On Fri, 2006-09-01 at 12:32 -0700, Troy James Sobotka wrote: <snip> > Is there something that we could do with the panels > that is a little more what 'Ubuntu' seems to represent -- > Earthy, Human, Real, Grounded, Communal, etc? > <snip> > > There might be something to run with as defining Ubuntu > _against_ those cliches. Where the two commercial > operating systems are about money, fast cars, and those > other trivial symbols of 'worth', Ubuntu offers us > real _worth_ on many more levels. In terms of a marketing > approach, it certainly has a powerful underpinning. Thoughts? > > Perhaps a little pondering on the subject could lead > us to a very trademark and distinctive resolution? > > Sincerely, > TJS
I remember that when Solaris 10 came out...users(at least in my office) were wondering what desktop Sun was using because with only one panel at the bottom of the screen, it resembled MS but worked differently than KDE. Little did they suspect it was Gnome because with a few cosmetic changes Sun made it seem very different. Running Solaris 10 with a widescreen monitor convinced me that an entire panel devoted to the window list(bottom panel) was overkill so for the past year I've been using Ubuntu with just one panel at the top of the screen. I still have four desktops in the switcher so there is ample room for the Window List and everything else I regularly use. That's not to say that this setup would be perfect for EVERYONE, but people with 30+ different apps open all the time can easily add another panel. That's the beauty of Linux. Recently there has been a lot of effort put into the Gnome menu design which looks like it will lessen the amount of real estate it requires on the panel which would reduce the need for two panels even more. So in my mind, one glassy top panel for Ubuntu would offer a unique look that just happens to work considerably well. -- Chuck Huber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- ubuntu-art mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art
