Ubuntu Reveal Results of Gnome Desktop Survey
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Ubuntu Reveal Results of Gnome Desktop Survey
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Re: Ubuntu Reveal Results of Gnome Desktop Survey
#2Users are split on whether window controls should be on the left or right.
Hint: make it easily configurable.
Otherwise, you get to irritate 40-60% of your users.
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#3Users are split on whether window controls should be on the left or right. Hint: make it easily configurable. Otherwise, you get to irritate 40-60% of your users.
I think this more suggests just pick one.
I don't think one is particularly superior to the other, and every configuration option is another thing to test, making sure everything else window related renders properly. Also every configuration option is another thing to confuse users with.
I would much prefer a single well thought out consistent interface than a "build your own" grab bag.
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#4Users are split on whether window controls should be on the left or right. Hint: make it easily configurable. Otherwise, you get to irritate 40-60% of your users.
where are you defaulting? do you need to add an api to let the app developers know the window direction so they can create apps consistent with the env?
Options are a cost, are the user going to be irritated or just have a few laugh at their muscle memory for a few days (that was my reaction when I switched window control position from gnome to unity)?
Re: Ubuntu Reveal Results of Gnome Desktop Survey
#5Users are split on whether window controls should be on the left or right. Hint: make it easily configurable. Otherwise, you get to irritate 40-60% of your users.
> Otherwise, you get to irritate 40-60% of your users.
The survey says nothing about how strongly folks hold that preference. I may prefer Schwepps Ginger Ale, but I'm not going to be irritated when offered Canada Dry instead. That "40-60%" number is a ceiling, not a floor.
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#6I've used Gnome (on Fedora) for 10+ years as my daily driver and just recently have been using the pre-installed Ubuntu 16.04 and Unity that came with my new Dell laptop. One of the things I immediately loved is the global menu. This greatly expands application space especially on small laptop screens. I figured I would wipe the laptop soon after delivery and install Fedora/Gnome but the look and integration of global menu has me staying on Unity for the time being. This was a small thing I had no idea existed after years of Gnome 2/3.
I would love for this to be an option in Gnome Shell or just the default. I've seen hints of an extension coming, hope it gets some traction.
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#7Users are split on whether window controls should be on the left or right. Hint: make it easily configurable. Otherwise, you get to irritate 40-60% of your users.
> Otherwise, you get to irritate 40-60% of your users. The survey says nothing about how strongly folks hold that preference. I may prefer Schwepps Ginger Ale, but I'm not going to be irritated when offered Canada Dry instead. That "40-60%" number is a ceiling, not a floor.
I would be very irritated if I couldn't put my bar on the left. I put it in the left on every UI I use.
The reasoning seems sound though. Where there is no strong user preference, consider making it configurable.
The only way you find out how irritated people would be without the option would be to piss them off.
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#8This survey and the article show a remarkable amount of humility, which is something new to Ubuntu. I'm quite pleased to see this new direction for them.
Re: Ubuntu Reveal Results of Gnome Desktop Survey
#9Users are split on whether window controls should be on the left or right. Hint: make it easily configurable. Otherwise, you get to irritate 40-60% of your users.
Put them in the middle, problem solved
Re: Ubuntu Reveal Results of Gnome Desktop Survey
#10Users are split on whether window controls should be on the left or right. Hint: make it easily configurable. Otherwise, you get to irritate 40-60% of your users.
I think this more suggests just pick one. I don't think one is particularly superior to the other, and every configuration option is another thing to test, making sure everything else window related renders properly. Also every configuration option is another thing to confuse users with. I would much prefer a single well thought out consistent interface than a "build your own" grab bag.
Right or wrong, this does seem more inline with "the Gnome way."
It's also why I stopped using Gnome (and in fact, Ubuntu all together). But I suspect I was never their target user, and that's OK. If they can make it easier for more typical computer users, good for them, and they should stick to what works.