Is that not unity? V
On Wed, May 4, 2011 at 9:47 AM, Kizito Thomas <[email protected]> wrote: > For now four days, I have been using Gnome 3 (Actually Gnome-shell on > Ubuntu 10.04) but I have the following to note compared to Gnome 2: > 1) Activities: In Gnome 3 we don't have a panel as it was in Gnome 2. It > there fore means that when ever you want an application you have to 'freeze' > the desktop by pressing the 'activities button' to access the different > applications and programs. This wins a 'dislike' vote to people who are > seriously looking at speed. There is more time wasted freezing the desktop > and looking for the different application, a person in Gnome 2 will not have > to waste. > 2) Tool Bars: We had a number of tool bars in Gnome 2, with many options on > where to place which tool bar. If it is because of shallow navigation, I > shall swallow, but I have failed to have more that one toolbar. This tool > bar on top of the Screen is locked that I cannot even add shortcuts of > programs as was the case in Gnome 2. I like this future because I used to > access some programs and applications on a fly. Applications like the > Terminal need no searching when you need it. Further more on the Toolbars, > the 'User Menu' has come to compress many items but it does not bring out > all the components we would have expected. In Gnome 2, I used to access my > Instant msger from the User Menu, but with Gnome 3, one has to look for > Empathy (for my case) through applications, which is another pain. > 3) Applications: Displaying only three or four application in a menu and > leaving the other applications for scrolling is not beautiful considering > that the previous version had categorised applications. Knowing which > application to use for a newbie, is hard since there is no sort of > categorising. In Gnome 2, one would know that a particular application was a > game, another application was meant for internet browsing and another > application for email handling, this is no longer there.....Katogo. > 4) Recent Documents: Displaying recent documents of a month and so back is > too far beautiful. I liked this improvement. > 5) Work Space/Desktop addition and Removal: This is an ad. One can have up > to any number of desktops as long one can remember which desktop has which > application, unlike in Gnome 2 which has four (4) fixed desktops. I also > like the way desktops 'fly' when changing from one to another (graphical > Beauty) even though it was there in Gnome 2. > 6) Status Bar: We need it back. I am not going to start flying screens to > look for a given application/process. Although this time around, a minimised > application will appear in the flying screens, which is an ad compared to > Gnome 2. > 7) Hibernation and Desktop Weight: I used to have an uptime of up to 10 > (ten) days with Gnome 2 with my laptop. This meant that I would work with my > machine for 10 days with out shutting down and restarting, enabling > continuity with out a problem. With Gnome 3, I cannot hibernate my computer > for more than three days. On the third day, if it helps you to restore, you > wont be in position to use it. I have just restarted my computer when I > entered office to be able to use it. > 8) Finally: Gnome 3 has a more powerful look & feel than Gnome 2 and I have > to say, I have liked it save for the few omissions from Gnome 2. I expect to > adopt to it as we wait for some thing more stable. > > I welcome more comments and navigation tips on this thing from people who > have used more extensively it before me. > > > http://www.linux.com/community/blogs/how-to-install-and-use-gnome-shell-gnome3-on-ubuntu-1004.html > > Thank you. > > > > ................................................................................................................................................ > *Seat of Wisdom .............Pray for us* > *Cause of our Joy ...........Pray for us* > .................................................. > Kizito Thomas > +256-712-929564 > +256-782-062708 > > > _______________________________________________ > The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug > > Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: > [email protected] > Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug > > The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: > http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including > attachments if any). The mailing list host is not responsible for them in > any way. >
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