Problem solved. Are the dconf-editor edited fields (variables) (well)
documented anywhere? I did a web search on this issue
and a found a reference that this had been solved in Mate 1.8 (at least
on ubuntu). As I show my research students, a MS Win 8, Mac OS X, Gnome
3, or KDE Plasma interface is not as efficient as a Gnome 2 style
interface for non-touch-screen machines; trackpads and touchscreens
require ergonomic calibration that may be too sensitive for some
hands/fingers. Mate is much better.
Yasha
On 12/03/2014 10:31 PM, Ben Waugh wrote:
My understanding is that this bug is known to be present in MATE 1.8,
but will be fixed in the next release:
http://forums.mate-desktop.org/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=3274
Meanwhile, there is a workaround using dconf-editor:
http://forums.mate-desktop.org/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=3274&sid=e98780617c56d376cadbc4c1af5f14e7&start=10#p10348
Cheers
Ben
On 04/12/14 05:29, Yasha Karant wrote:
I understand that this is not an EPEL list. However, Mate is an EPEL
port to EL7. I have been attempting to use Gnome 3, both Classic as
well as Frippery; but I find that Gnome 3 lacks specific functionalities
that I prefer. Evidently, Mate is a port/clone of Gnome 2 for
distributions using Gnome 3, including EL7. I have installed Mate 1.8.1
as well as the applets, etc., from the EPEL list in the Add/Remove
Software GUI.
However, the window selector grid has a fixed 4 windows, and the right
click Preferences on the selector does not allow me to increase the
number of workspaces. A search on the web reveals that this is
supposedly fixed in Mate 1.8 , but is not on my machine. Does anyone
have a solution?
Supposedly Oracle EL 7 uses Gnome 2. Is it possible to use the Oracle
EL 7 rpms to install Gnome 2?
Yasha Karant
