[kubuntu-devel] Re: [kubuntu-devel] Ubiquity refresh

[Aurélien Gâteau]

Le Thursday 21 February 2013 09:55:32 Scott Kitterman a écrit :
> On Thursday, February 21, 2013 02:47:52 PM Jonathan Riddell wrote:
> > On Mon, Feb 18, 2013 at 02:21:51PM +0100, Aurélien Gâteau wrote:
> > > What would be the minimal screen size we need to support? I know HP Mini
> > > 1000 have 1024x576 screens [1]. Then there is the original EeePC which
> > > had a screen size of 800x480 [2]. Do we want to support such
> > > resolutions?
> > 
> > the EeePC one sounds excessively small.  I test it on a netbook which is
> > 1024x600.
> 
> We should support 1024 X 576.  Trying to support 800 X 480 would require a
> lot of redesign.  Also, when I looked into it, systems that small are
> designed with local screen features that allow you pan around a larger
> display so you can manage with things designed for larger screens (i.e.
> everything).

OK, let's define 1024x576 as the minimum resolution then. This means I can 
remove some eeepc-resolution-specific code. I just filed a first merge request 
for this work (https://code.launchpad.net/~agateau/ubiquity/layout-refresh/+merge/150117)

It's definitely not finished though. It currently looks like this:
http://simplest-image-hosting.net/png-0-plasma-windowedh10219

Aurélien