Can't use mouse to access bottom edge

Bug #1431564 reported by Niklas Wenzel
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Olga Kemmet
unity8 (Ubuntu)
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Bug Description

If I connect my BT mouse to my Nexus 4 running devel-proposed with silo 0 (the MWC demo), I can neither open the app spread nor the manage scopes overview. Using the touch screen, both actions work fine, even when the mouse is connected.

Tags: desktop

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Michał Sawicz (saviq) wrote : Re: Can't use mouse to access spread or bottom edge

This is expected, dragging edges is only meant to work with touch, as it's rather awkward with a mouse otherwise. Initial ideas say that we'll use pushing against the edges for the same effect.

summary: - Does not recognize edge swipes using a BT mouse in phone mode
+ Can't use mouse to access spread or bottom edge
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Niklas Wenzel (nikwen) wrote :

That would be fine as well but I truly believe there should be a way to open the app spread with a BT mouse.

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Michał Sawicz (saviq) wrote :

That's what I meant, pushing with a mouse cursor, not for touch. Same as today in Unity7 you push against the left edge for the launcher (if you have it auto-hiding).

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Niklas Wenzel (nikwen) wrote :

Will it auto-hide by default on the desktop?

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Michał Sawicz (saviq) wrote :

Too early to say, but if current Unity7 design is any indication, it will be an option.

Changed in ubuntu-ux:
status: New → Triaged
assignee: nobody → James Mulholland (jamesjosephmulholland)
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in ubuntu-ux:
assignee: James Mulholland (jamesjosephmulholland) → nobody
assignee: nobody → Vesa Rautiainen (vesar)
summary: - Can't use mouse to access spread or bottom edge
+ [switcher] Can't use mouse to access spread or bottom edge
kevin gunn (kgunn72)
tags: added: desktop
Vesa Rautiainen (vesar)
Changed in ubuntu-ux:
status: Triaged → In Progress
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Vesa Rautiainen (vesar) wrote : Re: [switcher] Can't use mouse to access spread or bottom edge

For the spread access we'll be using similar type edge push as for the launcher in Unity7.

For the bottom edge access there will be a mouse hover hint and a clickable target. Work in progress.

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HuangZhiquan (huangzhiquan) wrote :

In Unity7,there is no way to switch to next application by pushing.Will spread be opened by hover a long verticality distance? or judging which function(switch to next application or open spread list) will be called by distance?

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Niklas Wenzel (nikwen) wrote :

@huangzhiquan You can get that on Unity7 by installing the unity-tweak-tool package. However, to me it looks like the Unity8 behaviour will be different though. ;)

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HuangZhiquan (huangzhiquan) wrote :

Ok, i see,the window spread use hotcorners, when hover on it, spread all windows. Is there anyanother design for this?

Vesa Rautiainen (vesar)
Changed in ubuntu-ux:
assignee: Vesa Rautiainen (vesar) → Andrea Bernabei (faenil)
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Albert Astals Cid (aacid) wrote :

unity8 waiting for design -> Incomplete

Changed in unity8 (Ubuntu):
status: New → Incomplete
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Michael Zanetti (mzanetti) wrote :

I think from the spread point of view it is clear. The desktop-spread will be accessible with the mouse and when a mouse is connected, that's the one that's presented to the user. So this is a non-issue for the phone/tablet spreads.

Regarding the bottom-edge, design is prototyping something that works with mouse too. Changing the title to reflect this.

summary: - [switcher] Can't use mouse to access spread or bottom edge
+ [switcher] Can't use mouse to access bottom edge
summary: - [switcher] Can't use mouse to access bottom edge
+ Can't use mouse to access bottom edge
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Michael Zanetti (mzanetti) wrote :

The linked branch is a temporary fix to allow snappy personal people access the manage dash overview. Not the final implementation yet.

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

This bug was fixed in the package unity8 - 8.10+15.10.20150803-0ubuntu1

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unity8 (8.10+15.10.20150803-0ubuntu1) wily; urgency=medium

  [ Kevin Gunn ]
  * No change, rebuild for gcc5

  [ CI Train Bot ]
  * Resync trunk. added: po/cy.po

unity8 (8.10+15.10.20150729-0ubuntu1) wily; urgency=medium

  [ CI Train Bot ]
  * Resync trunk.
  * allow opening the manage dash area by clicking with a mouse on the
    arrow label (LP: #1431564)

  [ Daniel d'Andrada ]
  * TouchRegistry: remove null candidates from list of candidates (LP:
    #1473492)

  [ Lukáš Tinkl ]
  * Fix power dialogs on desktop
  * Provide DBUS compatibility with various session services
    (suspend/hibernate, lock/unlock, screensaver, etc)
  * React on PrtScr keyboard shortcut for taking screenshots on desktop
    (LP: #1474149)
  * launcher parity: close apps from quicklist (LP: #1457201)

  [ Michael Zanetti ]
  * Implement first edition for a desktop Alt+Tab spread
  * drop the gcc-4.9 dependency (LP: #1452348)

  [ Mirco Müller ]
  * Added corresponding tests and visual tweaks to a launcher-item's
    progress-overlay.
  * Added corresponding tests and visual tweaks to a launcher-item's
    progress-overlay.
  * Implemented alert/wiggle feature for launcher-icons.
  * Implemented alert/wiggle feature for launcher-icons.

  [ handsome_feng ]
  * makes left swip reset the search string. (LP: #1413791)

  [ handsome_feng<email address hidden> ]
  * Don't expand indicators when tap to return to call. (LP: #1453217)
  * makes left swip reset the search string. (LP: #1413791)

 -- CI Train Bot <email address hidden> Mon, 03 Aug 2015 14:17:33 +0000

Changed in unity8 (Ubuntu):
status: Incomplete → Fix Released
Andrea Bernabei (faenil)
Changed in ubuntu-ux:
assignee: Andrea Bernabei (faenil) → Olga Kemmet (olga-kemmet)
Changed in ubuntu-ux:
status: In Progress → Fix Committed
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Olga Kemmet (olga-kemmet) wrote :

Tested on tablet, customized image part 20150929-vivid and it is working fine. Marking as Fix Released

Changed in ubuntu-ux:
status: Fix Committed → Fix Released
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