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[Gregory Merchan <gregory.merchan@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Fri, Jun 15, 2012 at 8:22 PM, Chris Druif <chrisdruif@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> I could write out a big rational on why the buttons should go left, but in
> the short version all keep it to just this: this way it's much more easy to
> combine the window title bar with buttons with the top bar. That alone gives
> a pixel gain off about 25 if I remember correct.
>
> The merging of the menu bar with the top bar gives a similar result and it
> the current implementation might not be perfect but it's pretty decent.
> Furthermore I'd like to point out that people can still remove and add
> anything they like. These suggestions might have a place in a tutorial on
> "how to adept ubuntu to your needs" but we should refrain from making this
> an option.

Pixels aren't really in short supply these days, but maybe someone
should consider why there should be buttons at all.