I cannot speak to 11.04. I am now on 11.10. I tried Unity in 11.04 and found it lacking. Oneiric offers a fuller experience and you can see where they are headed with this. It is still not quite there IMO, but I like what they are doing. There are two types of users that will like Unity. Power users will love the keyboard shortcuts which are numerous and integration. Smartphone users will like the intuitiveness and polish. Traditional desktop users will be frustrated because it just works differently and you need to get your head around a new way of doing things. This IS the way of the future, but often we are not ready for it. It takes times and patience.
A difference between 11.04 and 11.10 is Alt-F2. In Natty it did not work properly, but it is now fully integrated. Ctrl_Alt_T will bring up a terminal. The Windows or Super key will bring up the Launcher, a tap will bring up Dash. a list can be found here: http://www.ubuntugeek.com/list-of-ubuntu-unity-keyboard-shortcuts.html It is only partial. In Natty you could not drag and drop icons to the launcher or delete or move them from the Launcher. In other words this was just an idea and it is bearing fruit in Oneiric. The Dash was restrcted as well. Now it has lots of Lenses (think Places) and Filters (subgroups) that simplify searches and finding icons. Also after typing a couple of letter Dash starts to present you with choices. That did not work in Natty. Users wishing to try Unity should avoid Natty. It will leave a bad taste in your mouth. It is great to hear from you, Ian. How are things in the UK? It is wet and cool here. No frost yet, thankfully for my garden. I still have tomatoes and peppers on the go. I have been splitting and moving perennials and composting annuals and cuttings when not online. I have been following your posts and enjoy what I have seen, but have so far remained silent. I know that you can hold your own. I have been active in social media and the forums have been quite quiet all around. Roy Using Kubuntu 11.10, 64-bit Location: Canada On 25 October 2011 08:23, Ian <[email protected]> wrote: > ** > > > Roy while I may not use them all I and perhaps other would like to know > what some of the more useful features in 11.04 do and where to find them. > > -- > Ian > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ To unsubscribe from this list, please email [email protected] & you will be removed.Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
