[xubuntu-users] Panels in Oneiric Ocelot

[Paul Taylor]

I'm not the most well rounded person when it comes to operating systems, but
I have found the way I like it, which Xubuntu delivers nicely.
Having mostly used some form of Windows for most of my time I would say I am
more accustomed to that way of doing things, however for the past year I
have been using Linux distributions with some more luck I would say.

I tend to find that whenever I set up Xubuntu, I remove the bottom panel (I
don't like the space it takes up and then gets in the way if you need
something down in that area) and leave the top bar as it is. I don't find
the window control buttons get in the way at all of the bar nor do I find
myself misclicking much. I do however install Synapse pretty much every time
and set the activation to the windows button on the keyboard. This kind of
works like the start bar in windows, however the speed of Synapse is not
comparable to that found in windows - as it is near enough instant. For this
reason I don't find myself using the menus in the top panel too much - apart
from to access settings or something.
I would really appreciate (well I wouldn't as I have it right on mine...)
but others may appreciate the windows button activating the application
launcher or something similar like Synapse.

As for the colours I'm not fussy when it comes to that kind of things, I'm
happy with those currently used, and there is a good selection of applets. I
would add a cpu frequency governor applet - or some kind of laptop power
applet which allows you go turn things on/off if running on battery etc.

Hope this is the kind feedback you are wanting...

Paul

On Tue, Jul 26, 2011 at 2:33 AM, kelly <kelly at chiefsez.com> wrote:

> On Mon, 25 Jul 2011 15:33:35 -0600
> Charlie Kravetz <cjk at teamcharliesangels.com> wrote:
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> > The time is now.
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> > The place is here.
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> > It involves all of us.
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> > We use two panels in Xubuntu. In Natty, using Xfce 4.8, we put the top
> > panel to use more, and created a second, auto-hiding panel on the
> > bottom with the most used launchers. We would like to know what, if
> > anything, the users would change about these panels.
> >
> > Some of the questions we would like answered:
> >
> > 1. Are the colors good?
> >
> > 2. What launchers would you like added or removed?
> >
> > 3. Are any panel applets missing?
> >
> > 4. Are there too many panel applets?
> >
> > 5. Anything you would like to add?
> >
> > We are looking for constructive criticism to make Oneiric's panels
> > easier to use. Please give us your opinions and changes.
> >
> > Thanks to all the Xubuntu users. We do value your comments.
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> > Charlie Kravetz
> > Xubuntu Project Lead
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> Hi,
>
> If you insist on panels ... *one* is all that is necessary.  The one
> panel should be at the *top* of the space and it should contain *all*
> of the users most used applications, starting from left to right.
>
> The reason for the panel being at the top is usability.  People, in the
> western world, read from *top* to bottom and *left* to right.  Not vise
> versa.
>
> Indeed, there is absolutely no reason whatsoever for one panel let
> alone two panels.  It is a waste of real estate.
>
> I do not use panels for application launching.  I just right click
> anywhere within the WM space, pick my application, left click on it and
> off I go.
>
> Have a fine one.
>
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