On Friday 11 December 2015 23:33:52 Chris Bannister wrote: > [PLease don't top post.] > > On Tue, Dec 08, 2015 at 09:20:38PM -0500, Francis Gerund wrote: > > I am using the Gnome 3 "classic" desktop. > > > > When I push the mouser pointer up into the hot-spot in the upper left > > corner of the screen, a (sort of) oval pops up containing a magnifying > > glass icon and the words "Type to search . . . ". If I type in "gufw", > > it just bluntly says "No results.". > > > > But if I do ALT-F2, a window pops up saying "Enter a command". If I type > > in "gufw" there, Gufw starts up, and seems to work. > > > > So, yes - it does start that way. > > > > Now, as to: > > "What's wrong with just using a launcher anyway, if it comes up that > > way?", maybe I am just autistic. It just bothers me when things don't > > work CORRECTLY. > > Me too, that's why I stopped using Gnome. (Disclaimer: Maybe things have > changed since then.)
Why is using the menu the correct way? Lisi