Ubuntu 12.04 LTS removing unity and installing GNOME

[chris]

On Mon, 2012-06-04 at 23:44 -0400, Rashkae wrote:
> On 06/04/2012 08:04 AM, Ryan Gauger wrote: 
> > ent. I am on the Unity Design Team, and we have crafted the most
> > beautiful desktop environment ever (haha, just kidding). It would be
> > helpful if someone replied who hates Unity (or someone who knows
> > why, but maybe doesn't hate it themselves), and told me why, so that
> > I can give this information to the Unity Design Team. As I have
> > said, I do highly recommend just getting used to Unity, like you got
> > used to Ubuntu when you switched from Windows (I know not everyone
> > did, but most people do not install another OS than the one that
> > came pre-installed (most lik
> 
> Ok, I'll bite....
> 
> (Note: I haven't tried the latest iteration of Unity.  Apolgies if
> some of these issues have been addressed.)
> 
> I don't personally like moving the application  menus to the top of
> the screen.  Admittedly, this is something I could just get used to,
> and 'would' have proven useability benefits to using the screen edge
> for infinite pointing space... I say "would" be cause any perceived
> theoretical benefit gets completely eliminated when the menu hides
> unless you move the mouse pointer to unveil it.  I don't know what
> genius thought that would be a good idea, but it shows right there in
> two minutes exactly how little though to usability actually went into
> Unity.
> 
> 2: I'm a compulsive multi-tasker who has grown used to having a dozen
> virtual desktops, several of them filled with several windows.  A task
> bar/dock that doesn't keep my desktops separate is completely useless
> to me.  It's bad enough that Docky hides the option and requires gconf
> editing to enable this basic function, but Unity eliminates it
> entirely.  If I could opt out of using Unity task bar in favor of
> something else that worked better for my needs, (docky, AWN, and
> another whose name I forget,) that would be a non usse.  But Unity,
> like Gnome Shell, forces itself to be all or nothing.   Bad Unity.
> 
> 
> Those are the only 2 issues I ran into before giving up on Unity.  #2
> especially is a complete showstopper. 
> 
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+1
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Cheers the Kiwi