<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"><head><META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=us-ascii"><meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 14 (filtered medium)"><style></style></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1>>have you tried to use the gnome with out the effects <o:p></o:p><o:p> </o:p>It's not so much an effect as it is standard behavior. I log in with a vnc client and I'm forced to use Unity 2d, so the 3d effects aren’t happening, if those are what you mean. <o:p></o:p><o:p> </o:p>I'm afraid to run any of the tweak tools because of what's been experienced by people on this list.<o:p></o:p><o:p> </o:p>Unity has several problems going on:<o:p></o:p><o:p> </o:p>1) A window's edge is so thin that you have to find and grab (or hold the mouse over) a one-pixel-wide area to move/resize a window, or to get the Launcher to pop back out when it's hidden. That's a pain for me to do, and I'm not handicapped in any way. I hate to think what people who shake or have impaired motor skills have to go through. <o:p></o:p><o:p> </o:p>2) The Launcher does not have consistent behavior: often programs open behind it and it does not close, (so it's in the way) and at other times when a program's window opens, it closes and remains hidden. <o:p></o:p><o:p> </o:p>3) The Launcher has (for me) unwanted behavior that can't be changed easily: when it's hidden and you reach for the File menu or window controls, it pops out and gets in your way. Or it hides when you get a window too close to it, such as when you're trying to arrange your desktop. <o:p></o:p><o:p> </o:p>4) The Launcher is too large and takes up too much screen area.<o:p></o:p><o:p> </o:p><o:p> </o:p>These things come together like the Four Horsemen and make Unity frustrating for a lot of people to use . <o:p></o:p><o:p> </o:p>I think if just these few things were fixed, I would have a nicer experience. To be clear: I run Ubuntu Desktop 11.04 on several servers, and I have upgraded a couple of them to 11.10. I still love Ubuntu, and am not planning to switch. I just put up with it.<o:p></o:p><o:p> </o:p>If any developers are reading this, I would love it if you only did these few things: <o:p></o:p><o:p> </o:p>1) Never allow programs to open behind the Launcher. I'm not sure that makes sense even on a hand held device.<o:p></o:p><o:p> </o:p>2) Let us decide where the Launcher lives. Having it on the left causes conflicts between programs and the Launcher.<o:p></o:p><o:p> </o:p>3) Make the Launcher thinner. <o:p></o:p><o:p> </o:p>4) Make window's edges (borders?) wider. Meaning the left, right and bottom edges. <o:p></o:p><o:p> </o:p>Oh, and while we're add it, allow me to choose a theme that places the window controls (close, min, max) on the right side so that I don’t have to reach clear across my 24" screen. <o:p></o:p><o:p> </o:p>:)<o:p></o:p></div></body></html>