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[Eylem Koca <eylemkoca@xxxxxxxxx>]

Just wanted to chime in and say that hiding window control buttons
doesn't bother me at all.

What bothers me is the lack of a "throw-the pointer-to-reveal-Dash"
location on the screen. With current design, you have to aim at the
Ubuntu button and click on it. I really really think this makes the
Dash too far away from the user; it should be more prominent and
accessible. It should be more than "yet-another-start-menu". Am I the
only one who thinks this way??


On Fri, Aug 26, 2011 at 10:11 PM, Jo-Erlend Schinstad
<joerlend.schinstad@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 2011/8/27 André Oliva <gandreoliva@xxxxxxxxx>:
>> Really, I don't agree with hidding window controls. It's really ***not***
>> necessary and will cause more confusion with Unity to new users. I
>> understand the idea, but really there is ***enough*** space on the screen to
>> have the window controls that are really necessary!
>>
>>
>> Sorry, but Unity needs an UI specialist urgently! I'm sure that the idea is
>> to make Unity more *intuitive*, not more confusing!! (Even if making more
>> intuitive means sacrifice some of efficiency)
>
> You don't present a single argument. In what way is it confusing? Since
> the buttons are always in the upper-left corner, you can't miss them. And
> you need to learn that once, just like you need to learn that you can click
> on the File-label in order to present a menu. Because that is not "intuitive"
> at all, but people have still been able to learn that it will open a menu when
> clicked. People aren't stupid and it is important to respect that and provide
> a user interface that is comfortable to work with. The less clutter,
> the better. And since it is completely impossible to click those buttons
> when the mouse isn't hovering over them, there is absolutely no need
> to display them all the time.
>
> Jo-Erlend Schinstad
>
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