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Consider a two-phase time-based reveal of the launcher based on time hovering over the BFB

Bug #748897 reported by Greg A on 2011-04-03

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Affects		Status	Importance	Assigned to	Milestone
	Ayatana Design	Incomplete	Undecided	Unassigned	Ayatana Design later
	Unity	Expired	Undecided	Unassigned
	unity (Ubuntu)	Expired	Undecided	Unassigned

Bug Description

Binary package hint: unity

See the following video.

This is highly confusing. I think the correct behaviour would be for the launcher to show if the mouse is *anywhere* over the Ubuntu button for a certain period of time, say half a second?

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: unity 3.8.2-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-7.39-generic 2.6.38
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-7-generic x86_64
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: [core,bailer,detection,composite,opengl,compiztoolbox,decor,resize,regex,vpswitch,move,animation,imgpng,mousepoll,grid,unitymtgrabhandles,gnomecompat,place,workarounds,wall,wobbly,expo,ezoom,staticswitcher,session,fade,scale,unityshell]
Date: Sun Apr 3 08:39:05 2011
DistroCodename: natty
DistroVariant: ubuntu
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Alpha amd64 (20110127)
InstallationMedia_: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Alpha amd64 (20110127)
InstallationMedia__: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Alpha amd64 (20110127)
ProcEnviron:
LANGUAGE=en_GB:en
LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature_: Ubuntu 2.6.38-7.39-generic 2.6.38
ProcVersionSignature__: Ubuntu 2.6.38-7.39-generic 2.6.38
SourcePackage: unity
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to natty on 2011-03-09 (24 days ago)
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 7.10.1-0ubuntu3
version.xserver-xorg: xserver-xorg 1:7.6+4ubuntu1

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Greg A (etulfetulf) wrote on 2011-04-03:

#1

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Greg A (etulfetulf) wrote on 2011-04-03:

#2

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Greg A (etulfetulf) wrote on 2011-04-03:

#3

See also #745602

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Greg A (etulfetulf) wrote on 2011-04-05:

#4

Sorry that didn't link properly: Bug #745602

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Bilal Akhtar (bilalakhtar) wrote on 2011-04-05:

#5

Such a behavior is by design, and hence is not a bug.

Converse of bug #701551.

Changed in unity:
status:	New → Opinion
Changed in unity (Ubuntu):
status:	New → Opinion

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Greg A (etulfetulf) wrote on 2011-04-05:

#6

I fully appreciate that (and the benefits of the current design).

However in Bug #745602 Mark Shuttleworth talked of the merits of a two-phase reveal (if the mouse was over the button long enough the launcher would show). I think it's worth keeping this open to track that possiblity for Oneiric.

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Mark Shuttleworth (sabdfl) wrote on 2011-04-05: Re: [Bug 748897] Re: Launcher does not fully shown when mouse is over Ubuntu button

#7

Yes, it can be kept open for Oneiric, though it should be rephrased as
"Consider a two-phase time-based reveal of the launcher based on time
hovering over the BFB"

Greg A (etulfetulf) on 2011-04-05

summary:	- Launcher does not fully shown when mouse is over Ubuntu button + Consider a two-phase time-based reveal of the launcher based on time + hovering over the BFB
Changed in unity:
status:	Opinion → Invalid
Changed in unity (Ubuntu):
status:	Opinion → New
Changed in unity:
status:	Invalid → New

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Marco Biscaro (marcobiscaro2112) wrote on 2011-04-05:

#8

Needs design for oneiric.

tags:	added: needs-design oneiric removed: amd64 apport-bug natty running-unity ubuntu
Changed in unity:
status:	New → Incomplete
Changed in unity (Ubuntu):
status:	New → Incomplete

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Mohsin Falak (fi8er1) wrote on 2011-04-08:

#9

This seems inappropriate. The new design is perfect. It would be irritating if only by hovering the mouse over the ubuntu button pops the launcher. But the times based popping of the launcher (like half a second) could feel better.

Paul Sladen (sladen) on 2011-04-08

Changed in ayatana-design:
milestone:	none → later
importance:	Undecided → Wishlist
status:	New → Incomplete
tags:	added: ocelot

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Mark Shuttleworth (sabdfl) wrote on 2011-04-08: Re: [Bug 748897] Re: Consider a two-phase time-based reveal of the launcher based on time hovering over the BFB

#10

Mohsin, we would certainly retain the "corner triggers launcher" behaviour.

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote on 2011-06-08:

#11

[Expired for unity (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]

Changed in unity (Ubuntu):
status:	Incomplete → Expired

Didier Roche-Tolomelli (didrocks) on 2011-06-08

Changed in unity:
status:	Incomplete → Expired

John Lea (johnlea) on 2012-09-19

Changed in ayatana-design:
importance:	Wishlist → Undecided

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