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JayM wrote: Tue Nov 03, 2020 7:29 amsome behavioral scientists were doing an experiment ...

That's true. No matter apocryphal or not: a kind of "Pavlov's Dogs" study

Their folly has spilled over and infected users of greater systems! Shame on them!

No need to become antagonistic about it. I like the horizontal panel. And can make up my own mind about it. Please do not flog me.

Vertical is my preferred orientation.

Horizontal top here. However, I also run Docky as a launcher horizontal on the bottom, and then a second Docky on the left for Folders and Documents / links I want to have quickly. (Top and left are hidden.)

In the early 90's NeXT came out with an AWESOME design, and for me it was an amazing perspective on how that 'bottom menu' was SO messed up. Then I found OS2 and I started trying to change my Windows menu's very soon after, kind of a hybrid of NeXT and Os2 ... anything *other* than how Windows did it, which I always hated but didnt really know why. And for me, the OSX UI did it properly.

UI dictates a 'top down' approach in all menus, reading, etc.. so top left is the #1 position... and followed by ... across as a natural reading and eye training. And yet, top left and down is the 'standard' menu and computer positioning.

And, what I find interesting... having worked with hundreds of people over the years, horizontal top seems to be a favorite. However, *all* windows peeps need to be introduced to it and get used to it as they indeed have motor memory on the bottom menu.

richb wrote: Tue Nov 03, 2020 11:07 amNo need to become antagonistic about it. I like the horizontal panel. And can make up my own mind about it. Please do not flog me.

Sorry you read that into my post RichB, that was never the intention towards you or any user. I just prefer to get the highest form of efficiency through their capabilities from anything and everything I work with. The fishslap was for Microsoft.

m_pav wrote: Tue Nov 03, 2020 1:56 pm

richb wrote: Tue Nov 03, 2020 11:07 amNo need to become antagonistic about it. I like the horizontal panel. And can make up my own mind about it. Please do not flog me.

Sorry you read that into my post RichB, that was never the intention towards you or any user. I just prefer to get the highest form of efficiency through their capabilities from anything and everything I work with. The fishslap was for Microsoft.

My response was meant to be tongue in cheek. I do have difficulty understanding how that very small loss in vertical real estate with a horizontal panel bothers people. But it is their preference so does not matter to me at all. That can be said about many choices users make; wallpaper, icon set, desktop environment, workspace theme, et al.

Yeah, I was using left-side, vertical panels in Xfce before MX Linux came into being. I also use them in KDE Plasma, LXQt, and Openbox and Fluxbox (with the tint2 panel). I thought it was great when MX came along with that setup being the default, although I configure things differently on the panel and end up having to re-do MX's panel anyway. I think the vertical orientation works out better for me on my laptops' wide screens.

Hello OKie and Everyone
Poll with your browsing at what users choose do in screenshots at this forum.mxlinux, also at forum.xfce, Themes and Screenshots.

Reducing mouse travel.
A hidden panel can be raised with left-click in desktop.
Central vertical has room for text window identity.
Text label pagers can be enlarged by increasing font size.
One of my favorite xfce Panel set-ups to reduce mouse travel
to access Panel, manage windows.
mx15
download/file.php?id=8923&mode=view

viewtopic.php?p=391838#p391838

Once started using the central Workspace switcher of usable size I tried having the left toolbar plus a workspace switcher of size; eased habits okay, but the centered xfcePanel reduces mouse travel.
MX18
viewtopic.php?p=605813#p605813

Thanks for asking, OKie. Welcome.
I like seeing TTwrs' and entropyfoe' described 64 use.

Hmmm, I know this is not really what you asked for .... viewtopic.php?f=55&t=60757&start=40

Well, Now this topic got me converted... I'm still getting used to it but me likey!