What about including an button to shrink the Dash to non-full screen mode? That means that it could remember the last setting and adjust to the user's preferences, without needing a setting anywhere.
On Thu, Mar 17, 2011 at 08:42, Jonathan Meek <shrouded.cl...@gmail.com>wrote: > Unity, as of my last checking, only uses fullscreen for above > 1280x800. I know this because my lapop uses 1280x720 and switched Dash > to Desktop mode. I agree that it should be made available in CCSM, > though. Make the option readily usable instead of hidden away. > > On 3/17/11, Bilal Akhtar <bilalakh...@ubuntu.com> wrote: > > On 03/17/2011 12:54 PM, frederik.nn...@gmail.com wrote: > >> On Thu, Mar 17, 2011 at 05:44, Muhammad Nabil > >> <ottoman.k...@yahoo.com>wrote: > >> > >>> Dash in full screen looks better. Thanks. > >>> > >> > >> +1 > >> > >> keeping the dash small would make sense, if another object could be > >> displayed beside it on the same level / layer, but that doesn't seem to > be > >> the case, so it should rather utilize all the space. > >> transparancy keeps the stuff below visually accessible, that's good to > >> keep > >> a map of the desktop, even when you're in the dash. > > > > I don't think this would be good when the resolution is high (well above > > 1280x800). It would require unnecessary mouse movements. > > > > Unity should detect when the resolution is low, then make dash > > full-screen automatically (IIRC this happens when resolution is 1024x600 > > or lower). > > > > Also Unity should add a user-friendly option, either in ccsm or at a > > more accessible location, which makes dash full-screen automatically. > > The current way to set this is to use dconf-editor, and we don't expect > > new users to know this. > > > > Bilal Akhtar. > > > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ayatana > >> Post to : ayatana@lists.launchpad.net > >> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ayatana > >> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > > > > > > -- > > Bilal Akhtar - Ubuntu Developer <bilalakh...@ubuntu.com> > > IRC nick: cdbs > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ayatana > Post to : ayatana@lists.launchpad.net > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ayatana > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > -- Ian Santopietro CEO - Prodigy Games "Eala Earendel enlga beorohtast Ofer middangeard monnum sended" Pa gur yv y porthaur? Public GPG key (RSA): http://keyserver.ubuntu.com:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0x412F52DB1BBF1234
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