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[Ian Santopietro <isantop@xxxxxxxxx>]

> Nothing useful is hidden behind the launcher so that makes
> transparency purely for aesthetic reasons.

That's not necessarily true. In addition to a pleasing aesthetic, it
provides a clear distinction between System-Level UI and Application-level
UI.

And "ugly options" are still options, adding complexity to the code, and
thus making it harder for the developers to maintain it. We need as few
options as possible, not more than we have now.

On Thu, May 24, 2012 at 8:45 AM, shane lee <shaneymail@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Nothing useful is hidden behind the launcher so that makes
> transparency purely for aesthetic reasons.
>
> Anything that is there purely from an eye candy point of view such as
> transparency, should have an option to disable as far as I'm
> concerned.
>
> On 24 May 2012 14:28, Ryan Gauger <rtgkid@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Hi Team,
> >
> > I just had an idea that may speed up Unity even further. We could perhaps
> > make transparency behind the launcher an option, so that if users choose
> to
> > disable it, their computer's performance and speed should run a bit
> > smoother. Just an idea :) Thanks!
> >
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