[design] [Launcher] Consider removing launcher hide time out

Bug #1368778 reported by Vesa Rautiainen
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Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
Ubuntu UX
Fix Committed
Medium
Vesa Rautiainen
unity8 (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
Medium
Andrea Cimitan
unity8 (Ubuntu RTM)
In Progress
Medium
Andrea Cimitan

Bug Description

In user testing some users were confused when launcher kept hiding when they were trying to look at the items to find some specific application. They even tried to keep the launcher open with one finger while scrolling with another.

As far as I remember the Launcher is the only place where we use hide time out (inconsistent). I agree that it makes sense to have a time out when desktop in question mouse is used as a pointer device. But on the phone and other touch devices where launcher is revealed with edge gesture I find it irritating and doesn't really serve any purpose.

I would consider removing the time out from touch devices.

Tags: ota-1

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Vesa Rautiainen (vesar)
Changed in ubuntu-ux:
assignee: nobody → Vesa Rautiainen (vesar)
importance: Undecided → Wishlist
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Andrea Cimitan (cimi) wrote :

Well Vesa, on the desktop you can start the timeout when the mouse moves away from the launcher on the right, that is the analogue of tapping on the right of the launcher on the phone. Isn't it still consistent put in these words?

Andrea Cimitan (cimi)
tags: added: rtm
Changed in unity8 (Ubuntu):
assignee: nobody → Andrea Cimitan (cimi)
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Victor Tuson Palau (vtuson) wrote :

not an rtm blocker

tags: removed: rtm
Vesa Rautiainen (vesar)
Changed in ubuntu-ux:
importance: Wishlist → Low
tags: added: ota
tags: added: ota-1
removed: ota
Changed in ubuntu-ux:
status: New → Triaged
Vesa Rautiainen (vesar)
Changed in ubuntu-ux:
importance: Low → Medium
kevin gunn (kgunn72)
Changed in unity8 (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → Medium
summary: - [Launcher] Consider removing launcher hide time out
+ [design] [Launcher] Consider removing launcher hide time out
kevin gunn (kgunn72)
Changed in unity8 (Ubuntu RTM):
assignee: nobody → Andrea Cimitan (cimi)
importance: Undecided → Medium
Andrea Cimitan (cimi)
Changed in unity8 (Ubuntu):
status: New → In Progress
Changed in unity8 (Ubuntu RTM):
status: New → In Progress
Revision history for this message
Vesa Rautiainen (vesar) wrote :

Tested the branch lp:~cimi/unity8/fix-1368778 and works as expected.

Changed in ubuntu-ux:
status: Triaged → Fix Committed
Revision history for this message
Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

This bug was fixed in the package unity8 - 8.02+15.04.20141211.2-0ubuntu1

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unity8 (8.02+15.04.20141211.2-0ubuntu1) vivid; urgency=medium

  [ Michał Sawicz ]
  * Bump version due to new Manage Dash

  [ Gerry Boland ]
  * [indicators] Fix positioning on panel resize.

  [ Nick Dedekind ]
  * [indicators] Fix positioning on panel resize.

  [ Albert Astals ]
  * Fix the Dash Header hamburger menu background color
  * Fix tests (LP: #1400449)
  * Allow pulling manage dash if there's no favorite scopes (LP:
    #1400774)
  * Manage Dash: Make store button work even if you have no favorites
    (LP: #1400771)
  * Make pot_file

  [ CI Train Bot ]
  * Resync trunk

  [ Andrea Cimitan ]
  * Remove dismiss timer in Launcher (LP: #1368778)

  [ Michael Zanetti ]
  * decrease opacity changes in spread, move it to a separate surface.
  * Add an initial, rudimentary DesktopStage to get started
  * Uninvert Launcher in Desktop Mode
  * Add support for Wallpaper in Desktop stage
  * Add window control buttons to panel for fullscreen applications

  [ Rodney Dawes ]
  * Add dependency on gir1.2-notify-0.7 to unity8-autopilot package.
    (LP: #1400437)
 -- Ubuntu daily release <email address hidden> Thu, 11 Dec 2014 13:25:44 +0000

Changed in unity8 (Ubuntu):
status: In Progress → Fix Released
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