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[Remco <remco47@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Sat, Nov 5, 2011 at 22:00, Josh Andler <scislac@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> Ink scape! +10
>
> As an inkscape developer who is bug testing all the time, I have to say that
> as frustrating it is for me, I can't imagine how frustrating it is for users
> trying to be productive (not that bug testing isn't being productive). I
> also hit this issue in GIMP and a handful of other apps.
>
> Having Unity block me on a regular basis is something that makes me consider
> switching desktop environments... I honestly like Unity for the most part
> but this is definitely a big source of aggravation for me. If the behavior
> isn't going to be changed, please make the location of the dock
> configurable.

For your use case the always-visible setting is probably the best.
I've used it from the start. As clever as the hiding behavior may be,
it still overlaps with applications. The "move the screen to the
right" behavior might be an acceptable solution, too.

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Remco