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Re: Awesome critical review of Unity

 

I agree with Ian. 

I do NOT want a maximized window to have a separate titlebar. I want the maximized window's controls to be merged into the panel.  The titlebar is an enormous waste of space. IMHO it is useless. When a user maximizes a window, space is needed. 

Once people take some time and get used to this new design, they will understand it and like it better. It makes a lot more sense than the old way of doing things. 

> Date: Fri, 15 Apr 2011 16:16:31 +0100
> Subject: Re: [Ayatana] Awesome critical review of Unity
> From: kazade@xxxxxxxxx
> To: nrundy@xxxxxxxxxxx
> CC: ayatana@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> 
> On 15 April 2011 16:08, nick rundy <nrundy@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >> This is where the whole thing falls apart quite epically. Now visually
> >> the panel is the titlebar of the maximized window, but the contents of
> >> it are the focused window, which is likely not the same window. It's a
> >> complete WTF? moment and I still think it is ridiculous and confusing.
> >
> >
> > I don't find it confusing at all. (Assuming I am fully understanding what
> > you are describing), I did not have any problems acclimating to this design.
> > I found it quite intuitive actually.
> >
> 
> The panel is now the titlebar of the maximized window, yet it has the
> title of the focused window... how is that not confusing?
> 
> >> The worst part of it is that in this situation, the maximized window
> >> controls can't just be left where where they SHOULD be, where the user
> >> EXPECTS them to be, because the panel has the title and menu of the
> >> focused window and it'll be near impossible to tell which window would
> >> be closed or resized by clicking them.
> >
> >
> > I do not understand you here. I had no problems whatsoever figuring out
> > "which window would be closed or resized." When maximized the controls are
> > merged. clicking the buttons affects the maximized window. When not
> > maximized, the controls are not present in the panel. The controls are
> > exactly where I expect them to be.
> >
> > I found the global menus intuitive as well. The panel tells what the focused
> > app is.  move the mouse to the area and menus are present. You can also hit
> > F10 to use the menus.
> >
> > I don't agree with your assessment. Or I don't understand what you are
> > describing.
> >
> > I opened up Empathy. It works like everything else. What exactly is the
> > problem? Window not maximmized = controls on the unmaxmized window. Menubar
> > on the panel. Panel displays the apps name wehn mouse is not over the panel.
> >
> 
> You are missing my point, with Empathy focused, try closing the
> maximized window. There is the problem, the maximized window should
> have it's controls in it's titlebar like it normally does, like every
> other window does, but it doesn't.
> 
> Luke.
 		 	   		  

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