Friday, January 8, 2010

Finder Wars: DockbarX vs Globalmenu

There a number of options for improving the lack of finder options in Ubuntu. Two solutions are immediately obvious. I am not going to tell you which one gets my vote, because obviously DockbarX will have a loyal following as too will Globalmenu. And, yes there are a number of other taskbar and finder/application docking options such as Gimmie and Gnome Main Menu, which deserve their own postings. But here is the first in a toss up in the great Ubuntu Finder Wars.

DockbarX

Pro

Simple, clean, unobtrusive solution

Makes other docksĂ‚ redundant

Follows Ubuntu notifications scheme

Windows 7-like taskbar

Con

Windows 7-like taskbar.

Not a true dock replacement

Globalmenu

Pro

In your face, tell me where I am

Could be the apple finder with a little imagination

Con

In your face, tell me where I am

Bastardisation of the apple finder

Takes up way too much room

Uses text when a simple icon would do

Text font way too large

Notifications not in keeping with Ubuntu

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