Dear Wiki user, You have subscribed to a wiki page or wiki category on "Fedora Project Wiki" for change notification. The following page has been changed by BobJensen: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Docs/Beats/Desktop ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - == Desktop Effects == + = Desktop Effects = AIGLX, from the [http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/RenderingProject Fedora Rendering Project], is part of the upstream '''X.org 7.1''' release included in Fedora Core 6. '''X.org''' compositing is enabled by default in this release. Compositing features in '''Metacity''', the default window manager provided in GNOME, are disabled in this release. When desktop effects are enabled, '''Metacity''' is replaced by '''Compiz''', an OpenGL compositing window manager that uses AIGLX to provide desktop effects. @@ -17, +17 @@ A list of hardware that supports these effects is available at http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/RenderingProject/aiglx. - == Software Management == + = Software Management = The performance for the `yum` software management utility has been greatly improved in Fedora Core 6. The repository metadata parser has now been implemented in C. A new mirror management infrastructure also ensures better mirror selection and, in most cases, faster performance. The '''Pirut''' package management tool and the '''Pup''' software update utility are based on `yum`, so their performance is likewise improved. - == GNOME == + = GNOME = This release features [http://www.gnome.org/start/2.16/ GNOME 2.16]. Many of the changes in GNOME 2.16, such as '''Tomboy''' and the '''GNOME Power Manager''', were added in Fedora Core 5. Fedora Core 6 also features the '''Orca''' screen reader, and the '''Alacarte''' menu editor previously available from Fedora Extras. @@ -36, +36 @@ {{{ gconftool-2 --set --type string /apps/gnome-screensaver/lock_dialog_theme "system" }}} - == Web Browsers == + = Web Browsers = There is no longer a "browser suite" package contained in Fedora Core 6. The `mozilla` package has been removed. For equivalent functionality, use `firefox` as a web browser and `thunderbird` as a mail client, or use `seamonkey`, a browser suite distributed in Fedora Extras. @@ -44, +44 @@ Gecko based browsers '''Firefox''' and '''Epiphany''' now properly render MathML when using the pango text backend. Additionally, several issues with the rendering and behavior of text when using the Pango text backend have been resolved. '''Epiphany''' now renders using Pango by default. - == Mail Clients == + = Mail Clients = '''Thunderbird''' in Fedora now enables Pango by default for all locales with permission from the Mozilla Corporation. This change may negatively impact performance on some pages. To disable the use of Pango, set `MOZ_DISABLE_PANGO=1` in your environment before launching '''Thunderbird'''.
