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[André Oliva <gandreoliva@xxxxxxxxx>]

Yes. But really, all the people new to Ubuntu 11.04 that I have seen tries
to reveal the launcher pointing to the ubuntu button, rather than trying to
"push" the left side, even if the animation of the launcher suggests that.
For us, regular users of Ubuntu, it's obvious. For new users, we can not
suppose it's obvious.

And another think I don't understand about the current design is that there
is enough space to put somewhere such an useful button on the screen. Why it
has to be removed? The solution proposed originally by Sashin solves both
the problem of usability detected in 11.04 and the issues I claim...


2011/8/26 Apoorva Sharma <appi2012@xxxxxxxxx>

> On Fri, Aug 26, 2011 at 7:27 PM, André Oliva <gandreoliva@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:
>
>> So, what do you think about this idea?
>>
>> I'm really concerned about how an user new to Ubuntu will react when he
>> wants to invoke the launcher when a window is maximized with the current
>> design.
>>
>> André.
>
>
> Although this I see your concern, I think that the sliding animation will
> make it quite obvious where the launcher went. In any case, user testing is
> needed to make a perfect decision.
>