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[Gino Vincenzini <openmysourcecode@xxxxxxxxx>]

I understand what people are saying but I agree that it makes little sense
to try desperately to preserve the vertical space by sticking the launcher
on the left side in an app ecosystem designed for the launcher or dock to
be at the bottom. If that be the case then the reasons that integrate the
menu bar with the launcher are no longer relevant, because why the launcher
should be on the side in the first place is a fundamental idea. Honestly I
think the best way to handle that is to default to the bottom, allow some
cool integration when on the left side and let the user pick in the
settings. But that's just my opinion.
On Dec 1, 2011 4:11 AM, "Sunil Singh Rana" <sunil.rana@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

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> On Wed, Nov 30, 2011 at 05:18, Ian Santopietro <isantop@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>> Many Apps also use the bottom and right edges too. Totem, for example.
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> Agree. Specially the right side is always used by scroll bar of the
> application. Totems still have one bar, which mention time, in between. But
> the back arrow of the browser, one of the most use apps, is too close to
> the left bar. Quite some web-interfaces, Gmail for example,  also have a
> lot of links very close to left edge.
> I hope I made it clear. Left side panel will remain annoying unless we
> come up with a well thought out mouse gesture to call the panel.
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>>  On Nov 29, 2011 6:02 PM, "Sunil Singh Rana" <sunil.rana@xxxxxxxxx>
>> wrote:
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>>> 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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