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Re: unity at the bottom

 

What happens to the top panel with the launcher at the bottom? What
about the Dash window controls? Without sticking the top panel on the
left, I don't see how this design works.

On Tue, Nov 29, 2011 at 11:01, Sunil Singh Rana <sunil.rana@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I think its a great idea. Design can be modified so that it remain
> consistent if some user chooses it to be on bottom. I don't really see much
> philosophy behind the current design; for example: I don't know why the top
> panel or left panel have to have the grey transparent visual effect when
> dash is called. I wouldn't mind if the dash shows itself in the center of
> the screen, without blocking the menus and controls of the previous in-focus
> application. In the later case, I would be able to drag and drop from the
> dash to any side of the screen, and the design would look more symmetric.
>
> Sunil
>
>
> On Tue, Nov 29, 2011 at 18:45, Swapnil Bhartiya <swapnil.bhartiya@xxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>>
>> On 11/29/2011 05:55 PM, Christian Rupp wrote:
>>>
>>> I know it was discussed several times, but a plug-in finally got it
>>> working:
>>> http://www.webupd8.org/2011/11/install-ubuntu-unity-bottom-launcher.html
>>>
>>> Should we include it in one of ubuntu next releases as a easy to
>>> activate option
>>
>>
>> On second thoughts I believe, it's a good idea (gives some customisation
>> to users). Once at the bottom it will be just like Apple Mac's dock. A good
>> thing may be the option to place the launcher anywhere you want - left/right
>> or bottom.
>>
>> swapnil
>>
>>
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