Public bug reported:
The window buttons indicator violates Fitts's law
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fitts%27s_law) by not being clickable at
the very edge of the upper (and left) screen edge.
This causes massive user discomfort and a decrease in productivity due
to increased time consumption by aiming the buttons with the mouse
cursor. For example the user needs to follow the mouse cursor with their
eyes in order to be able to hit the close button, which is a waste of
precious time. In operating systems such as MS Windows one can click the
X button even with their eyes closed by sliding the mouse into the
screen corner. In Unity this is impossible due to the Fitts's law
violation, because the buttons are not clickable at the 1-pixel wide
upper and left edges.
The solution is simple. Remove the unclickable edges and make it
clickable everywhere.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: unity-services 4.22.0-0ubuntu3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-12.20-generic 3.0.4
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-12-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu3
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins:
[core,bailer,detection,composite,opengl,compiztoolbox,decor,resize,snap,mousepoll,place,imgpng,vpswitch,gnomecompat,move,grid,regex,wall,session,animation,expo,unitymtgrabhandles,ezoom,workarounds,fade,scale,unityshell]
Date: Sat Oct 15 13:47:02 2011
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111012)
ProcEnviron:
PATH=(custom, no user)
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: unity
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
** Affects: unity (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Tags: amd64 apport-bug oneiric running-unity
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Unity window buttons indicator violates Fitts's law
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