[ubuntu-art] Borderless windows: Goods and bads?

[George Brooke]

Could something be done involving mouse-overs, or maybe just subtly
coloured button?

solar.george

On Mon, 24 Mar 2008 20:50:32 +0100
Julian Oliver <julian at selectparks.net> wrote:

> 
> ..on or around Sun, Mar 23, 2008 at 10:04:13PM -0700, Dylan McCall
> said:
> 
> > Simple screenshot to show off:
> > http://img169.imageshack.us/img169/3945/yayfu2.png
> 
> just quickly i'd like to show my vote for that screenshot. it really
> does 'open up' the desktop as you suggest, prioritising the
> application content over the window manager. a frustrating thing
> about Human, and GNOME in general is just how in-you-face all those
> title bars are - all these horizontal stripes of rich colour, the
> density of which accumulate with every new window. it really
> dominates far too much i think. it's too heavy.
> 
> to these ends it would be good to see before-and-after screenshots
> with several 'typical' applications open. it may help to make your
> case.
> 
> that said what is seen in your screenshot may not be at all practical
> - especially for those that aren't power users and know the
> minimise/maximise key combinations by heart.
> 
> regardless, it is refreshing to see.
> 
> cheers,
>