maybe because Ubuntu-11.04 is released and this feature was/is not a priority.
On Tue, May 10, 2011 at 3:25 AM, Ben Howell <email address hidden> wrote:
> Why am I not allowed to customize this? I don't want my operating
> determining which windows are more important than others.
>
> --
> You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to unity.
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/708809
>
> Title:
> The Automaximize windows in Unity value is too low
>
> Status in Unity:
> Fix Released
> Status in “unity” package in Ubuntu:
> Fix Released
>
> Bug description:
> Binary package hint: unity
>
> First want to note that this may be more of an opinion than bug though
> I do consider 'usability' issues to be bugs
>
> I've use unity on both a smaller laptop (13 in.) and desktop (23 in.) and do prefer in most cases to not use maximized windows by default, only maximizing when desired.
> While the 60% cutoff is not as big an issue on the desktop as the laptop, in both cases the value is too low. On a laptop, to stay below the 60% forces one to use too small a window, any comfortable sized non maximized window will go above 60%
>
> So on both I've adjusted the valve to 80% (0.8) and find that works quite well and allows the reopening of unmaximised windows of a comfortable size.
> I would suggest that 75% would be a decent default vs. the current 60%
>
> ProblemType: Bug
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
> Package: unity 3.2.16-0ubuntu1
> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.37-12.26-generic 2.6.37
> Uname: Linux 2.6.37-12-generic i686
> NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
> .proc.driver.nvidia.version:
> NVRM version: NVIDIA UNIX x86 Kernel Module 173.14.28 Wed Sep 29 09:47:25 PDT 2010
> GCC version: gcc version 4.5.2 (Ubuntu/Linaro 4.5.2-1ubuntu6)
> Architecture: i386
> Date: Thu Jan 27 13:36:17 2011
> DistUpgraded: Fresh install
> DistroCodename: natty
> DistroVariant: ubuntu
> DkmsStatus:
> nvidia-current, 260.19.29, 2.6.37-12-generic, i686: installed
> nvidia-173, 173.14.28, 2.6.37-12-generic, i686: installed
> GraphicsCard: Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:0209]
> InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Alpha i386 (20110120)
> InstallationMedia_: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Alpha i386 (20110120)
> MachineType: Dell Inc. XPS M1330
> ProcEnviron:
> LANGUAGE=en_US:en
> PATH=(custom, user)
> LANG=en_US.UTF-8
> LC_MESSAGES=en_US.utf8
> SHELL=/bin/bash
> ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.37-12-generic root=UUID=28d68c1b-9e85-45a3-9ec2-ad4f992ba387 ro
> ProcVersionSignature_: Ubuntu 2.6.37-12.26-generic 2.6.37
> SourcePackage: unity
> dmi.bios.date: 12/26/2008
> dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
> dmi.bios.version: A15
> dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
> dmi.chassis.type: 8
> dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
> dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA15:bd12/26/2008:svnDellInc.:pnXPSM1330:pvr:rvnDellInc.:rn:rvr:cvnDellInc.:ct8:cvr:
> dmi.product.name: XPS M1330
> dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.
> version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.23-1ubuntu3
> version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 7.10-1ubuntu1
> version.nvidia-graphics-drivers: nvidia-graphics-drivers N/A
> version.xserver-xorg: xserver-xorg 1:7.5+6ubuntu8
> version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.13.2-1ubuntu2
> version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.14.0-1ubuntu2
> version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:0.0.16+git20110107+b795ca6e-0ubuntu1
>
>> Why am I not allowed to customize this?
maybe because Ubuntu-11.04 is released and this feature was/is not a priority.
On Tue, May 10, 2011 at 3:25 AM, Ben Howell <email address hidden> wrote: /bugs.launchpad .net/bugs/ 708809 ature: Ubuntu 2.6.37- 12.26-generic 2.6.37 dules: nvidia nvidia. version: en_US.utf8 /boot/vmlinuz- 2.6.37- 12-generic root=UUID= 28d68c1b- 9e85-45a3- 9ec2-ad4f992ba3 87 ro ature_: Ubuntu 2.6.37- 12.26-generic 2.6.37 :bvrA15: bd12/26/ 2008:svnDellInc .:pnXPSM1330: pvr:rvnDellInc. :rn:rvr: cvnDellInc. :ct8:cvr: libgl1- mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 7.10-1ubuntu1 nvidia- graphics- drivers: nvidia- graphics- drivers N/A xserver- xorg: xserver-xorg 1:7.5+6ubuntu8 xserver- xorg-video- ati: xserver- xorg-video- ati 1:6.13.2-1ubuntu2 xserver- xorg-video- intel: xserver- xorg-video- intel 2:2.14.0-1ubuntu2 xserver- xorg-video- nouveau: xserver- xorg-video- nouveau 1:0.0.16+ git20110107+ b795ca6e- 0ubuntu1
> Why am I not allowed to customize this? I don't want my operating
> determining which windows are more important than others.
>
> --
> You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to unity.
> https:/
>
> Title:
> The Automaximize windows in Unity value is too low
>
> Status in Unity:
> Fix Released
> Status in “unity” package in Ubuntu:
> Fix Released
>
> Bug description:
> Binary package hint: unity
>
> First want to note that this may be more of an opinion than bug though
> I do consider 'usability' issues to be bugs
>
> I've use unity on both a smaller laptop (13 in.) and desktop (23 in.) and do prefer in most cases to not use maximized windows by default, only maximizing when desired.
> While the 60% cutoff is not as big an issue on the desktop as the laptop, in both cases the value is too low. On a laptop, to stay below the 60% forces one to use too small a window, any comfortable sized non maximized window will go above 60%
>
> So on both I've adjusted the valve to 80% (0.8) and find that works quite well and allows the reopening of unmaximised windows of a comfortable size.
> I would suggest that 75% would be a decent default vs. the current 60%
>
> ProblemType: Bug
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
> Package: unity 3.2.16-0ubuntu1
> ProcVersionSign
> Uname: Linux 2.6.37-12-generic i686
> NonfreeKernelMo
> .proc.driver.
> NVRM version: NVIDIA UNIX x86 Kernel Module 173.14.28 Wed Sep 29 09:47:25 PDT 2010
> GCC version: gcc version 4.5.2 (Ubuntu/Linaro 4.5.2-1ubuntu6)
> Architecture: i386
> Date: Thu Jan 27 13:36:17 2011
> DistUpgraded: Fresh install
> DistroCodename: natty
> DistroVariant: ubuntu
> DkmsStatus:
> nvidia-current, 260.19.29, 2.6.37-12-generic, i686: installed
> nvidia-173, 173.14.28, 2.6.37-12-generic, i686: installed
> GraphicsCard: Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:0209]
> InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Alpha i386 (20110120)
> InstallationMedia_: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Alpha i386 (20110120)
> MachineType: Dell Inc. XPS M1330
> ProcEnviron:
> LANGUAGE=en_US:en
> PATH=(custom, user)
> LANG=en_US.UTF-8
> LC_MESSAGES=
> SHELL=/bin/bash
> ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=
> ProcVersionSign
> SourcePackage: unity
> dmi.bios.date: 12/26/2008
> dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
> dmi.bios.version: A15
> dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
> dmi.chassis.type: 8
> dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
> dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.
> dmi.product.name: XPS M1330
> dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.
> version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.23-1ubuntu3
> version.
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