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On Mon, Dec 13, 2010 at 10:35 AM, Mark Curtis <merkinman@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>  Unity requires 3d compositing.  For those without adequate hardware, it
> falls back to the GNOME Panels.  While I understand for this cycle effort
> should be put into getting Unity functioning, I think for the future a
> better fallback should be created. For one the GNOME Panels won't be
> supported forever so it's not a viable alternative in the long run.  Two,
> the UI change from Unity/Panels is drastic.  Look at Windows 7, if the user
> can't enable the compositing, the UI is still similar, it doesn't reset to
> an XP style of UI.
>

I completely agree. Since Ubuntu ships with Gnome-panel, it makes sense to
adapt the panel for a unity-type feel without compositing. I'm pretty sure
DockBarX has a unity theme, so using Gnome-panel on the left and top with
DockBarX could be a feasible alternative

Just my 2 cents.