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[Ian Santopietro <isantop@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hey All.

I'd like to first introduce myself. I'm Ian Santopietro. I currently do tech
support for System76, and have for nearly a year. I've been using ubuntu
since 6.10, and I love to see all of the progress that it's made since then.
So far, I'm delighted with Unity, and barring a few issues of missing
features, am ready for natty. (Actually, I should say I really can't wait
for natty. It will be totally awesome!)

Anyway, I have noticed something that feels inconsistent to me: The Unity
Panel. It feels out of place to me. It's hard to describe with words, so I
do have a couple of pictures:

Here's one at a default configuration:
http://ubuntuone.com/p/h8E/

And a possibly tweaked configuration with the transparency set:
http://ubuntuone.com/p/h8D/

Most of Unity's central design is dark, solid backgrounds with white
outlines and highlights. It's a strong design, and it feels clean, slick,
and modern. But the panel doesn't fit this at all. The after shot in my
suggestion, in my opinion, does a better job of bringing it all together and
making it feel consistent.

-- 
Ian Santopietro
CEO - Prodigy Games

"Eala Earendel enlga beorohtast
 Ofer middangeard monnum sended"

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