So, what's going to happen to the window controls? Is this proposing removal of them? If not, how's the whole thing going to work? On Aug 25, 2011 12:12 PM, "André Oliva" <gandreol...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi! > > The user Sashin created a blueprint for Unity: > https://blueprints.launchpad.net/unity-shell/+spec/better-ubuntu-button-bfb. > Had someone checked it out? > > I'm transcribing here the description: > > Recently (although possibly not final) in Ubuntu development the top left > Ubuntu button(BFB) to invoke the dash has been replaced by a shortcut-esque > icon on the launcher. This was due to usability testing by Canonical that > found that the button was not easily discoverable and that users clicked the > home button mistaking it for the dash. Although the current solution > resolves said issue, it also creates two problems: > -Lack of visual difference between BFB and shortcuts: Users may mistake the > button as "just another app" > -longer time to invoke dash (as it is no longer in the top left corner > rather arbitary aiming is required to position the cursor slightly below the > panel) > > I propose a differently styled buttonto the launcher icons that takes up the > area of both the launcher and the panel, making it; > visually distinct, accessible via corner of the screen and easily > discoverable. This can be illustrated in the following mockup (albeit poorly > drawn). > > > I have done a mockup of this blueprint: > > http://sites.google.com/site/gandreoliva/hybridbutton > > Personally, I like the idea. I have seen that Ubuntu users, when a window is > maximized, look for some place they can click in order to reveal the > launcher or dash. That place is, of course, the top left button. I think > that users are going to get more confused when a window is maximized where > is the "main menu" (dash). A panel that simply dissapears is not intuitive. > I also understand that when the launcher is shown, users see the "home > button" as the "principal button". But, with this idea, the two problems are > solved. A big Ubuntu button when the launcher is shown, and a little Ubuntu > button in the panel when the launcher is hidden. I think it's simpler, it's > more intuitive. > > > André Oliva.
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