Re: [Ayatana] Serious issues

2011-11-04 Thread staticd
On Thu, Nov 3, 2011 at 4:21 PM, Stefanos A. stapos...@gmail.com wrote: Two other potential solutions: 1. A visual proximity indicator to the hidden launcher, for instance as a very soft glow that becomes more visible as the mouse moves towards the left side (similar to KDE 4.x when its

Re: [Ayatana] Serious issues

2011-11-04 Thread Sony-qs
Isn't it possible to adjust the launcher like this? attachment: launcher.jpg___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ayatana Post to : ayatana@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ayatana More help :

Re: [Ayatana] Serious issues

2011-11-04 Thread Elias K Gardner
On Fri, Nov 4, 2011 at 4:04 AM, staticd staticd.growthecomm...@gmail.comwrote: clickable edge will be like the hide buttons on the sides of the gnome panel.(Did anyone other than me use them?) Regarding the high momentum movements, how about the launcher coming out not on mouse reaching left

Re: [Ayatana] Serious issues

2011-11-04 Thread Jo-Erlend Schinstad
Den 03. nov. 2011 03:25, skrev anthropornis: Canonical has guaranteed Unity to be 100% issue-free. What you have perceived as an issue is actually explained here: file:///usr/share/doc/unity/copyright How awesome is that? Commanding other people to spend their money on a feature only you

Re: [Ayatana] Serious issues

2011-11-04 Thread Mark Curtis
That would only work for Firefox, not all programs that have buttons on the left hand side. Date: Fri, 4 Nov 2011 13:10:36 +0100 From: sony...@live.de To: ayatana@lists.launchpad.net Subject: Re: [Ayatana] Serious issues Isn't it possible to adjust the launcher like

Re: [Ayatana] Serious issues

2011-11-04 Thread anthropornis
I never commanded anyone to do anything. However, both of us did post useless, unhelpful responses, which just pollute a mailing list. On 11/04/2011 08:52 AM, Jo-Erlend Schinstad wrote: Den 03. nov. 2011 03:25, skrev anthropornis: Canonical has guaranteed Unity to be 100% issue-free. What

Re: [Ayatana] Serious issues

2011-11-04 Thread Stefanos A.
2011/11/4 Mark Curtis merkin...@hotmail.com That would only work for Firefox, not all programs that have buttons on the left hand side. Do you have a specific application in mind? I can't recall any application with buttons that touch the left side of the screen (please note that if the

Re: [Ayatana] Serious issues

2011-11-04 Thread Thorsten Wilms
On 11/04/2011 01:10 PM, Sony-qs wrote: Isn't it possible to adjust the launcher like this? [Had mockup attached with Launcher starting below Firefox's bars] So far, I only have one case where I regularly get the Launcher while aiming at something else: using Inkscape's toolbar. I often use

Re: [Ayatana] Serious issues

2011-11-04 Thread Ian Santopietro
What about requiring a hit and park to display the launcher? In order to show the launcher, the user must place the point er on the edge of the screen and stop it there. Then, after a brief delay (100-150ms), the launcher would reveal. On Nov 4, 2011 9:29 AM, Thorsten Wilms t...@freenet.de wrote:

Re: [Ayatana] Serious issues

2011-11-04 Thread Michael J Daniel
What about moving everything on the screen to the right when the launcher appears. And move it back when the launcher goes away? On 11/04/2011 06:55 PM, Ian Santopietro wrote: What about requiring a hit and park to display the launcher? In order to show the launcher, the user must place the

Re: [Ayatana] Serious issues

2011-11-03 Thread Matt Richardson
Another potential would be to prevent windows from occupying the left-most 5px-10px of the screen. The Firefox back button is a stickler for this launcher behaviour, but try resizing it so that it is almost maximised, except leave a small space on the left hand side. This really helps to

Re: [Ayatana] Serious issues

2011-11-03 Thread Mikkel Kamstrup Erlandsen
On 11/03/2011 01:50 AM, Jo-Erlend Schinstad wrote: We have really serious issues with Unity. For instance, look at the attached screenshot. Can you please include a descriptive subject line and an actual explanation of the perceived problem in your email another time? Consider that you are

Re: [Ayatana] Serious issues

2011-11-03 Thread Stefanos A.
Two other potential solutions: 1. A visual proximity indicator to the hidden launcher, for instance as a very soft glow that becomes more visible as the mouse moves towards the left side (similar to KDE 4.x when its taskbar is set to autohide). - or - 2. Make the left-most column a clickable

Re: [Ayatana] Serious issues

2011-11-02 Thread Andrew Starr-Bochicchio
On Wed, Nov 2, 2011 at 8:50 PM, Jo-Erlend Schinstad joerlend.schins...@gmail.com wrote: We have really serious issues with Unity. For instance, look at the attached screenshot. Not trying to be snide, but I looked at the screenshot and I'm not sure what the issue is. Could you please explain?

Re: [Ayatana] Serious issues

2011-11-02 Thread anthropornis
Canonical has guaranteed Unity to be 100% issue-free. What you have perceived as an issue is actually explained here: file:///usr/share/doc/unity/copyright How awesome is that? On 11/02/2011 08:50 PM, Jo-Erlend Schinstad wrote: We have really serious issues with Unity. For instance, look at

Re: [Ayatana] Serious issues

2011-11-02 Thread Elias K Gardner
When you have to interact close to the left edge of a window the launcher can be accidentally activated blocking interaction on that part of the open window. The launcher can be made not to popout when the cursor hits the screen side by installing CompizConfig Settings Manager and changing the

Re: [Ayatana] Serious issues

2011-11-02 Thread James Jenner
On 3 November 2011 14:06, Elias K Gardner zork...@gmail.com wrote: When you have to interact close to the left edge of a window the launcher can be accidentally activated blocking interaction on that part of the open window. The launcher can be made not to popout when the cursor hits the