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I agree. While it might take some time to get used to at first, I think it's worth it. In the end, you will be able to use more of your screen, because honestly

by replax 15y ago

I agree. While it might take some time to get used to at first, I think it's worth it. In the end, you will be able to use more of your screen, because honestly, most applications are not optimised for 16:9 (/10) screens.

ekianjo 15y ago
> take some time I boot Ubuntu almost everyday, and I still happen to position my mouse at the bottom when I want to access the application bar, before realising that nothing comes up and I went in the wrong place. It's funny how the screen setup has become just like a reflex after years and years of practice. It's really hard to get used to new choices in design.
- replax 15y ago
  About how long have you been using Ubuntu with the vertical application bar for? I know it is highly personal, but I am trying to figure out a rough amount of time... I have never really been a user of Ubuntu myself but when I (mainly) switched to Linux from Windows, it only took a couple of day to get used to it. Then again, I was never clicking the icons in the application bar before (win key -> typing -> enter).
  - ekianjo 15y ago
    i installed 11.10 in december, so about 3 months ago now. I should add that i use opensuse a lot on another machine, with an horizontal cairo dock, so i am not always on Ubuntu standards. I really like the win key to start programs, though.
- whatusername 15y ago
  I boot Win7 every day and OSX a few times a week. I was on a colleagues PC (winXP) yesterday and couldn't work out why when I moved my mouse to the left-hand-side of the screen there was no dock. Seriously -- If you have a normal laptop / modern screen -- it's time to switch. It will take some time to adjust -- but it's worth it for the vertical space you reclaim.
regularfry 15y ago
Where is the back button in your browser?
- kbutler 15y ago
  On my keyboard.

4 ms·

I agree. While it might take some time to get used to at first, I think it's worth it. In the end, you will be able to use more of your screen, because honestly

by replax 15y ago

ekianjo 15y ago
> take some time I boot Ubuntu almost everyday, and I still happen to position my mouse at the bottom when I want to access the application bar, before realising that nothing comes up and I went in the wrong place. It's funny how the screen setup has become just like a reflex after years and years of practice. It's really hard to get used to new choices in design.
- replax 15y ago
  About how long have you been using Ubuntu with the vertical application bar for? I know it is highly personal, but I am trying to figure out a rough amount of time... I have never really been a user of Ubuntu myself but when I (mainly) switched to Linux from Windows, it only took a couple of day to get used to it. Then again, I was never clicking the icons in the application bar before (win key -> typing -> enter).
  - ekianjo 15y ago
    i installed 11.10 in december, so about 3 months ago now. I should add that i use opensuse a lot on another machine, with an horizontal cairo dock, so i am not always on Ubuntu standards. I really like the win key to start programs, though.
- whatusername 15y ago
  I boot Win7 every day and OSX a few times a week. I was on a colleagues PC (winXP) yesterday and couldn't work out why when I moved my mouse to the left-hand-side of the screen there was no dock. Seriously -- If you have a normal laptop / modern screen -- it's time to switch. It will take some time to adjust -- but it's worth it for the vertical space you reclaim.
regularfry 15y ago
Where is the back button in your browser?
- kbutler 15y ago
  On my keyboard.