I've been reading up on the new design philosophy and it sounded nice until I saw some actual screenshots on https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Brand.
Are we really going to move the window buttons (minimize, maximize and close) to the left hand side of the window and then rearrange them? The themes look really nice, but this is going to hurt. Most of us have a strong muscle memory that tells us where those buttons are. New users will feel even more uncomfortable, as this indicates further that their old knowledge from Windows isn't applicable anymore. Most of us are also right handed, which makes the right hand side of the screen a good placement for such a common action. People have suggested for a long time, that Super-L should open the applications menu. I've been against that, since it didn't make sense to begin with. It's stupid to copy Windows' mistakes just in order to be similar, but in my opinion, it's even more stupid to change something good just in order to be different. In my opinion, this is the worst design change since the decision to hide incoming IMs and phone calls from the user, and instead just subtly changing the color of a small icon. One of the things I've always touted when speaking of Ubuntu, is that is looks ok, but that it's really user friendly, and efficient to work with. You get much done by few clicks. Now, when someone calls me, I have to first examine where the sound comes from, then look for the envelope to see if it's light grey or dark grey. Then, if it's dark grey, I have to click it to see if it's just because I've received an email or if someone has sent me an IM while I was away, or if someone, in fact, is calling me right now. If so, then I can open that dialog and then, finally, I can accept the call. And now I'm supposed to retrain my muscles to hit buttons on the other side of the screen, and remember that minimize is now maximize and vice versa? I'm sorry if I come across as overly critical, but this really upsets me. It looks nice, but it's a pain to work with. Please prioritize functionality before aesthetics. My two cents, Jo-Erlend Schinstad -- ubuntu-desktop mailing list ubuntu-desktop@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-desktop
