On Mon, 14 Nov 2011 13:01:45 -0800 (PST) Go Linux <goli...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Since I am on Squeeze, I have not yet had the (dis)pleasure of encountering > Gnome 3. But I am > watching the ruckus closely. If I weren't on dialup, I might even install > Wheezy and give it a spin. > But then that might be a little too much excitement for me!! :) (I think > all you you alpha testers > are bit masochistic!!) > > It will be interesting to see how it all shakes out. I won't have to make a > decision for a few years > but I would like to know the answer to a few questions that would be > dealbreakers for me. FYI, I don't > have a mobile phone or tablet - strictly desktop - so the new paradigm is > very foreign and appears to > me as a step backward ie. the dumbing down of a computing environment. > > Do you think it will be possible to eliminate the 3d effects in Gnome by the > time it gets to Wheezy > stable? My hardware could handle it but my aesthetic could not. I like flat > and simple. > > Will I be able to get the panel back on the bottom and have desktop icons? > > I'm pretty sure I could transition to XFCE if necessary. > > > > Short answer is Yes -- Best wishes / 73 Richard Bown e-mail: rich...@g8jvm.com or richard.b...@blueyonder.co.uk nil carborundum a illegitemis ################################################################################## Ham Call G8JVM . OS Debian Wheezy amd64 on a Dual core AMD Athlon 5200, 4 GB RAM Maidenhead QRA: IO82SP38, LAT. 52 39.720' N LONG. 2 28.171 W ( degs mins ) QRV HF + VHF Microwave 23 cms:140W,13 cms:100W,6 cms:10W & 3 cms:5W ################################################################################## -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20111114210658.68105dcd@debian
