This is exactly the reason why I really start to dislike ubuntu ... it seems like "we want you to use overlay-scrollbars, and the Ambiance theme, otherwise you may get a broken desktop".
I want to have the choice, I want to choose which theme and which software I am using. But with each ubuntu release, the number of choices that _just work_ becomes smaller and smaller, as it seems to me. I became very fond of ubuntu over the last few years. It provided the best user experience IMHO. Installation, package management and system administration was straightforward and I always had the choice to use the software and DE I wanted (GNOME Classic up to 2.32, GNOME-Shell from 3.0 on). But as soon as Unity, overlay-scrollbars and other "optimisations" came, more and more software was patched to work with these changes. Freedom of choice was left behind. I understand why some of these choices were made. It was the aspiration to create a coherent DE and user experience. But this is what happened: Using non-standard software became more and more difficult. But I have to say I really appreciate the work that the GNOME packagers of ubuntu do, they do a great job; 3.4 was in the repositories hours after it was released. It's not their decision to stick with Totem 3.0, Evolution 3.2, ... They can't do anything about ubuntu-specific patches to GNOME packages. But they really affect my overall GNOME experience (which happened to be first-class when I came to ubuntu, -and I loved it- but things have changed. GNOME is now a second-class-citizen, no matter what people say about "Unity being based on GNOME"). So now I really am about to move to debian testing / Linux Mint Debian Edition, because they deliver a GNOME experience that is closer to as it was meant to be by the GNOME developers, not "crippled" by unity- specific patches. And I am sorry if this comment seems unfriendly or emotional ... but I love GNOME, and I came to love ubuntu; there are things about it that really upset me, though. Should I write to the ubuntu-desktop mailing list about this, maybe as a starting point for an open discussion about this issue? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-control-center in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/974573 Title: gnome-control-center layout problems w/o overlay-scrollbars Status in “gnome-control-center” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: I am using precise and up-to-date software packages plus the gnome3-team PPA packages. As far as I know, in the appearance section of GNOME Control Center, 4 wallpapers should be displayed in a row. But if you don't use overlay-scrollbars, the layout doesn't fit the width of four wallpaper icons anymore, and so a "line break" after three thumbnails is generated (which looks ugly gecause of the unused space between the third thumbnail and the scrollbar). (I am using Adwaita from gnome-themes-standard 3.4.) I added a screenshot to better explain what I mean :) ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: gnome-control-center 1:3.4.0-0ubuntu4 Uname: Linux 3.3.1-ck1-bfs x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.0-0ubuntu4 Architecture: amd64 Date: Thu Apr 5 21:31:13 2012 InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 12.04 "Precise Pangolin" - Alpha amd64 (20120209) SourcePackage: gnome-control-center UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-control-center/+bug/974573/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
