[wplug] Unity

[Brian Roberts]

I have been a gnome/fluxbox user for a really long time and had concerns
about the whole move to Unity.   I really did like the new interface and
will be comfortable recommending it to family and friends, even though it is
not right for me.

*Pro's*

   - The layout was intuitive
   - The quick launch Win+# key works great
   - The Icon dots representing multiple opens and current focused window
   - Integrated Scale/expose functions
   - Clicking the Icon with multiple windows will do a quick scale of all
   window types
   - Windows 7 Style Maximize / Minimize

*Cons's*

   - Unable to add scripted launchers
   - Unity win key doesn't play nice with gnome-do
   - The top bar is a bunch of wasted space.   On today's widescreen
   monitors,  vertical pixel counts are limited enough.


I did like what I saw for the first two weeks of using it, but had to go
back to gnome, with Avant Window Navigator and Gnome-do.


Brian


On Sat, May 21, 2011 at 8:25 PM, Dave Ostroske <eksortso at gmail.com> wrote:

> On May 21, 2011 6:36 PM, "L. A. Weber" <laweber at verizon.net> wrote:
>
> > By the way, what are the member's opinion of Unity?
>
> Here's my two cents.
>
> I installed Natty Narwhal (Ubuntu 11.04), upgrading from 10.10, a few days
> after its release. I have an older laptop, so I wasn't ready to upgrade
> until I was sure that it wouldn't make my machine sluggish. A review from ZD
> convinced me to go ahead with it.
>
> So far, I'm impressed. After a flawless net upgrade and some arrangement of
> the launcher buttons, it's been a joy to work with. I tend to use the
> keyboard a lot, and will avoid using the mouse if possible, but Unity has
> still been a net gain in my user experience.
>
> The launcher buttons present themselves with their own positional keyboard
> shortcuts. (You can define your own shortcuts but I haven't delved too far
> into how to do that.) I like the top-pane menus, though I don't love the Mac
> experience much. The menus are slightly inconsistent, though. Most apps
> (freedesktop.org-inspired apps primarily) use the top pane for the menu, but
> apps like LibreOffice and Chromium (which I both love) don't yet, and a
> recent add-in for LibreOffice menus is not yet up to snuff. That may be
> resolved sooner than later, though.
>
> The app indicators have completely replaced the system tray, which is a
> grand improvement. I have indicators for both Ubuntu One and for DropBox. A
> decent system stats indicator would be nice to have. There's one out now
> which is text-based, but I'd much prefer a more graphical approach.
>
> There are links online for tweaking Unity's interface, and I used a special
> desktop wallpaper to learn all the keyboard shortcuts for the first few
> weeks.
> http://www.webupd8.org/2011/04/things-to-tweak-fix-after-installing.html
>
> Try a few of the tweaks, installing them one at a time. If a tweak doesn't
> work for you, remove it.
>
> One final note: Unity doesn't replace GNOME. On the contrary, it enhances
> it. This is GNOME 2 that I'm referring to, by the way. I don't know if GNOME
> 3 will underlie the system in future releases, but it seems like they'd make
> a good fit.
>
> I'd like to know what other Ubuntu users think. I'm not expecting a mass
> exodus to Debian or Mint quite yet, tempting as it may be to some folks. For
> now, I'll stick with Ubuntu.
>
> -- Dave Ostroske
>
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