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Re: [Ayatana] I don't think global menu and the panel is good for a touch OS

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From: Conscious User <conscioususer@xxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2011 05:26:18 -0500 (EST)
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> It is futile to attempt to solve a problem that does not yet exist.

What are you talking about? Ubuntu is being installed in touch
devices as we speak:

http://www.engadget.com/2011/01/11/augen-improves-gentouch-78-teases-lenovo-u1-hybrid-competitor/
http://www.gizchina.com/2010/12/28/ubuntu-tablet-details-surface/

Not to mention that Unity is supposed to be touch-friendly by design:

http://www.markshuttleworth.com/archives/383

> Of course, if you think a 24px bar is a useful UI in a touch-oriented environment, i will not agree.

I don't, and that's another point against Unity in its current form for
touch devices.

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