[ubuntu-uk] unity & gimp

[SuperEngineer]

On Mon, 2011-05-30 at 20:50 +0100, George Tripp wrote:
> Just when I thought I'd got used to unity & I can probably live with it I tried 
> using the gimp.
> 
> Previously with this I have the main window maximised & set up toolbox & layers 
> as normal windows hidden behind the main one.
> 
> In gnome2 it's easy to get at these other two windows from the bottom panel. 
> However in unity this option obviously isn't there. 
> 
> Clicking on the gimp icon on the launcher does get the option to choose which of 
> the 3 open windows you want so all is not lost but it does seem a lot of clicks 
> and messing!
> 
> Anyone else find this annoying? Any solutions? 
> 
> Perhaps I'll get used to this as well!
> 
> George
> 

I found the same thing and then found the solution...
I reinstalled 10.04 & haven't stopped thanking myself since.

Sorry to be negative, especially where a lot of people obviously did a
lot a lot of work to get 11.04 ready [perhaps I'm just a stick in the
mud but when it comes to usability - oh dear!  Looking forward to next
release to see where the usability bugs canbe / have been sorted.

Regards,
Bill B. [SuperEngineer]

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