Switching between workspaces is clumsy if the launcher is full

[Jussi Lind]

Switching between workspaces is clumsy if the launcher is full, because the workspace switcher button becomes buried under a stack of launcher icons. A better location for the workspace switcher button could be right below the dash/Ubuntu button, or at least its location should be configurable.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: unity 5.14.0-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-27.43-generic 3.2.21
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-27-generic i686
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu11
Architecture: i386
CompizPlugins: [core,composite,opengl,compiztoolbox,decor,vpswitch,snap,mousepoll,resize,place,move,wall,grid,regex,imgpng,session,gnomecompat,animation,fade,unitymtgrabhandles,workarounds,scale,expo,ezoom,unityshell]
Date: Mon Jul 30 21:41:32 2012
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release i386 (20091028.5)
ProcEnviron:
 TERM=xterm
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: unity
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-02-26 (154 days ago)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Edward Donovan (edward.donovan)]

Hi - Bug 761155 is the request to move launcher items, like the workspace switcher. Bug 868423 is a discussion about changing the workspace switcher. I couldn't find any bugs specifically proposing a higher default position for it.

Can we make this bug a duplicate of one of those?

Thanks!

[Daniel van Vugt (vanvugt)]

Not quite the same, but close enough...

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. This particular bug has already been reported and is a duplicate of bug 761155, so it is being marked as such. Please look at the other bug report to see if there is any missing information that you can provide, or to see if there is a workaround for the bug. Additionally, any further discussion regarding the bug should occur in the other report. Feel free to continue to report any other bugs you may find.