I cannot believe Im saying this, but, this unity theme is a complete improvement compared to the vanilla unity environment: http://www.noobslab.com/2012/05/install-wallch-wallpaper-changer-in.html
Note: It is very easy to install and setup (using the gnome-tweak-tool). Chris... On Sun, May 20, 2012 at 4:43 AM, Chris Penn <cantorm...@gmail.com> wrote: > Ubuntu 12.04 Desktop has caused nothing but anger for me. Unity is > unusable, gnome-shell is ok, but to much like unity and a little under > developed, and gnome-panel (Gnome Classic) requires a lot of > configurations. Such a "canonical" fail. > > Chris... > > On Sat, May 19, 2012 at 10:38 PM, David Kaiser <dkai...@cdk.com> wrote: >> Yes, I think they intend to use "Unity" as the one interface across Ubuntu >> TV, Ubuntu Phone, Ubuntu Tablet Edition, and of course the almighty >> desktop. That's been my impression of it at least. >> >> >> On 5/17/12 7:37 AM, Jeff wrote: >> >> On Thursday, May 17, 2012 01:04:41 AM Steve Vasta wrote: >> >> >>> It seems to me that we're letting the "open-source" developers of >> >>> Ubuntu lord Unity over our heads as the next "great" desktop that >> >>> everybody has to migrate to instead of using and promoting what >> >>> actually works well. Why the developers of the Ubuntu desktop throw >> >>> away a mature desktop like gnome 3 and adopt this hack called >> >>> "Unity" (desktop peoples of the world, unite) is beyond me. >> >> >> I don't know if you're being rhetorical or not; there are discussions of >> what they did and how they did it, published on the 'net. I found them hard >> to follow when I first read them so I won't look for them now, but they did >> have reasons, no matter how we 'unwashed masses' see it. >> >> >>> This >> >>> "piece of trash" should have never been promoted as the prime desktop >> >>> into Ubuntu, >> >> >> My recollection is that having the same look and feel across all platforms >> was important to them; one look on phones, tablets, laptops, desktops. >> >> >> Like Microsoft is doing with W8 (yes 'W8', as in 'I gave up on Microsoft; >> that's a big W8 off my shoulders'). >> >> >> Jeff >> >> -- >> >> Post Office Box 52200, Riverside, CA 92517 >> >> Our jplists address used on lists is for list email only >> >> Phone +1 909 266-9209, or see: "http://www.nobaloney.net/contactus.html"; >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> LinuxUsers mailing list >> LinuxUsers@socallinux.org >> http://socallinux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxusers >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> LinuxUsers mailing list >> LinuxUsers@socallinux.org >> http://socallinux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxusers >> > > > > -- > "As we open our newspapers or watch our television screens, we seem to > be continually assaulted by the fruits of Mankind's stupidity." > -Roger Penrose -- "As we open our newspapers or watch our television screens, we seem to be continually assaulted by the fruits of Mankind's stupidity." -Roger Penrose _______________________________________________ LinuxUsers mailing list LinuxUsers@socallinux.org http://socallinux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxusers
