This bug shouldn't be marked as low importance. This is an usability
issue that impacts the very first impression of ubuntu.
As an example, I installed Ubuntu in a netbook for my parents.
Because they value simplicity, I made the netbook login automatically,
opening the web browser and skype imme
John Lewis wrote on 2010-03-19:
> Basically when everything has to be decided
> by committee/consensus view it a) slows the
> decision making process down a lot and
> b) some pretty silly decisions get made in the
> interests of trying to keep everyone happy.
Rafael Gattringer wrote on 2010-03-2
Mark Shuttleworth wrote:
> Our design roadmap calls for us to reduce the visibility of
> scrollbars, and emphasise:
>
> - touch scrolling
> - scrollwheels
If you are actually considering touch scrolling, than you should also
consider that touch screens are much less precise than mouse pointers
> My mouse cursor usually hovers around the right side
> of windows because the vertical scroll bars are on the
> right. Also, since I read left-to-right, it seems easier to
> interact with windows at the right side.
That's a very good point.
There's no sense moving the min/max/close buttons to t
Adam Williamson wrote:
> You've said a couple of times that the idea is to free up the right hand
> corner
> for Other Stuff You Will Put There Later, which is a valid idea. What I don't
> get,
> though, is why you think it makes sense to do the freeing-up before you've got
> around to inventing
Mark Shuttleworth wrote:
> No. This is not a democracy. Good feedback, good data, are welcome. But
> we are not voting on design decisions.
Mark,
I completely understand and agree with your position -- you are the
benevolent dictator for life, and Ubuntu is not a democracy.
HOWEVER, I also unde
