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[Phong Cao Viet <phngcv@xxxxxxxxx>]

I agree with you frederik!!

I do not know about Unity community but... I think panel is what created to
make it easier for people to access and manage their application. A
persistent panel is a vital part of any operating system, including Windows,
Mac, Solaris, and Ubuntu.

However, the only problem right now with Unity is that the left panel's
width is too big... That big fat panel is not gonna save users any more
screen space...

I do not think the panels need to be hidden. Rather, its width should be
reduced (to be equal the size of the top panel) to make Unity looks better
and be a true "small-screen computing revolution".When users point the mouse
in any icon in the left panel, the icon will enlarge or blinking (depends on
users' choices).

I have read lots of thread and forum discussing about Unity's panels... The
main reasons making lots of users hating it is because it has bad appearance
(the left panel is the cause of the problem)

So those are just my thoughts... Feel free to comment!!

On Fri, Dec 24, 2010 at 11:46 PM, frederik.nnaji@xxxxxxxxx <
frederik.nnaji@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> intellihide:
>
> * what is the current concept Unity is employing on this?
>
> why people want a persistent launcher:
> - better mouse targeting visibility
> - overview / window list
> - speed
>
> why people want an intellihide launcher:
> - additional display space
> - less clutter
> - focus on content
>
> * any more?
>
> i think this is not really a per-user thing and it needs some open
> discussing.
> AIUI, intellihide is necessary for temoporary application, not as permanent
> behaviour.
>
> Who would like to have his launcher autohiding all the time?
> Who wants it to behave more like a panel?
>
> I for one believe that the launcher should be as persistent as possible, it
> shouldn't just back away because an application window is covered by it.
> That's why we used to have hide buttons on the panel: so that we could
> manage its visibility at our own convenience, defaulting to persistence.
> When a window is covered by the launcher, i think it should only hide
> if the window covered by the launcher has focus.
> It the window below the launcher has no focus, the launcher should not back
> away.
>
> please, opinions are welcome ;)
>
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