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[Ian Santopietro <isantop@xxxxxxxxx>]

> So far consistency is concerned I never felt that the circular windows> controls consistent with any part of unity.

They're used to control the dash. You can't make the Dash full screen
without them.

They integrate the window controls into the panel for maximized
windows because they integrate the menu bar and title bar into the top
panel. Doing this saves nearly 50 pixels of vertical screen real
estate, which is nice on large monitors, and huge on smaller screens
like netbooks. Giving the Dash window controls simply makes it more
consistent with the rest of Unity.

Transparent panels blend in with the dash, and make it feel more like
an extension of the panel and launcher, which it is. With the dash
open and full screen, it feels like a single sheet draped over the
screen since everything blends together seamlessly. Visually, it's
very pleasing.
On Wed, Nov 30, 2011 at 13:44, Sunil Singh Rana <sunil.rana@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>
> On Wed, Nov 30, 2011 at 18:05, Ian Santopietro <isantop@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> I mean that the panel is now disconnected from the rest of Unity. With the
>> panel at the bottom, there's no reason for the panel to turn transparent.
>> There's no reason for the Dash's window controls to be in the panel. Having
>> the launcher on the left side is important, because without that, several
>> other points in unity simply don't make any sense.
>
>
> Hi,
>                May I please request to make those several other points of
> Unity more clear.
> Please forgive my ignorance.
>
> I agree that there in no reason for the window controls to be in the panel.
> I personally think there is no reason for any window that is not maximized
> to have controls and menus on the top panel. It makes unnecessary mouse
> travels; though I can understand it might me useful for small form factors.
>
> I also never understood the philosophy behind making panels transparent when
> dash is called -- please forgive my ignorance once again.
>
> So far consistency is concerned I never felt that the circular windows
> controls consistent with any part of unity.
>
> Personally I don't know much of advantages of having panel in left apart
> from having more vertical space. But I see the challenges it presents to
> make a consistent design.
>
>
>> On Nov 30, 2011 8:16 AM, "Omar B." <estelar57@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>
>>> what do you mean "it doesnt work"?
>>>
>>> you just looked at the first screen and havent tried it.
>>>
>>> here are more screens:
>>>
>>> http://forum.ubuntu.ru/index.php?topic=171694.0
>>>
>>>
>>> http://www.webupd8.org/2011/10/how-to-move-unity-launcher-to-bottom-of.html
>>>
>>> but its still in dev of course.
>>>
>>>
>>> > From: isantop@xxxxxxxxx
>>> > Date: Tue, 29 Nov 2011 13:04:03 -0700
>>> > To: sunil.rana@xxxxxxxxx
>>> > CC: ayatana@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> > Subject: Re: [Ayatana] 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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>>> > >
>>> > >
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>
> "Unselfishness is more paying only people have not the patience to practice
> it."
>
> " 'I love you' is a wrong sentence as where, there exist 'I' and 'you' love
> can not. Love is an attribute of the absolute."



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