Re: [Ayatana] Oneiric Dark Toolbars waste vertical space - what was the point of Unity?

[Matthew Paul Thomas <mpt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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nick rundy wrote on 22/07/11 18:08:
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> The newly implemented Dark Toolbars to Oneiric have left me wondering
> if the Developers have forgotten one of the driving principles for
> Unity--to reclaim vertical space?
> 
> Look at the following comparison between Natty as it is today and
> Oneiric with Dark Toolbars. In Oneiric, not only has writing been
> placed underneath the icons (taking vertical space) but there is now a
> huge/thick vertical-space-wasting "Dark Toolbar" with only one item on
> it: the search box. COME ON!
>...

First, that is bad design from the Gnome designers, not the Ubuntu
designers. If I was designing that window, I would -- and did -- put
Back, Forward, and Home buttons in the toolbar, not just a search field.
<https://live.gnome.org/SystemSettings?action=AttachFile&do=view&target=sketches-p1.jpg>

Second, it's nothing whatsoever to do with the toolbar being dark.
System Settings has exactly the same problem in themes where the toolbar
is light.

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mpt
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