Hello Kubuntu..

[Shmantiv_Radio]

..goodbye Ubuntu. I'm so sick of 2 things. Dragging into a places folder, and pushing the pointer to the left (instinctively, to get it out the way when reading/watching webpage content) invoking this years most promising entry for the world's most useless dock.

Here's a thought Canonical, PUSH THE LEFT HAND CORNER TO INVOKE THE DOCK!!!

Sorry for the caps but this thing has driven me nuts. Horrible design without any obvious way to change it.

Fail.

[el_koraco]

Ccsm, Unity plugin...

[Shmantiv_Radio]

Ccsm, Unity plugin...

Omg thank you <3

Google showed 0 for this.

[Shmantiv_Radio]

Ccsm, Unity plugin...

..or maybe not (-_-')

It still shows if you put the cursor anywhere near the left edge, even after setting the Unity plugin to top left reveal.

[SeijiSensei]

Just a warning that if you push the mouse cursor into the upper-left-hand corner in KDE 4.x, you'll see a zoomed version of your desktop with all active applications.

[Simian Man]

Just a warning that if you push the mouse cursor into the upper-left-hand corner in KDE 4.x, you'll see a zoomed version of your desktop with all active applications.

Yes but at least that behavior can be configured. Unlike Unity/Gnome 3, the KDE devs don't assume the defaults they like will be great for everybody :).

[3Miro]

I agree with the OP. Unity needs a way to invoke the Dock from hiding AND doesn't involve the keyboard.

You can set the dock to come out with a key shortcut, but you have to be abale to do it with the mouse only. Moving the mouse to the left corner seems like the "natural" thing to do.

[el_koraco]

..or maybe not (-_-')

It still shows if you put the cursor anywhere near the left edge, even after setting the Unity plugin to top left reveal.

did you try turning it off and on? :D

[el_koraco]

I agree with the OP. Unity needs a way to invoke the Dock from hiding AND doesn't involve the keyboard.

You can set the dock to come out with a key shortcut, but you have to be abale to do it with the mouse only. Moving the mouse to the left corner seems like the "natural" thing to do.

that was the default behavior until about a week ago. why they changed it, i do not know. i think the general idea is to let the dock be moved to the right or bottom, and be able to specify an "invocation" point or something.

[Shmantiv_Radio]

did you try turning it off and on? :D

Lol. I even restarted the machine ;D

[weasel fierce]

Thats okay. Kubuntu is totally awesome :)

[marl30]

Just a warning that if you push the mouse cursor into the upper-left-hand corner in KDE 4.x, you'll see a zoomed version of your desktop with all active applications.

I always turn that off immediately after I install KDE. It's annoying especially when playing a game in full screen.

[Linye]

Here its invoked from top left hand corner and left side by default. I change it to the bottom left corner but still the top left corner remains and it does not have a delay.

[el_koraco]

Lol. I even restarted the machine ;D

Dunno what to say, as i don't use Unity here. You might wanna check out launchpad for bug reports, and file one if it isn't there. What i do know is that the changes to the "behavior" were added not 10 days ago, so i suppose bugs are expected. Unless they're features :D

[christoph411]

If you want turn off having the dock appear when you push up against the left side of the screen, just go to the control center (system settings), and under personal, there is an option called "launcher & menus", check touches top left of screen, done! :p

[wolfen69]

Isn't choice great? Have fun with whatever floats your boat.
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_afk-Egip2qY/TOauG_pELWI/AAAAAAAADXg/8edv2ZU2cNg/s400/choice.jpg

[Ctrl-Alt-F1]

You could always use Gnome Classic with an alternative dock like AWN or Docky.

[sffvba[e0rt]

Odd, having used natty now since Alpha 3 I have not once invoked the bar when going to close a full screen window...:confused:


404

[CraigPaleo]

You could use Kunity. :D

http://img41.imageshack.us/img41/5579/kunity2.png

[michael-wd21]

Isn't choice great? Have fun with whatever floats your boat.
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_afk-Egip2qY/TOauG_pELWI/AAAAAAAADXg/8edv2ZU2cNg/s400/choice.jpg


Sorry I have to pull you up on this piece of DoubleSpeak (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doublespeak).

It's not choice when the choice you already made is taken away from you. That's forced changed.

As it happens the available alternatives are pretty good (I've gone the Xubuntu route) but please this politically charged historical revisionism you are trying to pull where the removal of the option everyone is happy with is somehow choice is transparent and sickening!

[jerenept]

Coughsabayon (http://sabayon.org/)coughcough