What's the right terminology for Unity's UI elements?

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Published on 2010-10-29T10:28:14Z Indexed on 2010/12/28 23:00 UTC
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Hi,

I've sent a few mails to the Ayatana mailing list regarding some UI suggestions for Unity, but I'm afraid I keep confusing the right terms for the UI element, so I would like to have some clarification.

  • Is the bar at the top called "panel"?
  • Does the Ubuntu logo at the top left corner have a name?
  • Is the left sidebar called "dock"?
  • Are the coloured tiles with app icons on them called "launchers"?
  • Is the purple tile called "workspace switcher"?
  • Are the fullscreen things that appear when you click the Ubuntu logo, the Places tile or the Apps tile, called "dash"? Do they all have the same name?

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