Given that most computer users only ever use more that 7% of their computers full potential or power I guess it an impressive bunch of new tricks.
On 18/10/11 12:42, Roy wrote: > There are some new features for Unity users. Of course for GNOME 2.x users > it is completely new. New features include the ability to add, > remove launchers and re-order launchers. You can also add quick lists to > launchers so that when you mouse over you can do something from a menu. For > example when you go to the LibreOffice icon on the launcher you get a > transparent slide out menu that will say Open a LibreOffice Write file, or > something else that you can do. There are only a few built it but you can > add them simply with a few commands and a text edit. I've tweeted and dented > how to modify Oneiric Unity over the last few days. If you google it then > you will find many such resources. > > The Dash works better. Its search features are improved and the Dash looks > better with improved transparency. There are more lenses at the bottom of > the Dash and you can add them. Lens is the name that replaces the old > Places. They've added a Bookmarks and Music to Applications, and Home. > Filtering is improved. > > CCSM has better integration and more features. The Compiz Cube will spin > now. You also use the GNOME Tweak tool now that GNOME 3 is part of > Unity. Evolution and Synaptic users will notice a difference. They are not > included by default. Consequently in forums you will get complaints such as > what do I do a bout a calendar with Thunderbird? My answer is to install > Evolution if that is what you want (or use Lightning which can be made to > work with Google calendar). > > The big difference is in performance. Unity feels better thought out now > that they have reworked some of the initial bugs and it shows its potential, > but has not reached it, IMO. But it is also faster now that it does not have > the GNOME 2 framework. I also like it that Alt+F2 works again. There is also > a backup tool, Deja Dup which comes installed by default. Gwibber is very > much improved. I am not a Software Centre user, but it too is much better > and has some new features. > > There is also much going on that is less noticeable such as kernel 3.x and > DVD installation media (which includes the GIMP and PiTiVi which are not > installed by default). If you are an ARM user then there is much to cheer > about with more support for that architecture. There is > more compatibility with Unity 2D and the new LightDM login screen. There is > also a new rootfs that is minimal to allow for greater flexibility. > > Anytime someone says there is not much difference it all depends on their > experience and practice. If I have not used Atl+F2 then I would not notice > that it was not working and now is back. If I did not know what lenses were > and how to use them then I wouldn't think it different. If I had never tried > to drag the workspaces icon from the bottom of the launcher to somewhere > more useful then I would think the launcher was unchanged. Some people will > notice big differences while others think it is no different. > > To me there is no comparison. Unity in 11.04 was half baked and not very > useful. In 11.10 I get what they are doing and have no doubt that it will > succeed in the long run. Some users may bolt, but there are few places to go > if your idea is to keep GNOME 2.x as long as you can. > > What is keeping me from using Unity full time? I am frustrated by the global > menu. When there are two windows open on one workspace, uou get one menu and > have to click to shift focus and worse, for this aging techie, is I have to > remember which window has the focus. This is an additional and unnecessary > click which means more work for the user. Also, if I am using the GIMP, the > menu is way at the top, far away from my work and, worse still, it > disappears until I mouse over which means it takes more time to find where I > want to click. I also want to be able to move a window to another workspace. > This is built into GNOME shell but Unity makes it hard. I have yet to > discover how to do it. Whitelisting apps that can run in the notification > area is possible, but it should be better than a commandline hack. So I > continue with KDE, but like unity and where it is headed. I hope that they > and GNOME listen to users and make it more flexible for desktop users. > > Roy > > Using Kubuntu 11.10, 64-bit > Location: Canada > > > On 15 October 2011 15:54, Ian<[email protected]> wrote: > >> ** >> >> >> I just upgraded to 11.10 Oneiric Ocelot >> >> Does not at first try seem a lot different? >> >> -- >> Ian >> >> -- >> Ian >> >> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >> >> >> > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > ------------------------------------ > > To unsubscribe from this list, please email > [email protected]& you will be removed.Yahoo! 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