Flawed Share Posted March 4, 2011 I just saw this video and thought I'd share the awesomeness with you all ;) http://vimeo.com/canonicaldesign Unity is really shaping up to be a great addition to Ubuntu. Link to post Share on other sites
iuerg87yerg879e0rg9erugjer Share Posted March 4, 2011 hmmm, i wonder they got the idea for that from... :shiftyninja: Link to post Share on other sites
Flawed Author Share Posted March 4, 2011 hmmm, i wonder they got the idea for that from... :shiftyninja: I never noticed that in OSX. I thought it had static scrollbars. I could be wrong though as I rarely use it. Regardless, it's a neat idea. So If it was first in Apple's OS, kudos. Link to post Share on other sites
XerXis Share Posted March 4, 2011 meh, havn't used scrollbars much since mice have scrollwheels. And now that almost all trackpads are multitouch I see even less use for them Link to post Share on other sites
CPressland Share Posted March 4, 2011 I never noticed that in OSX. I thought it had static scrollbars. I could be wrong though as I rarely use it. Regardless, it's a neat idea. So If it was first in Apple's OS, kudos. Mac OS X Lion Feature. Scrollbars just disappear when not using them. Scroll Around documents with multitouch, not clicking a down button. Link to post Share on other sites
Growled Member Share Posted March 4, 2011 Regardless of where the idea came from, it's a neat idea. Unity may not be so bad after all. Link to post Share on other sites
ncc50446 Share Posted March 5, 2011 Wow is that ugly...I don't much like it...Kind of a neat idea...But I don't like the looks of it.. Link to post Share on other sites
.Neo Share Posted March 5, 2011 Always funny to see when a random Linux distro copies stuff from Apple they just don't get it done quite right. Link to post Share on other sites
Growled Member Share Posted March 5, 2011 After playing with Unity for a few days I found it utterly terrible. Link to post Share on other sites
remixedcat Share Posted March 6, 2011 very awkward scrollbar. not sure if I like it. Link to post Share on other sites
e-berlin.org Share Posted March 6, 2011 Mac OS X Lion Feature. Scrollbars just disappear when not using them. Scroll Around documents with multitouch, not clicking a down button. Not officially released yet (it might not even exist in the final), so Linux guys will be the first, sorry. :whistle: Link to post Share on other sites
remixedcat Share Posted March 6, 2011 I have to use scrollbars... I got a trackball mouse. I do have the YaSS extension for FF and I love how it makes my arrow keys have a nice smooth scroll. love the bouncy effect at the end of the page. I highly recommend this addon! Link to post Share on other sites
The_Observer Share Posted March 6, 2011 what is with all the grey!!! Link to post Share on other sites
e-berlin.org Share Posted March 6, 2011 what is with all the grey!!! What about it? You just go to Control Center and select another theme, it's easy. Link to post Share on other sites
Syanide Share Posted March 6, 2011 meh, havn't used scrollbars much since mice have scrollwheels. And now that almost all trackpads are multitouch I see even less use for them then you should be thrilled about this because now you won't have to see any of them :p Cool feature all in all. 1 Share Link to post Share on other sites
Syanide Share Posted March 6, 2011 Another actually useful feature made it in today: sound menu has a microphone slider when using Skype for instance. http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2011/03/natty-sound-menu-adds-microphone-slider-for-skype-calls/ Btw I say we keep this thread as a general Unity discussion place and to keep progress, I'll speak for myself when I say Unity is looking way more interesting in light of recent Gnome 3 changes. Link to post Share on other sites
Growled Member Share Posted March 7, 2011 Btw I say we keep this thread as a general Unity discussion place and to keep progress, I'll speak for myself when I say Unity is looking way more interesting in light of recent Gnome 3 changes. Not to get too off topic, but what changes might that be? Link to post Share on other sites
Syanide Share Posted March 7, 2011 Window buttons and how workspaces behave. Link to post Share on other sites
Syanide Share Posted March 10, 2011 Newest updates: -Dock is now resizable (this was suggested by some guy about two weeks back, landed officially now) -Alt+F2 run dialog now invokes Dash in a mode for commands, has command history -tweaks to applications and files launcher, Dash -Firefox got global menu support http://www.webupd8.org/2011/03/unity-364-brings-resizable-launcher-alt.html Link to post Share on other sites
Stetson Share Posted March 10, 2011 Not officially released yet (it might not even exist in the final), so Linux guys will be the first, sorry. :whistle: Except that they debuted in the iPhone in 2007. So at best they can claim to be the first to implement iPhone-style scroll bars on a desktop OS, not exactly original still :p Link to post Share on other sites
HankBukowski Share Posted March 10, 2011 Except that they debuted in the iPhone in 2007. So at best they can claim to be the first to implement iPhone-style scroll bars on a desktop OS, not exactly original still :p Why it should be? Originality just for the sake of it is almost never a good idea, in fact it's quite idiotic. Look at Apple, they dont invent anything, but they take an already existing concept and refine it to new levels. Link to post Share on other sites
Stetson Share Posted March 10, 2011 Why it should be? Originality just for the sake of it is almost never a good idea, in fact it's quite idiotic. Look at Apple, they dont invent anything, but they take an already existing concept and refine it to new levels. The timing just seems interesting. They've been known to be in OS 10.7 since last fall, and then Ubuntu suddenly decides that they're a great addition to their OS :D Not that they shouldn't have them, but having them isn't really a big deal. Link to post Share on other sites
Prince Charming Share Posted March 10, 2011 Aww, Ubuntu is growing up. It's gone from being lots of ugly stuff to a consistently ugly interface. I guess that's progress by some definition. Link to post Share on other sites
remixedcat Share Posted March 11, 2011 meh. I'll load up a vmware instance and try it..... someday... Link to post Share on other sites
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