It’s been many, many years since Ubuntu decided to move the position of window control buttons from the right-hand side of application windows to the left. Many of you may recall that this switch wasn’t without […]
When was the last time you paid any attention to the icons used inside Ubuntu's window controls? No. Can't say I have ever done so, either. But then someone sent me a link to this image...
Now that looks a bit more familiar… Yes, just as Mark Shuttleworth announced in his ‘Buttons staying left, but order changing’ announcement, Ubuntu 10.04’s buttons have finally positioned themselves where they intend to stay […]
Just a quick heads up ” window controls in Ubuntu 10.04 WILL be staying on the left hand side but the button order will revert to Close, Minimize, Maximize. Mark Shuttleworth issued the final verdict […]
Reader Platinrabe sent over his concept for how best to use the free space on window borders that we’ve seen so much of recently: from gesture based controls and intelligent helpers to workflow-enhancing menu-thingy-majiggies) “I […]
Jack Wallen over on TechRepublic posted an interesting piece about a discussion that’s been buzzing on the Ayatana mailing-list over the last few days. It centers around an idea that, like other proposals we’ve featured […]
Following Mark Shuttleworth’s gloriously intriguing statement that Ubuntu 10.10 will experiment with “innovative” options on the right-hand side of window borders, many designers have begun mocking up their proposals in earnest. Workflow Mock up by […]
Mark Shuttleworth, in response to the on-going Window Button Controversy™ , stated the he “..would like to experiment with some innovative options” in the right-hand space left free by the button shuffle to the left. […]
The repositioning of window button controls in Ubuntu 10.04 has undoubtedly been one of the most ‘controversial’ decisions taken by the OS team period. They change can seem both trivial – they are just window […]
I do envision a time when the Window Button Controversy™ has been resolved and i can stop posting endless articles about it. Alas, that time is not yet. To smooth things over OMG! Ubuntu! reader […]