Comment 4 for bug 928719

There seem to be a significant number of users who like to use the dodge option and are disappointed about its demise, and I am one of them.

I like to use it because it is the only way to achieve the following balance:
1. It keeps the launcher visible in situations when I don't need all of my screen real estate. It is convenient to refer to the launcher at a glance, and the launcher looks attractive.
2. It hides the launcher when I need all of my screen real estate, such as when I am maximizing a window.
The autohide option achieves point 2, but does not achieve point 1. Therefore it is not an equivalent substitute for those of us who like dodge, as is often argued.

The only valid use arguments I have seen against it are:
1. It tested to be confusing for a particular class of users.
2. Leaving it in place as an option can make the choice of launcher behavior more confusing for some people.

The first argument does not by itself make a compelling case for removing the option. Many advanced features are confusing for some class of users, but still they are kept. Making sure this is not the default option should be sufficient to keep those users from being confused. If the feature has a legitimate use case, which I argue above that it does, and if a reasonable number of people find it useful, then it should be kept.

The second argument is also weak. Someone who is poking around menus to customize the behavior of the launcher is sufficiently advanced that they can handle the overhead of looking at three options rather than two. Even if they do not understand what the option means, there are few enough options that they could even experiment and figure it out if they desired. Keeping this as an option does not somehow take the intimidation factor from "Shotwell" to "Blender" equivalent. In any case, if the primary concern is confusion, the best option would be to figure out something different to call it, rather than dodge.