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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. Th

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. That's really Unity's core failure; it was ambitiously designed to adapt to multiple formats (phone, tablet, laptop, desktop) and in the end, the required compromises led to a UX that wasn't _great_ in any form factor. Microsoft tried the same thing with Windows 8 and had the EXACT same result. They alienated their core market of desktop/laptop users and completely failed to find traction in mobile/touch. Much like Ubuntu, Microsoft backed off that strategy with Windows 10 offering more substantially tailored experiences for mobile and desktop use. Apple was smart and never tried a one size fits all strategy. Their mobile and desktop UX is entirely different. Circling back to Unity, I also hate the window controls on the left. Not that controls on the right are intrinsically superior, just that I'm more accustomed to that location from other desktops. It seems contrarian and I just can't get used to it.

pkd 10y ago
> 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.
- hendersoon 10y ago
  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.
billconan 10y ago
I hated that kind of global menu bar when switching from windows to mac. when you have multiple windows open, only the window in focus will take the global menu. I had the situation that I had chrome open on a web page that I want to print. and I had another chrome window open too and in focus. So the menu bar is actually that wrong window. when I print, I will print from the wrong window.
pitaj 10y ago
I may be wrong, but can't the single menu bar be turned off? I thought there was an option to turn it off.

pkd 10y ago

> 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.

hendersoon 10y ago
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.

billconan 10y ago

I hated that kind of global menu bar when switching from windows to mac. when you have multiple windows open, only the window in focus will take the global menu. I had the situation that I had chrome open on a web page that I want to print. and I had another chrome window open too and in focus. So the menu bar is actually that wrong window. when I print, I will print from the wrong window.

pitaj 10y ago

I may be wrong, but can't the single menu bar be turned off? I thought there was an option to turn it off.