Public bug reported: The addition of two new launcher items to the default launcher (bug 1046840) adds too much to an already overcrowded launcher. This will make items scroll off the edge of the screen (aka, the accordion effect) on 1366x768 screens, which is the most used screen resolution today.[1]
That feature hasn't finished landing today, so I'm including screenshots of today's Quantal to demonstrate what happens when adding 1 or 2 new items to the launcher. This is made worse by Software Center adding newly installed apps to the launcher by default. The launcher can't handle more items on average laptop screens. It is even worse on netbooks. What I'd like to see ============== * Follow a philosophy oft-invoked on the Ayatana mailing list and drop 2 launcher items to make room for the 2 new ones. Possibilities for removal: - System Settings, which pitti & I complained about in bug 764744 when it was added last year as GNOME 3 has many ways of reaching System Settings. (The user testing leading to that decision was done on 11.04 which used GNOME 2.) - Ubuntu One could be removed if the indicator-sync FFE/MIR gets approved - LibreOffice Calc & Impress don't need to be there, as it's possible to create or open spreadsheets from LibreOffice Writer, or open the apps directly from the Dash. [1] http://gs.statcounter.com/press/screen-resolution-alert-for-web- developers ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10 Package: unity 6.6.0-0ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-15.22-generic 3.5.4 Uname: Linux 3.5.0-15-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.5.2-0ubuntu4 Architecture: amd64 CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins' Date: Fri Sep 21 11:43:17 2012 SourcePackage: unity UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) ** Affects: unity (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug quantal running-unity -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1054167 Title: Unity launcher for Quantal Beta 2 has too many items, scrolls off the screen on 1366x768 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unity/+bug/1054167/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
