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Message #04682
Re: I don't think global menu and the panel is good for a touch OS
> It is futile to attempt to solve a problem that does not yet exist.
What are you talking about? Ubuntu is being installed in touch
devices as we speak:
http://www.engadget.com/2011/01/11/augen-improves-gentouch-78-teases-lenovo-u1-hybrid-competitor/
http://www.gizchina.com/2010/12/28/ubuntu-tablet-details-surface/
Not to mention that Unity is supposed to be touch-friendly by design:
http://www.markshuttleworth.com/archives/383
> Of course, if you think a 24px bar is a useful UI in a touch-oriented environment, i will not agree.
I don't, and that's another point against Unity in its current form for
touch devices.
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