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On 06/04/2012 08:04 AM, Ryan Gauger wrote:
<blockquote cite="mid:4FCCA44E.2010507@gmail.com" type="cite">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 <b>highly</b> 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</blockquote>
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Ok, I'll bite....<br>
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(Note: I haven't tried the latest iteration of Unity. Apolgies if
some of these issues have been addressed.)<br>
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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.<br>
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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. </tt><tt>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.</tt><tt> Bad Unity.<br>
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Those are the only 2 issues I ran into before giving up on Unity.
#2 especially is a complete showstopper. <br>
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