On 1 July 2012 09:56, Chris Liddell <c...@spamcop.net> wrote: > > A bit late to this discussion, but never mind..... > > I gave up on Unity *very* quickly..... it took me a good (bad!) fifteen > minutes to find how to get a terminal window up, and I concluded it was > not for me, at all - I switched to Xfce for now. I may go back to Debian > next time I have to setup a machine. > > This is Unix, for heaven's sake, how can a terminal window *not* be > available right there, "front and centre"?
For me, the terminal is: Press "Windows Key", then press "t", then press "ENTER" Far easier than moving the mouse around a bit and clicking. I can also drag and drop it off the Dash menus if I wish to click mouses on it. I agree, Unity has taken me a bit of getting used to, but most people are happy with the search approach. I don't think I can "go back" to the clunky Gnome or xfce desktops now. Once you get used to it, it does provide quicker (fewer clicks, key presses) access to what you want to do. In fact, the "Start" button is maybe disappearing for window 8, so Ubuntu are not the only people who think application menus are on the way out. Kind Regards James -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --------------------------------------------------------------
