Re: Well, I've tried GNOME 3 now...

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On 04/21/2011 05:07 PM, Tom Horsley wrote:
> ...and my current theory is that GNOME 3 was funded by Dell
> computers so when people hurl their computers off the highest
> cliffs they can find and have to buy new ones, Dell profits
> will go up :-).
> 
> As others have noted, there seems to be a lot of things that
> you have to just know the magic keystrokes to find (hold down
> Alt, hit ESC, etc), but the one keystroke that has been
> traditional forever is hitting F1 for help, but alas, there
> is no help, so the hope of discovering the mysteries of
> GNOME 3 by actually reading the online help was dashed.
> 
> When I first logged in and started poking mysterious stuff
> with sticks to try and make something happen, I found a
> menu for all the programs I could run (a hideous one that filled
> my entire 46 inch screen, but at least a menu). I used it
> to start a terminal, but never found it again. Apparently
> you can only use the menu once.
> 
> There are a slew of mysterious cryptic icons at the top
> right of the screen, but nothing seems to have any tooltips,
> so they remain mysterious.
> 
> My only real question now is how fast I can install the bits
> I need to switch to my normal fvwm based X session and never
> look at GNOME 3 again.

Tom:  In installed AWN Navigator and I have a nice combo now of Gnome 3
and OS/X look and feel.  And I put a terminal launcher front and center
on my dock.

Click on the image for a larger view.
http://www.sterndata.com/content/gnome-3-and-awn-new-desktop

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-- Steve
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