On Thu, Feb 23, 2012 at 17:43, Jo-Erlend Schinstad <joerlend.schins...@gmail.com> wrote: > On 23. feb. 2012 16:19, Adrian Maier wrote: >> >> I obviously had no idea about the possibility to start this gnome-panel >> inside Unity . Thanks for the tip ! > > You're welcome. Use AskUbuntu. Nobody knows everything, but someone knows > everything there is to know. > >>> You mean such as unselecting the online scope in the applications lens? >> >> I mean : hiding the "apps available for download" > > > Yes, that's what I mean as well. Look at Sources at the bottom of the > filters in the applications lens. Choose "Local" and you'll only show the > installed applications, and not the ones from Ubuntu Software Center. Again; > instead of complaining that something is not possible, please use AskUbuntu > and ask _if_ it is possible.
Hm , that's a well hidden option . What I tried to do was to right-click on "apps available for download" and hoping to see "properties" or "hide" . >>> Again; it is not called gnome2. It is called Gnome Panel. It has always >>> been >>> available, has never been removed and if you prefer it, you should use >>> it. >>> This is not the idea of Unity. If you prefer to use Gnome Panel, then >>> just >>> use it. It will never make sense to try and push the old work flow onto a >>> different product. You should either adapt to the Unity workflow, or keep >>> using Gnome Panel or some other "classic" environment. >> >> I am quite certain that last summer (when I have tried Unity in >> 11.04) i did not come across the possibiity to do that . > > If you had asked a question on AskUbuntu, I would've told you how to do it. > It's quite simply a matter of running Gnome Panel on login, like any other > application. > > >> I had the feeling that Ubuntu 11.04 was released with gnome2 . >> There are even various howtos about "how to install gnome 3 in ubuntu >> 11.04" . > > That is at least mostly true. But the point was that when people are > referring to Gnome 2, they're usually referring to the classic desktop and > not the Gnome 2 infrastructure, such as GConf, GTK2, etc. The classic > desktop is just as available in Gnome 3 as it is in Gnome 2, so calling it > the "Gnome 2 desktop" makes no sense. > >> If it is a well-known fact that the Gnome panel is usable easily in >> Unity , how is it possible that nobody did hit me with that >> information immediately after i've begun to talk about how much i'm >> missing the classic apps menu ? > > > Because this is the Unity Design list. I assumed that you wanted to change > Unity to work the same way, but that's not what Unity is designed for. > > >> I had to irritate you a bit before you whispered the suggestion to >> start the gnome-panel . > > > No, you didn't have to do that. You could've asked on AskUbuntu, and I > would've told you. Actually, I already provided a really extensive answer to > that question, but you never looked for it. It provides detailed > instructions on how to add an LxPanel, Xfce4-panel or Gnome Panel to your > Unity desktop: http://askubuntu.com/a/77236/19779 Well , when i look for support i normally google or ask on the forum. The askubuntu site is not a place that i was aware of. > > But this list is about design, not support. I don't think that I have been totally off-topic . There are some improvement ideas floating around that could probably result into a better navigation for applications . If all of those 5 feature summarized by Omar had been implemented , probably I wouldn't have bothered to complain at all . >> I've just tried it and it indeed works : now i have "Applications" >> and "Places" in the top left corner of the screen . This is perfect >> : I would probably set to autohide the bottom bar , because all that >> i wished was to have the old apps menu "somewhere" on the screen . > > Right. Just remember to press Alt while right-clicking the panels in order > to customize them. Except for that, applets are grouped to left, center or > right. Otherwise, the classic desktop is identical in Precise as in 10.04. > >> Many Thanks ! >> Adrian > > You're welcome. In the future, whenever you feel annoyed that something is > missing, use AskUbuntu.com. It might not be missing at all. > Cheers, Adrian M -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~unity-design Post to : unity-design@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~unity-design More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
