Public bug reported:
I have just upgraded from ubuntu 16.04 to 18.04 (and I would have
upgraded to 20.04 already if the stupid package manager weren't unable
to resolve some conflicts which are "holding back" packages).
An unbelievavly stupid mistake was made in the new design of windows.
When you maximize a window, the title bar used to be at the very top of
the screen, and the close/minimize/restore buttons used to be at the
top-left corner of the screen.
That means they had a property that in interface design has even a name,
"infinite width" or "infinite something", that is: you can move the
mouse all the way to the top and all the way to the left without having
to "stop at the right time" in order to "land" within the area of the
button, because the screen edges limit the mouse cursor.
Now, the title bar of the window is no longer at the very top of the
screen. At the top of the screen is a system bar. I mean that was
already there, but the window buttons used to be in it on the left, as
if the system bar at the top of the screen *was* the window title bar.
Now the window title bar is just below it, and the buttons have been
moved to the right (the fact that they have been moved from the left to
the right after decades being on the left is irritating AF, but it's
irrelevant here).
So now the buttons, while still at the horizintal edge of the screen,
are no longer at the corner of the screen, so when you "shoot" the mouse
pointer to go to their area, you cannot simply go as far as you can and
then click, you have to move a little bit down from the top in order to
click the buttons.
It's not just an aesthetic thing, it's a huge usablility thing. And it's
not just a matter of habits and getting used to, it's objectively a step
backwards (actually, it's a step in a completely new dimension, one of
stupidity).
It violates a very well known UI design principle that has been
established for decades - and for a good reason, not just for historical
reasons.
Please revert this madness.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
Package: xorg 1:7.7+19ubuntu7.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-109.110-generic 4.15.18
Uname: Linux 4.15.0-109-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
.proc.driver.nvidia.gpus.0000.01.00.0: Error: [Errno 21] Is a directory:
'/proc/driver/nvidia/gpus/0000:01:00.0'
.proc.driver.nvidia.registry: Binary: ""
.proc.driver.nvidia.version:
NVRM version: NVIDIA UNIX x86_64 Kernel Module 340.108 Wed Dec 11 11:06:58
PST 2019
GCC version: gcc version 7.5.0 (Ubuntu 7.5.0-3ubuntu1~18.04)
.tmp.unity_support_test.0:
ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.15
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: No value set for
`/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
CompositorRunning: None
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Sat Jul 11 22:32:12 2020
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: bionic
DistroVariant: ubuntu
DkmsStatus:
nvidia-340, 340.108, 4.15.0-109-generic, x86_64: installed
nvidia-340, 340.108, 4.4.0-185-generic, x86_64: installed
ExtraDebuggingInterest: No
GraphicsCard:
Intel Corporation 3rd Gen Core processor Graphics Controller [8086:0166] (rev
09) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] 3rd Gen Core processor Graphics
Controller [1025:0647]
NVIDIA Corporation GF117M [GeForce 610M/710M/810M/820M / GT
620M/625M/630M/720M] [10de:1140] (rev a1) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] GeForce 710M [1025:0691]
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-10-11 (2465 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Release amd64 (20130424)
MachineType: Acer Aspire V3-571G
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.15.0-109-generic
root=UUID=5830b30e-69e8-4bb4-8a2b-bc2b43c7414a ro quiet splash vt.handoff=1
SourcePackage: xorg
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 10/15/2012
dmi.bios.vendor: Acer
dmi.bios.version: V2.07
dmi.board.asset.tag: Type2 - Board Asset Tag
dmi.board.name: VA50_HC_CR
dmi.board.vendor: Acer
dmi.board.version: Type2 - Board Version
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: Acer
dmi.chassis.version: V2.07
dmi.modalias:
dmi:bvnAcer:bvrV2.07:bd10/15/2012:svnAcer:pnAspireV3-571G:pvrV2.07:rvnAcer:rnVA50_HC_CR:rvrType2-BoardVersion:cvnAcer:ct10:cvrV2.07:
dmi.product.family: Type1Family
dmi.product.name: Aspire V3-571G
dmi.product.version: V2.07
dmi.sys.vendor: Acer
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.13.1+18.04.20180302-0ubuntu1
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.101-2~18.04.1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 19.2.8-0ubuntu0~18.04.3
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 19.2.8-0ubuntu0~18.04.3
version.nvidia-graphics-drivers: nvidia-graphics-drivers-* N/A
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.4
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.10.5-1ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:18.0.1-1
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel
2:2.99.917+git20171229-1
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.15-2
xserver.bootTime: Sat Jul 11 22:27:14 2020
xserver.configfile: default
xserver.errors:
modeset(G0): eglGetDisplay() failed
modeset(G0): glamor initialization failed
NVIDIA(0): Failed to initiate mode change.
