dash is fullscreen on netbooks and no option to resize
Bug #748616 reported by
Nathanael Schilling
This bug affects 1 person
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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Ayatana Design |
Opinion
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Undecided
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Unassigned | ||
Unity |
Opinion
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Undecided
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Unassigned | ||
unity-2d |
Opinion
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Undecided
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Unassigned | ||
unity (Ubuntu) |
Opinion
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Undecided
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Unassigned | ||
unity-2d (Ubuntu) |
Opinion
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Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
When clicking on the "ubuntu-sign" in the top left corner of the screen, an application chooser opens.
However, this is fullscreen on the netbook I am using, which is incredibly inconvenient, and no option to resize it is given.
This is a distraction to whatever work is being done at the same time, and also hampers the user experience as the buttons and input fields are much larger than everywhere else and therefore inconsistent and wasting screen space.
Changed in unity: | |
status: | New → Incomplete |
tags: | added: needs-design oneiric |
Changed in unity (Ubuntu): | |
status: | New → Incomplete |
tags: | removed: big launcher unresizeable |
summary: |
- unity "launcher" is automatically fullscreen on netbooks and no option - to resize is given + dash is fullscreen on netbooks and no option to resize is given |
summary: |
- dash is fullscreen on netbooks and no option to resize is given + dash is fullscreen on netbooks and no option to resize |
Changed in unity-2d: | |
status: | New → Incomplete |
Changed in unity-2d (Ubuntu): | |
status: | New → Incomplete |
tags: |
added: precise removed: oneiric |
Changed in unity: | |
status: | Incomplete → Opinion |
Changed in unity-2d: | |
status: | Incomplete → Opinion |
Changed in unity-2d (Ubuntu): | |
status: | Incomplete → Opinion |
Changed in unity (Ubuntu): | |
status: | Incomplete → Opinion |
Changed in ayatana-design: | |
status: | New → Opinion |
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This may be reminiscent of the old "Netbook Edition" of ubuntu, nevertheless it is very obtrusive and does not allow one to continue to use ubuntu whilst, for example, launching an application that runs in the background.
A possible usercase is:
Alex is watching a film, and wishes to start an IM program at the same time.
Alex presses Alt+F2 to type the name of this program, but the whole screen fills with black, which prevents Alex from watching the film.
An easy fix would be to make this "launcher" around one quarter (or smaller when unexpanded) of the size of a netbook screen and possibly more transparent to make it as unobtrusive as possible.