From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from lists.gentoo.org (pigeon.gentoo.org [208.92.234.80]) by finch.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AC2561389E2 for ; Tue, 25 Nov 2014 08:41:18 +0000 (UTC) Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 5B4DBE0917; Tue, 25 Nov 2014 08:41:13 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail.digimed.co.uk (82-69-83-178.dsl.in-addr.zen.co.uk [82.69.83.178]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C4FFAE08F8 for ; Tue, 25 Nov 2014 08:41:11 +0000 (UTC) Received: from digimed.co.uk (shooty.digimed.co.uk [192.168.1.8]) by mail.digimed.co.uk (Postfix) with ESMTPA id 0664A250D1 for ; Tue, 25 Nov 2014 08:41:11 +0000 (GMT) Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2014 08:41:10 +0000 From: Neil Bothwick To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] The future of linux, and Gentoo specifically now Message-ID: <20141125084110.1991c9f0@digimed.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <54740bae.c12a980a.75de.01e4@mx.google.com> References: <546EE70C.2050506@yourstruly.sx> <20141121173600.GA1029@ca.inter.net> <547370D2.50009@marc-stuermer.de> <54737886.a3a7700a.6f81.4209@mx.google.com> <20141124210516.53a54a90@digimed.co.uk> <54740bae.c12a980a.75de.01e4@mx.google.com> Organization: Digital Media Production X-Mailer: Claws Mail 3.11.1-29-ga10cf7 (GTK+ 2.24.25; x86_64-pc-linux-gnu) X-GPG-Fingerprint: 7260 0F33 97EC 2F1E 7667 FE37 BA6E 1A97 4375 1903 Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; boundary="Sig_/sSlcsm_mm+rK9cmiw/M63+W"; protocol="application/pgp-signature" X-Archives-Salt: 989267e9-694f-4a86-a2a5-b61d9bd6ac30 X-Archives-Hash: 5607d77b31e64f227bc347cb30dd0bdf --Sig_/sSlcsm_mm+rK9cmiw/M63+W Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Tue, 25 Nov 2014 06:53:14 +0200, Gevisz wrote: > > Wouldn't it have been easier to use the simple configuration option to > > move the button back to where you expected it? Far less effort than > > switching distros. =20 >=20 > No. It is not possible in Unity or, at least, it was not possible > in Unity at the time when Ubuntu 12.04 was released. They really > *forced* their users to accept the new place of the closing window > frame button and have argued that it is more ergonomic. It was possible, Google has hits on this dated from shortly after the time Unity was released. > I even can agree with them that a new place of that button was > logical, ergonomic and saved screen space. So, there was nothing > bad placing it there by default, especially for those who never > used computer before. Agreed, I use KDE, which allows button layouts to be changed easily, and have had the window controls on the left for years. --=20 Neil Bothwick Always remember to pillage before you burn. --Sig_/sSlcsm_mm+rK9cmiw/M63+W Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Description: OpenPGP digital signature -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2 iEYEARECAAYFAlR0QKYACgkQum4al0N1GQN6AgCgpg3VS3gA+kQp0Ojmz+CspBdi h/kAoJtg4ChsIg5g4pcvXffXfEY5io4+ =A2xf -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --Sig_/sSlcsm_mm+rK9cmiw/M63+W--