Re: Windows controls: new button layout

2010-05-09 Thread Patrick H.
Of course, then crave in to Ubuntu, It does not give you a window into humanity! It is ourselves, as plainly as we are. At the very least of such a pinnacle of an ideal. Would you expend only on windows into the world? Then it is a Ubuntu default style that resembles windows or Mac'donald? In

RE: Windows controls: new button layout

2010-05-08 Thread Davyd McColl
I'm just annoyed that this setting (and locking my workstation when it goes to screensaver -- probably others too) was applied on a dist-upgrade without any prompt. I don't want a macified interface -- it doesn't feel natural to me, partly for the uses Windows the rest of the time argument (I work

RE: Windows controls: new button layout

2010-05-08 Thread Oliver Grawert
hi, Am Samstag, den 08.05.2010, 08:50 +0200 schrieb Davyd McColl: I'm just annoyed that this setting (and locking my workstation when it goes to screensaver -- probably others too) was applied on a dist-upgrade without any prompt. I don't want a macified interface -- it doesn't feel natural to

Re: Windows controls: new button layout

2010-05-08 Thread C. Gatzemeier
Am Sat, 08 May 2010 10:38:12 +0200 schrieb Oliver Grawert o...@ubuntu.com: hi, Am Samstag, den 08.05.2010, 08:50 +0200 schrieb Davyd McColl: still would have been great if the post-install script could have asked me before just letting it be. the problem here is that you very likely

RE: Windows controls: new button layout

2010-05-08 Thread Davyd McColl
on Sat, 08 May 2010 10:38:12 +0200 Oliver Grawert wrote: the problem here is that you very likely didnt have a user setting for it (it wasnt necessary since the default pleased you). only the system default changed and if there is no diff between your setting and the system default there cant

Re: Windows controls: new button layout

2010-05-08 Thread Dylan McCall
It would have been really appreciated if someone had thought of this in the case of package upgrade. Better still, this change shouldn't require one to have to open gconf-editor and find the place to set it -- most people that I know who use Ubuntu don't even know what a window manager is --

Re: Windows controls: new button layout

2010-05-08 Thread Tom H
On Sat, May 8, 2010 at 12:27 PM, Dylan McCall dylanmcc...@gmail.com wrote: Speaking of release notes, I was looking for the 10.04 release notes to see what we had going on there for the button layout change, but I actually _couldn't find them_ from ubuntu.com. Am I just going crazy?

Windows controls: new button layout (was: Re: Window controls: minimise and maximise icons are confusing?)

2010-05-07 Thread V for Vortex
On Fri, 7 May 2010 10:04:21 +1000 Chris Jones chrisjo...@comcen.com.au wrote: Some days I get frustrated and go to change it back to the traditional way of doing things. But then I have to remind myself to just be patient. And it doesn't help also being a Windows user and having to compete

Re: Windows controls: new button layout (was: Re: Window controls: minimise and maximise icons are confusing?)

2010-05-07 Thread Dmitrijs Ledkovs
On 7 May 2010 08:00, V for Vortex vforvor...@versanet.de wrote: On Fri, 7 May 2010 10:04:21 +1000 Chris Jones chrisjo...@comcen.com.au wrote: Some days I get frustrated and go to change it back to the traditional way of doing things. But then I have to remind myself to just be patient. And

RE: Windows controls: new button layout

2010-05-07 Thread Chris Jones
Date: Fri, 7 May 2010 09:00:10 +0200 From: V for Vortex vforvor...@versanet.de If you are using Windows and Ubuntu together, it may be better for you to have the buttons at the same location on both systems. On the other hand, Mac+Ubuntu users should be happier with the new layout. I control my