Dash button on a Launcher. How to return it back to top panel?

[Nicholas Shatokhin]

It's noncomform for me. How to return it to top panel?

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: unity 4.12.0-0ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-10.16-generic 3.0.4
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-10-generic i686
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
.proc.driver.nvidia.gpus.0: Error: [Errno 21] Is a directory: '/proc/driver/nvidia/gpus/0'
.proc.driver.nvidia.registry: Binary: ""
.proc.driver.nvidia.version:
 NVRM version: NVIDIA UNIX x86 Kernel Module 280.13 Wed Jul 27 16:55:43 PDT 2011
 GCC version: gcc version 4.6.1 (Ubuntu/Linaro 4.6.1-9ubuntu2)
.tmp.unity.support.test.0:

Architecture: i386
CompizPlugins: [core,bailer,detection,composite,opengl,compiztoolbox,decor,gnomecompat,grid,imgpng,mousepoll,move,place,regex,resize,session,snap,unitymtgrabhandles,vpswitch,wall,thumbnail,animation,expo,ezoom,fade,scale,unityshell,workarounds]
CompositorRunning: compiz
Date: Wed Sep 7 02:15:58 2011
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: oneiric
DistroVariant: ubuntu
DkmsStatus:
 nvidia-current, 280.13, 3.0.0-10-generic, i686: installed
 nvidia-current, 280.13, 3.0.0-9-generic, i686: installed
GraphicsCard:
 nVidia Corporation G86 [GeForce 8600M GS] [10de:0425] (rev a1) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: LG Electronics, Inc. Device [1854:0094]
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Beta i386 (20110901)
JockeyStatus:
 xorg:nvidia_173 - NVIDIA accelerated graphics driver (Proprietary, Disabled, Not in use)
 xorg:nvidia_current-update - NVIDIA accelerated graphics driver (post-release updates) (Proprietary, Disabled, Not in use)
 xorg:nvidia_current - NVIDIA accelerated graphics driver (Proprietary, Enabled, Not in use)
 xorg:nvidia_173-update - NVIDIA accelerated graphics driver (post-release updates) (Proprietary, Disabled, Not in use)
MachineType: LG Electronics R500-U.CP21R1
PccardctlIdent:
 Socket 0:
   no product info available
PccardctlStatus:
 Socket 0:
   no card
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=uk_UA.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-3.0.0-10-generic root=UUID=d1297443-a1be-403d-8941-167ab2a1acfa ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: unity
UnitySupportTest: Error: command ['/usr/lib/nux/unity_support_test', '-p', '-f'] failed with exit code -11:
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 08/29/2007
dmi.bios.vendor: Phoenix Technologies LTD
dmi.bios.version: COLSSF10
dmi.board.name: COLUMBIA
dmi.board.vendor: LG Electronics
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dmi.chassis.version: N/A
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnPhoenixTechnologiesLTD:bvrCOLSSF10:bd08/29/2007:svnLGElectronics:pnR500-U.CP21R1:pvrNotApplicable:rvnLGElectronics:rnCOLUMBIA:rvrNotApplicable:cvnLGElectronics:ct10:cvrN/A:
dmi.product.name: R500-U.CP21R1
dmi.product.version: Not Applicable
dmi.sys.vendor: LG Electronics
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.5.92+bzr2791-0ubuntu2
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.26-1ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 7.11-0ubuntu3
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 7.11-0ubuntu3
version.nvidia-graphics-drivers: nvidia-graphics-drivers N/A
version.xserver-xorg: xserver-xorg 1:7.6+7ubuntu6
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.6.0-1ubuntu13
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.14.99~git20110811.g93fc084-0ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.15.901-1ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:0.0.16+git20110411+8378443-1

[Nicholas Shatokhin (robotex)]

Just create option in Unity Plugin in Compiz Config Setting Manager (and add here option to change size of top panel).

[James Haigh (james.r.haigh)]

I'm still using Natty. I was thrilled when I first saw Unity. I loved how, at the intersection of the panel/menubar and the Unity Launcher, was resided the Dash Home button showing off the Ubuntu logo. Using CCSM, it's easily configured such that the icons aren't excessively big and clumsy, revealing Unity's hidden elegance. It was perfection!

I was shocked when I saw Oneiric and I'm still shocked. That there wasn't even an option to revert the ugliness that Unity had become. Not even in the Unity plugin in CCSM. Not even in gconf/dconf. Not even in some config file hidden away somewhere. Let alone a nice, user-friendly preference in system settings!

Really, this sleek corner-button should have stayed the default with no need for a 'sleek-style' preference. A default Launcher width of twice the menubar height (48pix rather than the huge 66pix), also wouldn't go amiss.

[James Haigh (james.r.haigh)]

See also: bug #849482

[Omer Akram (om26er)]

That won't change. The reason of moving it to the launcher was that it was not very discoverable, Even though currently we also seem to have discoverability problems with the Ubuntu icon, its still better than before.

[James Haigh (james.r.haigh)]

Omer: Please explain what you mean by "discoverable".

[James Haigh (james.r.haigh)]

Omer: Ok, I guess by "discoverable", you mean an interface that could be totally used without any help whatsoever.

If so, firstly this does *not* stop you from adding an option for the Natty way.

Secondly, a much better approach to this discoverability problem, is to include a demonstration welcome tutorial in help, and have a shortcut to this on the desktop of the LiveCD and fresh installs / new accounts.

The welcome demo should include some speech talking the user around the major parts of the system, but should not include any video due to CD/download size constraints. Instead of video, the welcome demo should highlight, activate or animate parts of the interface it wants to draw attention to.

This solves the discoverability problem you talk about, and would mean that you don't have to trash the interface by trying to make it totally self-documenting (if you can call it that).

[Dantix (danteek)]

Adding to comment above, the "discoverable" point is totally clear, but making button at the top panel optional is pretty reasonable, it was comfortable, took less space (vertical space on display is "expensive") and it is actually more natural for Gnome 3 users. Let this big dash button in the side panel (as it is done right now) by default, but please give us an option to change this behavior. Actually, I don't understand why to take out "smart hide" feature of the side panel too. Give people a choice, set simple and discoverable solution by default.