| 2011-04-30 12:12:34 |
James Legg |
bug |
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added bug |
| 2011-06-15 13:15:03 |
Omer Akram |
tags |
menu usability |
menu multimonitor usability |
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| 2011-06-17 14:49:18 |
Omer Akram |
description |
Binary package hint: unity
When there are two monitors arranged vertically, a menu bar appears at top of the lower display. This menu bar is difficult to use, as the mouse pointer can easily overshoot it. (It loses the benefit of Fitt's law here). The menu bar at the top does not correspond with the selected window if it is on the bottom display.
Also, windows launching on the bottom display frequently have their titlebar under the menu bar and therefore are difficult to move. For me on first launch LibreOffice had two rows of pixels of internal menu bar visible under this menu bar, and the tile bar could not be seen at all. The menu above LibreOffices's window was Nautilus'.
I have an 1280 by 800 pixel internal laptop display with a 1280 by 1024 external display above it. This bug occurs on the 11.04 Desktop live CD.
For best usability, I don't think there should be a menu bar or panel in the middle of the virtual desktop. |
Binary package hint: unity
When there are two monitors arranged vertically, a menu bar appears at top of the lower display. This menu bar is difficult to use, as the mouse pointer can easily overshoot it. (It loses the benefit of Fitt's law here). The menu bar at the top does not correspond with the selected window if it is on the bottom display.
I have an 1280 by 800 pixel internal laptop display with a 1280 by 1024 external display above it. This bug occurs on the 11.04 Desktop live CD.
For best usability, I don't think there should be a menu bar or panel in the middle of the virtual desktop. |
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| 2011-06-17 14:50:38 |
Omer Akram |
summary |
Menu bar appears in the middle of the virtual desktop with vertical displays |
MenuBar becomes difficult to access in the lower display when in a vertical multimonitor setup |
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| 2011-06-17 14:50:52 |
Omer Akram |
bug task added |
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ayatana-design |
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| 2011-06-17 14:51:04 |
Omer Akram |
unity: status |
New |
Incomplete |
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| 2011-06-17 14:51:06 |
Omer Akram |
unity (Ubuntu): status |
New |
Incomplete |
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| 2011-06-17 14:51:15 |
Omer Akram |
tags |
menu multimonitor usability |
menu multimonitor needs-design usability |
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| 2011-12-21 00:07:00 |
Bryce Harrington |
tags |
menu multimonitor needs-design usability |
menu multimonitor needs-design precise usability |
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| 2012-02-14 01:24:55 |
Bryce Harrington |
unity (Ubuntu): importance |
Undecided |
Medium |
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| 2012-02-14 01:24:55 |
Bryce Harrington |
unity (Ubuntu): status |
Incomplete |
Triaged |
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| 2012-02-14 09:31:29 |
Stewart Wilson |
ayatana-design: assignee |
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Stewart Wilson (stewartw) |
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| 2012-02-14 09:31:44 |
Stewart Wilson |
ayatana-design: importance |
Undecided |
Medium |
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| 2012-02-16 13:44:43 |
John Lea |
marked as duplicate |
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931384 |
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| 2012-06-19 02:22:44 |
Daniel van Vugt |
changed duplicate marker |
931384 |
760240 |
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| 2012-06-22 02:09:56 |
Daniel van Vugt |
changed duplicate marker |
760240 |
751605 |
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| 2012-06-25 13:12:32 |
John Lea |
changed duplicate marker |
751605 |
931384 |
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| 2012-06-25 13:14:01 |
John Lea |
description |
Binary package hint: unity
When there are two monitors arranged vertically, a menu bar appears at top of the lower display. This menu bar is difficult to use, as the mouse pointer can easily overshoot it. (It loses the benefit of Fitt's law here). The menu bar at the top does not correspond with the selected window if it is on the bottom display.
I have an 1280 by 800 pixel internal laptop display with a 1280 by 1024 external display above it. This bug occurs on the 11.04 Desktop live CD.
For best usability, I don't think there should be a menu bar or panel in the middle of the virtual desktop. |
Binary package hint: unity
When there are two monitors arranged vertically, a menu bar appears at top of the lower display. This menu bar is difficult to use, as the mouse pointer can easily overshoot it. (It loses the benefit of Fitt's law here). The menu bar at the top does not correspond with the selected window if it is on the bottom display.
I have an 1280 by 800 pixel internal laptop display with a 1280 by 1024 external display above it. This bug occurs on the 11.04 Desktop live CD.
For best usability, I don't think there should be a menu bar or panel in the middle of the virtual desktop.
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Note from design: see bug# 931384 for desired solution to mouse pointer overshoot. See bug #751605 for the 'windows maximise on to the wrong display' issue. |
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