Left or Right?

Every new release of Ubuntu brings with it something new. Sometimes the users like it, sometimes they don't. Most of the time, the changes aren't so drastic that people don't really notice too much.

Not this time, though. The Ubuntu folks, through a newly formed usability team, decided to try something really radical in 10.04: they moved the window control button from the right to the left.

I know, I know, it shouldn't be that big of a deal, right? After all, they're just window control buttons. You know, the ones you use to minimize, maximize, or close the window. But it does.

I would guess this stems from a bit of Mac-envy, as this follows the convention used by Apple. But not too many users, myself included, like the change. It just throws me off.

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My first look at Ubuntu 10.04

Ubuntu 10.04, Lucid Lynx, is now out on Beta. I thought I'd give it a quick spin to see what it had to offer.

First and most obviously, the brown Ubuntu theme we've come to know and love/hate is no more. In its place: a light shade of purple. Sigh. This will take some getting used to all over again.

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