Re: [Ayatana] Dash should be in full screen by default in desktop
On Thu, Mar 17, 2011 at 13:27, Bilal Akhtar bilalakh...@ubuntu.com wrote: On 03/17/2011 12:54 PM, frederik.nn...@gmail.com wrote: On Thu, Mar 17, 2011 at 05:44, Muhammad Nabil ottoman.k...@yahoo.com wrote: Dash in full screen looks better. Thanks. +1 keeping the dash small would make sense, if another object could be displayed beside it on the same level / layer, but that doesn't seem to be the case, so it should rather utilize all the space. transparancy keeps the stuff below visually accessible, that's good to keep a map of the desktop, even when you're in the dash. I don't think this would be good when the resolution is high (well above 1280x800). It would require unnecessary mouse movements. i wouldn't worry too much about mouse movement. when the objects are large enough to aim at successfully with a careless mouse gesture, mouse travel distance wouldn't be so much of an issue anymore. On a touch-interface this would be the least of our problems. On a desktop it's not a problem either, since a desktop usually has a proper mouse, which can travel the entire screen quickly. On a home entertainment system with a large full HD TV as monitor, it would be an advantage to use a lot of display space and have large icons/previews, since one usually sits a few meters away from such a monitor, and small icons would be too little to either aim at or to identify visually in the first place. so i don't reallly think mouse travel is an issue here.. ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ayatana Post to : ayatana@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ayatana More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
Re: [Ayatana] Dash should be in full screen by default in desktop
+2 After OMG! Ubuntu showed how to do it in a desktop, I did it. *Peterson* *http://petercast.net* On 17 March 2011 01:44, Muhammad Nabil ottoman.k...@yahoo.com wrote: Dash in full screen looks better. Thanks. -- This message was sent from Launchpad by Muhammad Nabil (https://launchpad.net/~ghogaru) using the Contact this team link on the Ayatana Discussion team page (https://launchpad.net/~ayatana). For more information see https://help.launchpad.net/YourAccount/ContactingPeople ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ayatana Post to : ayatana@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ayatana More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ayatana Post to : ayatana@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ayatana More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
Re: [Ayatana] Dash should be in full screen by default in desktop
On 03/17/2011 12:54 PM, frederik.nn...@gmail.com wrote: On Thu, Mar 17, 2011 at 05:44, Muhammad Nabil ottoman.k...@yahoo.comwrote: Dash in full screen looks better. Thanks. +1 keeping the dash small would make sense, if another object could be displayed beside it on the same level / layer, but that doesn't seem to be the case, so it should rather utilize all the space. transparancy keeps the stuff below visually accessible, that's good to keep a map of the desktop, even when you're in the dash. I don't think this would be good when the resolution is high (well above 1280x800). It would require unnecessary mouse movements. Unity should detect when the resolution is low, then make dash full-screen automatically (IIRC this happens when resolution is 1024x600 or lower). Also Unity should add a user-friendly option, either in ccsm or at a more accessible location, which makes dash full-screen automatically. The current way to set this is to use dconf-editor, and we don't expect new users to know this. Bilal Akhtar. ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ayatana Post to : ayatana@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ayatana More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp -- Bilal Akhtar - Ubuntu Developer bilalakh...@ubuntu.com IRC nick: cdbs signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ayatana Post to : ayatana@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ayatana More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
Re: [Ayatana] Dash should be in full screen by default in desktop
Unity, as of my last checking, only uses fullscreen for above 1280x800. I know this because my lapop uses 1280x720 and switched Dash to Desktop mode. I agree that it should be made available in CCSM, though. Make the option readily usable instead of hidden away. On 3/17/11, Bilal Akhtar bilalakh...@ubuntu.com wrote: On 03/17/2011 12:54 PM, frederik.nn...@gmail.com wrote: On Thu, Mar 17, 2011 at 05:44, Muhammad Nabil ottoman.k...@yahoo.comwrote: Dash in full screen looks better. Thanks. +1 keeping the dash small would make sense, if another object could be displayed beside it on the same level / layer, but that doesn't seem to be the case, so it should rather utilize all the space. transparancy keeps the stuff below visually accessible, that's good to keep a map of the desktop, even when you're in the dash. I don't think this would be good when the resolution is high (well above 1280x800). It would require unnecessary mouse movements. Unity should detect when the resolution is low, then make dash full-screen automatically (IIRC this happens when resolution is 1024x600 or lower). Also Unity should add a user-friendly option, either in ccsm or at a more accessible location, which makes dash full-screen automatically. The current way to set this is to use dconf-editor, and we don't expect new users to know this. Bilal Akhtar. ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ayatana Post to : ayatana@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ayatana More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp -- Bilal Akhtar - Ubuntu Developer bilalakh...@ubuntu.com IRC nick: cdbs ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ayatana Post to : ayatana@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ayatana More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
Re: [Ayatana] Dash should be in full screen by default in desktop
On Thu, 2011-03-17 at 10:42 -0400, Jonathan Meek wrote: Unity, as of my last checking, only uses fullscreen for above 1280x800. I know this because my lapop uses 1280x720 and switched Dash to Desktop mode. I agree that it should be made available in CCSM, though. Make the option readily usable instead of hidden away. Your absolutely correct, it was a mistake on my part to keep it in GSettings instead of ccsm (there was a reason for the decision, but I realised afterwards that having it in ccsm would be still possible and better). That'll be fixed for next week's release. -- Neil Jagdish Patel | Technical Lead Desktop Experience Team Canonical 27 Floor, Millbank Tower London SW1P 4QP Ubuntu - Linux for Human Beings www.canonical.com ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ayatana Post to : ayatana@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ayatana More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
