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by velodrome 5062 days ago
I was on gnome classic for a couple of months. I am trying unity for the next few weeks. I think the major issue for me is:

https://bugs.launchpad.net/unity/+bug/1027949

Basically, the unity bar is crowded due to apps on other workspaces. Also, switching between windows of the same app is slower (I think I can deal with this issue though).

Performance-wise, gnome3 is snappier than unity (compiz kind of sucks).

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velodrome:

You can make the Unity launcher (i.e., the sidebar) less crowded. Just run "Appearance" (<Super><A>, "appea", <Enter>) and change Launcher Icon Size to 32. I had to do this myself for the same reason.

You can also switch quickly between all windows of the currently focused app -- just tap <Alt><`>. (The <`> key is right above the <Tab> key on US keyboards.)

Also, note that the little triangular pointers on the launcher are different for applications running in the current workspace versus those running in other workspaces.