Ask HN: What is it that you hate about the Unity Desktop?

Re:Ask HN: What is it that you hate about the Unity Desktop? by pkd on Sunday April 09, 2017 @02:29PM (#14073636)

> I dislike the persistent MacOS-style menubar. This UI choice makes sense on small screen sizes but not so much in a desktop environment with giant monitors.

What about it bothers you on large screen sizes? I think the integrated menu makes sense on any screen size and the GNOME double title bar looks icky to me in comparison - just a waste of screen space. But maybe I am biased because I am not a heavy mouse/touchpad user.

Unity was definitely one part of their convergence mission but I feel that Unity did convergence better than any other desktop environment (even Windows 10).

I think the dock positioning is a matter of personal choice but it can be positioned on the bottom since the past two Ubuntu releases.

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Re:Ask HN: What is it that you hate about the Unity Desktop? by hendersoon on Sunday April 09, 2017 @02:42PM (#14073701)

You rarely maximize windows on large screens, so you need to move the mouse much further to reach the menubar.

I actually prefer the dock on the left-- I keep it there on MacOS also. That's preference too but it makes sense as most displays are widescreen with much more horizontal than vertical space available.

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