Re: gnome shell versus mate

2016-04-01 Thread Christopher Chaltain
Are you sure you can't add your own desktop items? I don't recall how I did it, but I have a few desktop icons that I know I created myself in Gnome 3. I also don't have any problem removing a drive. I just find the icon for the drive on the desktop, hit the applications key and then arrow

Re: gnome shell versus mate

2016-04-01 Thread Glenn / Lenny
Hi, With the exception of not being able to connect to hotspots other than my own router, I like Mate very much. This inability with Orca is indeed frustrating. In Gnome, one could access the top panel and locate available networks and connect. If anyone has found a way to do this with Mate, I

Re: gnome shell versus mate

2016-04-01 Thread Rob Whyte
Yes if your distro is Ubuntu based it is in the apt archives. Would enjoy chatting with you on IRC sometime about your project. cheers Rob On 02/04/16 08:30, Don Raikes wrote: > Hi rob, > > I haven't ever heard of it can I get it from apt? > > -Original Message- > From: Rob Whyte

Re: gnome shell versus mate

2016-04-01 Thread Rob Whyte
Have you tried installing classicmenu-indicator? On 02/04/16 08:18, Don Raikes wrote: > I am just used to the old menu-driven approach and whenever I try to do > something I can't find it in gnome. > > I am working on a security-based debian derivative named kalilinux, and I > don't know all

Re: {Spam?} Re: will speech be possible with BQ Aquaris M10 convergence?

2016-04-01 Thread Milton
Many thanks for your answer. Hopefully it will be once accessible with speech. Milton Op 01-04-16 om 04:10 schreef Luke Yelavich: On Fri, Apr 01, 2016 at 10:20:33AM AEDT, Nolan Darilek wrote: I feel like the OP's question is a bit different. My understanding of these devices is that they

Re: gnome shell versus mate

2016-04-01 Thread Rob Whyte
Hi, What frustrates you about Gnome Don? cheers Rob On 02/04/16 03:30, Don Raikes wrote: > I have been frustrated with gnome-shell for a while now and want to go back > to mate. > I downloaded the ubuntu-mate-15.10 desktop iso and have tried installing it > in a vmware virtual machine, but

RE: gnome shell versus mate

2016-04-01 Thread Don Raikes
I have been frustrated with gnome-shell for a while now and want to go back to mate. I downloaded the ubuntu-mate-15.10 desktop iso and have tried installing it in a vmware virtual machine, but once it is installed I can't get sound working on it at all. I tried with a variety of

Re: gnome shell versus mate

2016-04-01 Thread kendell clark
hi Being objective is a little difficult, since I've switched back to mate, but i'll give it a shot. Hear goes. Gnome is great if you don't want to have a customized panel with different applets on it. The gnome panel is set and can't be changed easily. It requires an extension or gsettings keys

anyone on mumble

2016-04-01 Thread Daniel Crone
Hello. I sometimes like to chat with people. Is there a mumble chat room for ubuntu users, with a name like linux.mumble.com ubuntu.mumble.com or something like that? -- Ubuntu-accessibility mailing list Ubuntu-accessibility@lists.ubuntu.com