NVIDIA(0): Failed to complete mode change
xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log
xserver.version: 2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.4
** Affects: xorg (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Tags: amd64 apport-bug bionic third-party-packages ubuntu
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Title:
The new design makes maximized windows unusable
Status in xorg package in Ubuntu:
New
Bug description:
I have just upgraded from ubuntu 16.04 to 18.04 (and I would have
upgraded to 20.04 already if the stupid package manager weren't unable
to resolve some conflicts which are "holding back" packages).
An unbelievavly stupid mistake was made in the new design of windows.
When you maximize a window, the title bar used to be at the very top
of the screen, and the close/minimize/restore buttons used to be at
the top-left corner of the screen.
That means they had a property that in interface design has even a
name, "infinite width" or "infinite something", that is: you can move
the mouse all the way to the top and all the way to the left without
having to "stop at the right time" in order to "land" within the area
of the button, because the screen edges limit the mouse cursor.
Now, the title bar of the window is no longer at the very top of the
screen. At the top of the screen is a system bar. I mean that was
already there, but the window buttons used to be in it on the left, as
if the system bar at the top of the screen *was* the window title bar.
Now the window title bar is just below it, and the buttons have been
moved to the right (the fact that they have been moved from the left
to the right after decades being on the left is irritating AF, but
it's irrelevant here).
So now the buttons, while still at the horizintal edge of the screen,
are no longer at the corner of the screen, so when you "shoot" the
mouse pointer to go to their area, you cannot simply go as far as you
can and then click, you have to move a little bit down from the top in
order to click the buttons.
It's not just an aesthetic thing, it's a huge usablility thing. And
it's not just a matter of habits and getting used to, it's objectively
a step backwards (actually, it's a step in a completely new dimension,
one of stupidity).
It violates a very well known UI design principle that has been
established for decades - and for a good reason, not just for
historical reasons.
Please revert this madness.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
Package: xorg 1:7.7+19ubuntu7.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-109.110-generic 4.15.18
Uname: Linux 4.15.0-109-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
.proc.driver.nvidia.gpus.0000.01.00.0: Error: [Errno 21] Is a directory:
'/proc/driver/nvidia/gpus/0000:01:00.0'
.proc.driver.nvidia.registry: Binary: ""
.proc.driver.nvidia.version:
NVRM version: NVIDIA UNIX x86_64 Kernel Module 340.108 Wed Dec 11 11:06:58
PST 2019
GCC version: gcc version 7.5.0 (Ubuntu 7.5.0-3ubuntu1~18.04)
.tmp.unity_support_test.0:
ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.15
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: No value set for
`/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
CompositorRunning: None
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Sat Jul 11 22:32:12 2020
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: bionic
DistroVariant: ubuntu
DkmsStatus:
nvidia-340, 340.108, 4.15.0-109-generic, x86_64: installed
nvidia-340, 340.108, 4.4.0-185-generic, x86_64: installed
ExtraDebuggingInterest: No
GraphicsCard:
Intel Corporation 3rd Gen Core processor Graphics Controller [8086:0166]
(rev 09) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] 3rd Gen Core processor Graphics
Controller [1025:0647]
NVIDIA Corporation GF117M [GeForce 610M/710M/810M/820M / GT
620M/625M/630M/720M] [10de:1140] (rev a1) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] GeForce 710M [1025:0691]
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-10-11 (2465 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Release amd64 (20130424)
MachineType: Acer Aspire V3-571G
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.15.0-109-generic
root=UUID=5830b30e-69e8-4bb4-8a2b-bc2b43c7414a ro quiet splash vt.handoff=1
SourcePackage: xorg
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 10/15/2012
dmi.bios.vendor: Acer
dmi.bios.version: V2.07
dmi.board.asset.tag: Type2 - Board Asset Tag
dmi.board.name: VA50_HC_CR
dmi.board.vendor: Acer
dmi.board.version: Type2 - Board Version
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: Acer
dmi.chassis.version: V2.07
dmi.modalias:
dmi:bvnAcer:bvrV2.07:bd10/15/2012:svnAcer:pnAspireV3-571G:pvrV2.07:rvnAcer:rnVA50_HC_CR:rvrType2-BoardVersion:cvnAcer:ct10:cvrV2.07:
dmi.product.family: Type1Family
dmi.product.name: Aspire V3-571G
dmi.product.version: V2.07
dmi.sys.vendor: Acer
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.13.1+18.04.20180302-0ubuntu1
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.101-2~18.04.1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 19.2.8-0ubuntu0~18.04.3
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 19.2.8-0ubuntu0~18.04.3
version.nvidia-graphics-drivers: nvidia-graphics-drivers-* N/A
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.4
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.10.5-1ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:18.0.1-1
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel
2:2.99.917+git20171229-1
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.15-2
xserver.bootTime: Sat Jul 11 22:27:14 2020
xserver.configfile: default
xserver.errors:
modeset(G0): eglGetDisplay() failed
modeset(G0): glamor initialization failed
NVIDIA(0): Failed to initiate mode change.
NVIDIA(0): Failed to complete mode change
xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log
xserver.version: 2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.4
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