Ubuntu Unity 5.0 is out and ready for testing

1) We are used to have the toolbar at bottom. 2) This makes room for more icons. 3) It is better to lose some space horizontally because we have windows side by side horizontally, usually. Then, why a vertical toolbar?

Re: Ubuntu Unity 5.0 is out and ready for testing

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Post by mrsebastian » Fri, Jan 13, 2012, 5:38 PM UTC

bokchoi wrote: post #2

Ugh. Here it is all on one page: http://www.extremetech.com/computing/113345-ubuntu-unity-5-0... but don't bother reading it, the article doesn't say very much.

It's just a walkthrough of the new features in Unity 5, and some tips on getting going, if you have your own 12.04 testbed installation. I don't think it's meant to 'say' very much.

Re: Ubuntu Unity 5.0 is out and ready for testing

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Post by hotice » Fri, Jan 13, 2012, 5:41 PM UTC

Oh yeah, split 3 relatively minor changes on 6 pages :/

Re: Ubuntu Unity 5.0 is out and ready for testing

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Post by sutro » Fri, Jan 13, 2012, 5:51 PM UTC

Never again.

Re: Ubuntu Unity 5.0 is out and ready for testing

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Post by g3orge » Fri, Jan 13, 2012, 6:11 PM UTC

I actually like the look, but the thing I hate about Unity is the menu-bar. I hope they will fix it.

Re: Ubuntu Unity 5.0 is out and ready for testing

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Post by rauar » Fri, Jan 13, 2012, 6:31 PM UTC

wish the laucher would be more quicksilvr like. e.g.launches best match on hitting return and open by some keystroke. not used it a lot yet - just a very first, quick impression on the released version...

Re: Ubuntu Unity 5.0 is out and ready for testing

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Post by waitwhat » Fri, Jan 13, 2012, 7:33 PM UTC

scriptproof wrote: post #4

1) We are used to have the toolbar at bottom. 2) This makes room for more icons. 3) It is better to lose some space horizontally because we have windows side by side horizontally, usually. Then, why a vertical toolbar?

Netbooks (or more generally: small screen devices) where you can more easily lose a few pixels from the side than the bottom.