-------- Forwarded Message -------- From: Ralf Mardorf <ralf.mard...@alice-dsl.net> To: Arno Schuring <aelschur...@hotmail.com> Subject: Re: GNOME 3 - Help needed - Testing upgraded from GNOME 2 to GNOME 3 Date: Sun, 13 Nov 2011 18:13:01 +0100
On Sat, 2011-11-12 at 23:30 +0100, Arno Schuring wrote: > Allow me to join the choir :) :D > > I actually had high hopes for some of the stuff. Integrating IM account > control in the top right menu is a great idea, and I like the way > notifications are presented. But empathy is possibly even worse than > Evolution, it won't connect to half of my accounts and "invisible" mode > still shows me online to my contacts. > > If I login to Gnome3 in dual-screen mode, it immediately bails out with > "session gnome failed to start". If I start in single-screen mode and > then use xrandr to enable the second screen, Gnome freezes to the point > where only the mouse and Ctrl-Alt-Bksp still work. If I use the > system-settings control panel, the displays flicker and then it resets > to clone mode. Yay! > > But the worst part is that gnome-settings-daemon won't keep its grubby > hands off my configuration. By default, even though I'm running > Enlightenment, it reconfigured mouse speed and keyboard even though > I've been fine with those settings for years. And now that I've touched > the xrandr system settings, I can no longer start g-s-d while in > Enlightenment because it f***s up my display settings... > > > Ralf Mardorf (ralf.mard...@alice-dsl.net on 2011-11-11 23:51 +0100): > > Hahaha :D > > > > GNOME 3 what an odd DE. > > Missing features (weather, restart option etc.), Evolution doesn't > > work, because it can't connect to the network, it tries to force us > > to install pulseaudio, it completely breaks the workflow of sane > > users. > Empathy has a setting for that, maybe Evolution has too? > $ gsettings set org.gnome.Evolution use-conn false > > > > > Before I run the upgrade I saved a backup of my GNOME 2 Debian. Is > > there the need to restore Debian from the backup, or is there a way > > to get back a usable DE, by editing GNOME 3? > Others have pointed out the fallback mode, but if I try that, X won't > start at all (can't find session gnome-fallback). > > > > > Could it be, that Evolution isn't working anymore, because I didn't > > install pulseaudio, hence gnome-core couldn't be upgraded too? > Could be. Then again, Evolution working properly could also be a sign > of an impending apocalypse... > > > > > I can't install pulseaudio, because this would break my DAW. > Join the club :) > > You will get no sound in Gnome, but fear not, the most hideous beep at > gdm3 login is back! > > > > > How can I get back a theme, window buttons etc.? > $ gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.interface gtk-theme 'greybird' > > You need to install xfwm or murrine-themes for that to work though. You > can use gnome-tweak-tool to restore window controls, but I've not yet > found the gsettings incantation for that. > > > > > Even NumLock is disabled and the fonts are a PITA. > $ gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.interface font-name 'DejaVu Sans 10' > > Apparently you need to install numlockx to get your numlock powers > back... > > > > > By default it's the ugliest DE I've ever seen in my life. > Not really, my gtk2 apps look even worse if I start them without > starting g-s-d. > > > Hope this helps (at the very least, venting always helps me ;) > > Arno Thanx :) - Ralf PS: Now the old digest one after the other came through. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/1321205155.4744.69.camel@debian