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Re: unity launcher position

 

On 11/09/2011 08:57 AM, Simon Čopi wrote:

1. Why is launcher fixed on the left side? On wide screens there is
"quite far" to reach it if you are on right side. Bottom is closer. But
if there is no bottom place for it because of space, there is space on
the right side. If I move mouse to the right there should be unity too,
why not? I would like to have it on both sides.

With the Launcher on one side, and always the same at that, it is possible to adjust the layout of application windows, to avoid having important stuff close to that side, to reduce the risk of accidentally triggering the Launcher. Doing so for both sides would be too limiting.

With the Launcher on one side, you never have to decide which side to take. Instead, you can form a habit easily.

In general, offering more than one way to accomplish something, forces the user to decide, requiring attention / conscious thought to do so, which may interrupt the flow and causes delayed action.


2. Faster way to find a started application. Minimised applications are
problem. We have alt-tab or i can find it on launcher. But if there is a
lot of applications, it takes some time to find the proper window by alt
tab. I am thinking of new special button on a launcher or short-cut key
combination which would show "new launcher" with all active
applications. It can be the same as alt-tab panel. But when it is not
launched by alt- tab, I could choose application by mouse click on that
panel.

While it works on the window, not the application level, Super-W might serve your needs (Super also known as Windows key).


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