Posts from the ‘Precise Pangolin’ Category
About 2 weeks ago, I wrote that the Ubuntu developers were testing a new layout for the Unity dash that removes the gigantic icons. That update is now available in the Unity PPA and could very easily become official for Ubuntu 12.04. Before After Note: The new dash also shows “Recent Files” and “Downloads” but [...]
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Unity’s LightDM login screen has undergone many changes in Ubuntu 12.04. 1. LightDM background wallpaper In the past, I wrote about changing the background for the LightDM login screen. With Ubuntu 12.04, the login screen will default to the desktop wallpaper currently being used by each specific user. You can see the wallpaper change effect [...]
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Is Ubuntu 12.04 going to be getting a new ‘Home Lens’ for Unity. Will we finally be getting rid of the 8 gigantic icons? Ubuntu developers are testing a new layout for the Unity ‘Home Lens’. Instead of the gigantic icons, the Ubuntu 12.04 Dash may instead show an overview of recent user activity in [...]
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A new feature added to Ubuntu 12.04 Precise Pangolin is the ability for the Ubuntu Software to automatically add newly install applications directly to the Unity launcher, once they are installed. I’m sure this is going to annoy many people. It reminds me of Android when the market automatically adds app shortcuts to your home [...]
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An update for Unity from BZR added two new features to Unity, a keyboard shortcut hints overlay and a new launcher switcher. The keyboard shortcut hints overlay shows a list of Unity’s keyboard shortcuts with an overlay featuring the same design as the Unity dash. It looks very nice. It is invoked when the SUPER [...]
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One of the gripes from Ubuntu power user regarding the Unity dash is “Apps for Download” [from the Ubuntu Software Center] that shows up in the dash. I myself am one of the people that didn’t like this. One, it takes valuable space in the dash, and two, there never seemed to be any interesting [...]
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In the past, I did a tutorial on how to get rid of Unity’s global menu. It seems that with Ubuntu 12.04, there will be an easier way. Mock-ups from Ubuntu Design Team members Christian Giordano & John Lea reveals possible changes to the system settings, which will allow Unity’s global menu to be disabled. [...]
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Canonical’s Jason Warner asked the Ubuntu community on the Ubuntu mailing list whether Rhythmbox should replace Banshee as the default music player for Ubuntu 12.04 Precise Pangolin. After considering all the responces received, it was decided that yes in fact, Rhythmbox will be replacing Banshee. “Thank you all for sending feedback on the default music [...]
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Let the developing/testing commence! Daily builds of Ubuntu 12.04 Precise Pangolin are now available for download. They can be downloaded here. It is not recommended for this to be installed on a production machine, as it is not even in alpha stage yet. That will come in December*. It is recommended for this to be [...]
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Mark Shuttleworth stated back in March of 2010, when Ubuntu’s new light themes were announced, that Ubuntu will be getting a new icon theme to go with the new themes. A user on a Brazilian Ubuntu forum posted about a company, called YellowIcon, that could very well be the company designing the new Ubuntu icon [...]
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