One foot out the door!: I've grown to hate Linux Ubuntu

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>have you tried to use the gnome with out the effects  

 

It's not so much an effect as it is standard behavior. I log in with a vnc
client and I'm forced to use Unity 2d, so the 3d effects aren't happening,
if those are what you mean. 

 

I'm afraid to run any of the tweak tools because of what's been experienced
by people on this list.

 

Unity has several problems going on:

 

1) A window's edge is so thin that you have to find and grab (or hold the
mouse over) a one-pixel-wide area to move/resize a window, or to get the
Launcher to pop back out when it's hidden. That's a pain for me to do, and
I'm not handicapped in any way. I hate to think what people who shake or
have impaired motor skills have to go through. 

 

2) The Launcher does not have consistent behavior: often programs open
behind it and it does not close, (so it's in the way) and at other times
when a program's window opens, it closes and remains hidden. 

 

3) The Launcher has (for me) unwanted behavior that can't be changed easily:
when it's hidden and you reach for the File menu or window controls, it pops
out and gets in your way. Or it hides when you get a window too close to it,
such as when you're trying to arrange your desktop. 

 

4) The Launcher is too large and takes up too much screen area.

 

 

These things come together like the Four Horsemen and make Unity frustrating
for a lot of people to use . 

 

I think if just these few things were fixed, I would have a nicer
experience. To be clear: I run Ubuntu Desktop 11.04 on several servers, and
I have upgraded a couple of them to 11.10. I still love Ubuntu, and am not
planning to switch. I just put up with it.

 

If any developers are reading this, I would love it if you only did these
few things: 

 

1) Never allow programs to open behind the Launcher. I'm not sure that makes
sense even on a hand held device.

 

2) Let us decide where the Launcher lives. Having it on the left causes
conflicts between programs and the Launcher.

 

3) Make the Launcher thinner. 

 

4) Make window's edges (borders?) wider. Meaning the left, right and bottom
edges. 

 

Oh, and while we're add it, allow me to choose a theme that places the
window controls (close, min, max) on the right side so that I don't have to
reach clear across my 24" screen. 

 

:)

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