2 panels waste the height needed for web browsing on 16/10 screens

[Felix Miata]

On 2010/04/02 14:01 (GMT+0200) Jérôme Bouat composed:

> Most of the laptop screens have a 16/10 or 16/9 ratio. However, Ubuntu 
> has a default setting with 2 horizontal panels (on top and bottom of the 
> desktop).

> This default desktop configuration decreases the space in height. 
> However this vertical space is usefull for browsing the web on small 
> 16/10 laptop screens (11 to 13 inches).

> Maybe only 1 panel which includes the windows bar (like the Microsoft 
> Windows task bar) would be a good trade-off.

Kubuntu - one bar
Xubuntu - one bar

Either can be added to an a Ubuntu system, e.g.: sudo apt-get install
kubuntu-desktop. If they work for you: sudo apt-get remove ubuntu-desktop.
-- 
"Suppos [sic] a nation in some distant region, should
take the Bible for their only law book, and every member
should regulate his conduct by the precepts there
exhibited. . . . What a Eutopa, What a paradise would
this region be!"            John Adams, 2nd US President

 Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409

Felix Miata  ***  http://fm.no-ip.com/