ubuntu2

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