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[Mark Shuttleworth <mark@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On 15/04/10 09:08, Vishnoo wrote:
> With the "old"[earlier alpha order] order of < max,min,close: >  on the
> left side, I used to occasionally hit the maximize button instead of
> hitting the "File" menu in the menubar. But this wasnt a big deal as i
> could unmaximize the window and no harm was done and nothing was lost.
>
> But with the final order < close,min,max: > I find it easier to
> accidentally *close* the windows and it is rather frustrating when I
> have to re-open the nautilus window and get back to the location /
> re-open firefox & re-load all the pages. Luckily most apps ask for
> confirmation before closing unsaved documents, but still a bit
> frustrating when being prompted when all i wanted to do was open the
> "File" menu.
>
> >From using the new positions, probably < max,min,close: >  was much
> better.
>
> The close on the left-most probably works better in OSX ,since they have
> a global menu and the menubar isnt near the window controls.
> However, we have a very thin menubar [20-25px?] and it is easier to
> accidentally hit the window controls instead of the menu options.
>   

Thanks Vishnoo, that's valuable feedback and we'll take it up for 10.10.

Mark

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