I appreciate the clearly experienced advice. Thanks Andrew, I'll have a
closer look.
My Mac-transitioning strategy so far has basically been: download all the
XFCEs, move the main Panel to the top edge (and draw in a few more
freestyle), and then pack on a Docky/AWN/Cairo dock down below. Feels pretty
right so far.
I should say that the Mac I'm transitioning from is ancient PPC/Tiger, so the
Gnome 3/hypervisory thing isn't really that much of a draw in my book. But
... I'm still open and playing.
Sorry for all the O/T digressions. I'm not even sure that my experiences are
that useful to the Trisquel devs--I'm atypical for a New User--but then
again, I might not be all that unique, either. So factor all that in and do
what you're gonna do, regardless, and in good spirits. : )