On Sun, 22 Oct 2006 01:12:48 -0400 "Jameson C. Burt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > We in Linux heavily use the command-line. > So, I was dismayed when my new Debian etch version displayed a Gnome > interface WITHOUT ANY XTERM (or GNOME-TERMINAL or KONSOLE) > and not even any immediate panel options for these terminals. > > Gnome's "Add to Panel" includes a trashcan and a file-manager just > like Microsoft, but not one of Unix's foundations -- a text terminal. > I eventually kludged a gnome-terminal icon onto the Gnome panel. > Or I can > Applications -> Accessories --> Terminal > but this should not be the primary approach to command-line entries. > > Yes, once I have a gnome-terminal running, future logins re-deploy it, > and that's actually an improvement to making inclusions in > ~/.xsession (although Gnome drops some applications from later logins > as Sun did 10 years ago). > > THE XTERM (or its equivalent) SHOULD BE IN MY FACE > THE VERY FIRST TIME I LOGIN, > requiring at most a single obvious mouse click. > > > --- > Jameson C. Burt, NJ9L Fairfax, Virginia, USA > [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.coost.com > (202) 690-0380 (work) > > LTSP.org: magic "mysterious and awe-inspiring even though > we know they are real and not supernatural" > > Not so long ago, the default GNOME installation had a "Terminal" launcher on the top panel, next to the main menu, as well as a "New Terminal" menu item in the desktop menu. Both of these have been removed upstream, on the grounds that they are likely to confuse new users. I can only echo the view of others in this thread: if you are sufficiently advanced to want these features, you are advanced enough to find them. -- Liam -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
