Unity interface

[Liam Proven]

On 8 March 2011 01:29, NoOp <glgxg at sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> And I see a significant issue with not having that luxury. For example;
> I open SeaMonkey in G2 and keep multiple mail/news/browser windows open,
> see:
>
> http://img840.imageshack.us/f/screenshot9sw.png/
> [click to enlarge & scroll to the bottom]
>
> I can easily click on any of those, or use Alt-Tab to change.
>
> In Unity if I attempt to do the same, I have to use the SeaMonkey menu
> to select the window. I can of course use Alt-Tab, but afterwards I have
> no immediate idea about which/how many windows I actually have open. See:
>
> http://img820.imageshack.us/i/screenshot4wz.png/
> [again, click to enlarge]
>
> The inability to have that bar with windows that I can use is, for me, a
> complete show stopper. Also, note that the lack of a top tool bar where
> I can dock an application for monitoring cpu, temps, etc., with a single
> glance is as well. Not to mention being able to launch an docked
> application with out losing focus on the application that I am currently
> using. For example; if I want to launch LibreOffice while viewing a
> SeaMonkey (or Firefux page) in Unity, I first must move the mouse to the
> upper left corner, let it hover for a second or two, figure out if I
> actually have LO 'docked' as I can't see otherwise, and if so then click
> it. On G2, I see that it's there move the mouse & click. Note: I can
> also hide/unhide my G2 panels with a single click as well, so I already
> have the option to maximize viewable real estate.

This (and the rest) is interesting stuff, and I must confess, it
slightly worries me. I wish I could play more, but since 10.04, the
NBR launcher no longer runs at all on my newest, highest-end notebook.

You are concerning me a little here. I am not a huge fan of GNOME, I
just dislike it less than any of the alternatives. I do love vertical
panels and dislike horizontal ones, and since Unity offers that, I had
high hopes, but what you describe is putting me off a little.

Perhaps I will revive my idea of building an Ubuntu remix with
WindowMaker and GNUstep as the desktop. :¬)


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