Re: [Ayatana] unity at the bottom

[Marco Biscaro <marcobiscaro2112@xxxxxxxxx>]

Em 29-11-2011 15:45, Swapnil Bhartiya escreveu:
> On 11/29/2011 05:55 PM, Christian Rupp wrote:
> > I know it was discussed several times, but a plug-in finally got it 
> > working:
> > http://www.webupd8.org/2011/11/install-ubuntu-unity-bottom-launcher.html
> >
> > Should we include it in one of ubuntu next releases as a easy to
> > activate option
>
> On second thoughts I believe, it's a good idea (gives some 
> customisation to users). Once at the bottom it will be just like Apple 
> Mac's dock. A good thing may be the option to place the launcher 
> anywhere you want - left/right or bottom.
>
> swapnil
I've looked the code and seen that it's another plugin for compiz. This 
means two completly distinct code paths (the official unityshell and the 
unityshell-rotated).

It would be very hard to maintain two distinct plugins in code base. If 
this were an option to the official plugin, the chances of being 
approved in the codebase would be greater. However, I don't know how 
complex it would be to convert this to an option.