On 19 December 2010 17:22, Mirek M. <maz...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi everyone, > As my requests for having an option to put the Ubuntu button + launcher on > the right have been received as insignificant feature requests, I'd like to > explain how Ubuntu button + launcher actually make more sense and improve > usability on the right. > > If they were on the right by default, then: > > *The whole left side of the screen would be devoted to the current > application* > Right now, you get some system-related commands on the right of the top > panel, application-related commands on the left, and some more > system-related commands on the far left. > Moving the launcher and the Ubuntu button to the right would put all the > system-related commands on the right and all the app-related commands on the > left, so neither the launcher nor the Ubuntu button gets in the way when > working with a single application. > > *A "hot corner" wouldn't get in the way* > Keeping application commands separate from system commands is especially > important to workflow when you have areas that activate on hover (e.g. > Ubuntu button). It is extremely annoying and distracting when you > accidentally mouse over a "hot corner"and have to wait a few seconds to get > back to work. As the menu bar and window buttons are aligned left, and as > most toolbars are also left-aligned, a hot corner on the right will be less > likely to be accidentally triggered than a hot corner on the left. > > *The application would get the most focus* > As most languages are read from left to right, our focus tends to start at > the left side of the screen. If the goal of Unity is to maintain focus on a > single task, it makes most sense to put the launcher somewhere where it > doesn't distract from the application -- on the right. > > *"Tools" would be easier to target* > Most image editors, raster or vector, have a "Tools" sidebar on the left, > which is very easy to target when it is at the edge of the screen, but very > hard to target when there's a launcher at the left edge of the screen. > > I hope that this is enough to at least consider moving the launcher to the > right. > > Looking forward to follow-up comments, > Mirek >
I agree completely, unfortunately I think this is a decision that's already been made :( Luke.
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