Didn't do that on my Toshiba netbook. The open form is partly hidden under the toolbar and there seems nothing I can do about it. Too much fart arsing about. It's going. Junk.Originally Posted by lovinglinux
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Didn't do that on my Toshiba netbook. The open form is partly hidden under the toolbar and there seems nothing I can do about it. Too much fart arsing about. It's going. Junk.
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Maybe it's because the desktop on my netbook was made unusable? And if there are tweaks, why the hell should I have to dig into more obfuscated, poorly written, totally confusing documentation scattered all over the web to try and get it tweaked.
Change for change's sake is not change. It's a wank.
The GuiGuy
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That's it, though, isn't it? A GUI desktop is supposed to be intuitive and it should at least subscribe to some basic standards. Windows users moving between XP and 7 feel at home almost instantly. Macs? Well, they're Macs and the users' experience comes first.It's interesting to note that a lot of users don't realise that you can completely remove the gnome-panel altogether, I haven't tried docky in years so I don't know how good it is these days. I should really give it a go and see how it compares to AWN
But this fiasco, well it is something altogether different. Instant confusion, constant frustration. Sorry, but I don't have the time, the patience or the will to bother.
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Spilled the Beans
Whelp, 11.04 was officially released. Still no documentation for Unity. /usr/share/doc/unity/ is empty except for changelog.Debian.gz and copyright, and there is no 'unity-doc' package.
Am I the only one gobsmacked that the makers of Unity never thought to include instructions on how to use it?
I expected something like this:
(the README for grub2 ain't much, but I was able to use it to write a sox script to preview the GRUB_INIT_TUNE feature, and it told me how I could add non-default features like changing font sizes)Code:moses@deunan:~$ ls /usr/share/doc/grub2 AUTHORS copyright NEWS.gz THANKS changelog.Debian.gz NEWS.Debian.gz README TODO
Instead this is what I see:
So if I want to find out how to add a launcher to the tray, I have to click around at random, or hit the forums and hope some kind soul did the clicking around at random and stumbled on the right answer before I asked.Code:moses@deunan:~$ ls /usr/share/doc/unity changelog.Debian.gz copyright
Gonna go file a usability bug.
EDIT: The bug for missing documentation was filed on package 'unity' 12 months ago, 2011-07-02.
https://bugs.launchpad.net/unity/+bug/600875
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Actually, they have been pretty consistent overall since Windows 95, though each iteration got more complicated.
The biggest change was when they introduced the Ribbon which, iIrc, caused (and is still causing) quite a stir.
So I suspect this Unity deal isn't going to die down too quickly if Office's Ribbon is any indicator of how long people can hold a memory (grudge)
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Full-stops would've made it easier to read, especially for people who don't have English as their best language.
Unity is built around search. Use it. Instead of navigating the lenses to run programs that you know, hit Alt-F2 and just start typing. Once the program has been run once, you can pin it to the launcher and launch it with a single mouse-click.
How long have you been using Unity? An hour or two? Use it for a week or two. You'll get used to it; in fact, you'll probably like it. There are a couple of corner cases where Unity is not appropriate, such as dual monitors; but Unity actually works better on a big desktop screen than on a netbook because you can fit in more icons on the launcher, and you don't lose precious vertical space on a widescreen monitor.
It's not possible to keep "classic Gnome" forever - it's been abandoned by its developers. Either Unity or plain Gnome 3 are the way forward, and plain Gnome 3 is not much of an option for Ubuntu because it means chucking out a lot of their now-mature Ubuntu-specific code.
I try to treat the cause, not the symptom. I avoid the terminal in instructions, unless it's easier or necessary. My instructions will work within the Ubuntu system, instead of breaking or subverting it. Those are the three guarantees to the helpee.
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No it was not. You've only been using the thing for a day. I've been using Unity for months. Unity is very usable, and it's not Unity's fault if you don't want to actually get used to it. I'm using it on netbook and desktop, and I prefer it on the desktop actually.
All Unity's settings are in one place: Compizconfig Settings Manager. If anything, Classic Gnome has "poorly documented" settings - a lot of the useful ones are in gconf-editor.
I try to treat the cause, not the symptom. I avoid the terminal in instructions, unless it's easier or necessary. My instructions will work within the Ubuntu system, instead of breaking or subverting it. Those are the three guarantees to the helpee.
First Cup of Ubuntu
Unity? I think its faster than what we were used to.
I think its faster to open applications in Unity compared to what we are used to. If I want to look for an application, just type it in. Way faster than locating it inside a menu. Plus you don't need to download optional dock because it comes installed.I dont know about you guys but i hate this new look and fill of the desktop and I thank god i found out how to change it back to classic gnome if i wanna spend 20 hours trying to find stuff or if i wanna Look at a netbook type screen i'd go buy a freaking netbook sorry im sure they put in alot of hardwork and this new Desktop they made would prob go good on a netbook but good lord keep classic gnome as def from now on it took me for ever to find out how to get back to classic even tho it was super simple you guys put wayyyyyyyy to much gui into this Most of us use linux to get away from the gui not to jump knee deep into it Let me know your fillings on this matter guys but let me know your thou on this new desktop GUI they got going here My tho is I HATE IT
This I think revolutionizes the way we look at desktops and in Linux. A unique concept that only those who accepts change will be able to harness Unity's full potential.
Spilled the Beans
AH-HA-ha-ha-ha, you must live in a very different place than I. Windows users moving from XP to Vista or Win7 (usually against their will) has been the biggest source of people asking me "so, how can I use that Linux-a-ma-jig thing I see on your computer?"
Changing the interface paradigm is an ubiquitous barrier to getting done, which causes frustration and upset users.
At least with Ubuntu/Unity, the login screen(*) gives you the option of falling back to a more familiar interface. When Mac users moved from System9 to OSX, and when Windows users moved from XP/2003 to Vista or Win7, they were forbidden from using the old paradigm.
(*:gdm or slim. I'm guessing you wouldn't install kdm unless you intended to always use KDE, and I don't know anyone who still uses the stock X11 xdm anymore.)
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