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[Ian Santopietro <isantop@xxxxxxxxx>]

Many Apps also use the bottom and right edges too. Totem, for example.
On Nov 29, 2011 6:02 PM, "Sunil Singh Rana" <sunil.rana@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hello Friends,
> I hope all of you are having fun. :)
>
> Saving the vertical space could be a founding block, but a foundation
> should be consistent with all the foundations. we can't ignore the fact
> that most application uses the space close to left edge for navigation
> within itself; for example: back button of a browser. It is normal that
> launcher on the left will keep appearing as an uninvited guest and shall
> keep annoying. I wonder how many user actually notices the more vertical
> space available to them but I am sure many of them get annoyed with this
> unnecessary revelation of the launcher. Secondly, the top left corner
> becomes a problem to give a consistent design.
>
> It is difficult to take a completely new approach, take it as an axiom
> and, at the same time, fit it to the traditional approaches which are built
> on completely different set of axiom.
>
> I think -- I might be wrong -- most application assumes that the launcher
> would be at the bottom and this leaves the bottom side free from any button.
>
> We really need to focus on consistency and universality of the experience.
> I think these things has added plenty to the success of mac.
>
> On Tue, Nov 29, 2011 at 19:54, Chad M/ Germann <cgermann@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> On Tue, 2011-11-29 at 18:31 +0100, Swapnil Bhartiya 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
>> >
>> > That's not a very good design. The whole point of unity was to save
>> > vertical space and use horizontal space. This is quite opposite, leaving
>> > even lesser space. Instead a thinner bottom panel like LinuxMint 12 may
>> > be more 'practical' where users can see running apps and switch easily.
>>
>> that may be the case but it eliminates the strict "It mist be this way"
>> fascism that unity currently represents.
>>
>>
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