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By: Tracy

Tracy — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 11:46:12 +0000

I hate the close/minimize/maximize buttons on the left side. Move them back or make it an option to select where you want yours positioned…..

By: Mauricio

Mauricio — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 22:59:59 +0000

I really do not care about the position of the minimize/maximize/close buttons, because I always close windows with CTRL+Q, minimize with double click over the top window bar and almost never maximize windows. The power of the linux desktop is the great flexibility in personal configuration. If I install Lucid and i do not like the dfault theme, I easily will change it. I really like and, in fact, was waiting for year for a minimal art for desktop bar icons, so i love the new ones Mac-like. I like the dark themes, but always come back to clear themes because they let the shadows to be shown, and that makes my desktop to look more 3D, icons look better 3D when they are over a clear surface. That is the reason I do not like the default background/wallpaper, because it is dark (easy to change, in fact, I use to change wallpapers almost daily, like buying the newspaper).
I am really more interested about the other new features that Lucid will bring for me, usability, user friendly and bug fixes.
I love the way Mac OS X looks, I respect a lot to Mac art developers. So, if Ubuntu learn about Mac I would be glad for it. You can take the best of the world and learn, right?

By: Andy

Andy — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 22:04:12 +0000

I can’t say I’m really fussed either way when it comes to the theme. What frustrates me is the lack of progress on the interface of the apps. Take a look at the screenshot in the post that shows the File Browser – this is not a good interface for what should be a very simple app.

I know this isn’t the direct responsibility of Canonical and that they are relying on the Gnome / KDE projects for these elements, but this is what makes a difference to people – not the “decoration” at the top and bottom of the screen.

By: Ari Torhamo

Ari Torhamo — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 01:55:43 +0000

The new position of window buttons kind of makes sense to me, as it’s easier to move the cursor there. That’s also where other most often used window items are, like menus, back and forward buttons, sidebar etc. I also like the general colour of the new wallpaper, but some how it doesn’t look quite finished. It’s a little rough (in the lack of a better word) in my eyes.

By: Swift Arrow

Swift Arrow — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 11:33:33 +0000

Not to say that the new design isn’t slick… It lacks the open source character that the old design has. It is / will be beautiful, but it will sorely miss the quirks and bits and pieces that make ubuntu homey.

I wouldn’t have a problem using it, only because I’ve ceased being too concerned with the window deco… as long as everything functions and is in the right place… which brings me to the window buttons. PLEASE just make the positioning customizable via the appearance settings! That would be so much more mature than shifting it on everyone.

By: Swift Arrow

Swift Arrow — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 11:29:53 +0000

I feel cheated.

Some things I love about Ubuntu are the childish font, the circle of friends, and the mud-brown theme. These features give it a character of it’s own.

Looking at the screenshots, it’s obvious that the people who did the design are TOO influenced by their current workstation. They’re basically trying to morph ubuntu into a mac – like interface. The purple especially – hate.

The first thing I’ll do on my new Lucid Install (when it finally comes out) is change the theme, and try to ressurect my ubuntu-title font.

Or maybe it’s time I switched to Debian…

By: Jeroen

Jeroen — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:56:54 +0000

I don’t like two things in the new design:

1. The mac-like buttons on the left of the title bar. It’s clear almost no one likes it. Please make it an option for former mac-users!

2. Please get rid of the orange. I think it’s a cheap colour.

By: Johannes

Johannes — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:41:01 +0000

I have to add my voice to the choir of those complaining about the new close-window-buttons position. A mistake, really.
Apart of that, grat job. But this change alone is a show stopper.

By: Trapat Mukerjea

Trapat Mukerjea — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:51:11 +0000

I seriously oppose the very idea of this new theme which totally looks like an Apple Mac OS X ditto. I found this article online which does a comparision of the new Ubuntu theme and Mac OS X desktop – http://digitizor.com/2010/03/06/is-ubuntu-having-an-identity-crisis/

By: Bas

Bas — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:16:46 +0000

I don’t like the colour and I don’t like the theme. They say that Lucid will be better looking than Mac. I don’t see it. That colour is disgasting. The theme is not glossy and 3d!

By: RussellBarnes

RussellBarnes — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:37:35 +0000

Correction.
Apologies, we’ve corrected the ETA for 10.10 to October 2010.

Thanks
Russell