Re: [ubuntu-uk] Fwd: Help improve the desktop experience! Send screenshots of your 1024x768 desktop
2008/12/17 Philip Wyett philwy...@gmx.com: Not too sure Marks assertion that 1024x768 is probably the most widely used size of screen on laptops is correct overall but is within the thinkpad fan base. I haven't had a laptop with a default of 1024x768 for years but 1280x800 and now 1440x900. I am wrong in my thoughts here? :-) My oldest working laptop is 1024x768 and that's a 1GHz Celeron. Others are 1920x1200, 1440x1050, 800x480 and 1024x600. At UDS last week there were a fair few thinkpads, but also quite a few Mac laptops. I guess 1024x768 is a general minimum for a non-netbook laptop these days. Cheers, Al. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Fwd: Help improve the desktop experience! Send screenshots of your 1024x768 desktop
2008/12/17 gav revf...@blueyonder.co.uk: I'm using Fluxbox rather than Gnome, I never really got on with the Desktop Environments. Would my screenshots still be helpful? As he didn't specifically ask for GNOME, I'd say you could submit anything within reason really. Cheers, Al. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] Fwd: Help improve the desktop experience! Send screenshots of your 1024x768 desktop
FYI: See below.. -- Forwarded message -- From: Mark Shuttleworth m...@ubuntu.com Date: 2008/12/17 Subject: Help improve the desktop experience! Send screenshots of your 1024x768 desktop To: Ubuntu Developers ubuntu-de...@lists.ubuntu.com Hi folks As part of our work on desktop experience and design, I'm collecting screenshots of desktops in action. Please send me yours! Feel free to send two or three, with browsers open or email clients or chat windows, anything. I'm interested in seeing the diversity of wallpapers, themes, panel configurations, window layouts in general use. By and large I think I can promise to keep these confidential but I would rather not have any sensitive info just in case. We will use these for mockups to test different ideas, and if one of those mockups got published I would not want to cause a problem for anyone! I specifically am looking for screenshots that are all the same size so we can test ideas against multiple desktops simultaneously. I think 1024x768 is probably the most widely used size of screen on laptops. I don't mind screenshots of desktops in other sizes (they may be quite useful) but having 10 or 20 shots in one size would be more useful right now. Thanks very much! Mark -- ubuntu-devel mailing list ubuntu-de...@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Fwd: Help improve the desktop experience! Send screenshots of your 1024x768 desktop
On Wed, 2008-12-17 at 13:19 +, Alan Pope wrote: 2008/12/17 Philip Wyett philwy...@gmx.com: Not too sure Marks assertion that 1024x768 is probably the most widely used size of screen on laptops is correct overall but is within the thinkpad fan base. I haven't had a laptop with a default of 1024x768 for years but 1280x800 and now 1440x900. I am wrong in my thoughts here? :-) My oldest working laptop is 1024x768 and that's a 1GHz Celeron. Others are 1920x1200, 1440x1050, 800x480 and 1024x600. At UDS last week there were a fair few thinkpads, but also quite a few Mac laptops. I guess 1024x768 is a general minimum for a non-netbook laptop these days. Cheers, Al. I would agree it is the non-netbook general minimum. We could take Marks request a little further and make it a little fun for UK members and have a 'MyUbuntu' screen-shots section on the UK section of the wiki to add their pimped or not so pimped desktop images? Regards Phil signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Fwd: Help improve the desktop experience! Send screenshots of your 1024x768 desktop
On Wed, Dec 17, 2008 at 12:40:15PM +, Alan Pope wrote: As part of our work on desktop experience and design, I'm collecting screenshots of desktops in action. Please send me yours! Feel free to send two or three, with browsers open or email clients or chat windows, anything. I'm interested in seeing the diversity of wallpapers, themes, panel configurations, window layouts in general use. I'm using Fluxbox rather than Gnome, I never really got on with the Desktop Environments. Would my screenshots still be helpful? -- Gav Ford revf...@blueyonder.co.uk http://revford.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk I think we need to: Transform the flux adaptor signature.asc Description: Digital signature -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] Wireless N routers
Hey all! I've been thinking about what I'm going to do network-wise when I get home from university, since I was the only one still using a wired connection in the house, when I left they got a BT homehub so the house is now fully wireless. This is a problem for me - I used to have a phone line in my room for the internet (it was deemed necessary when we were on dial-up, I was never off the net), but the hub is now on our 'home' line, with the only socket being downstairs. So, it can't be moved upstairs for me - and running a cable upstairs isn't an option either. I have too many networked devices to upgrade them all to wireless (plus I prefer wired stuff), so I'm looking for a router that has both wireless N and gigabit ethernet ports. The catch is, it needs to be able to connect to the homehub, so the router acts as a wired router in my room, but also has a wireless link to the homehub, and the interweb. Anyone know of anything which may be able to help? A friend suggested Apple's Airport extreme base station ( http://store.apple.com/uk/product/MB053?mco=Mjg4NjM1Mw) but I though I'd ask if anyone knew of anything that may be able to fix my problem better. This isn't too much of an issue at the moment, since I'm living in university accommodation, and MMU network administers seem to frown upon having multiple PC's connected. I'm just thinking ahead a few months. Cheers, Simon. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Fwd: Help improve the desktop experience! Send screenshots of your 1024x768 desktop
On Wed, 2008-12-17 at 12:40 +, Alan Pope wrote: FYI: See below.. -- Forwarded message -- From: Mark Shuttleworth m...@ubuntu.com Date: 2008/12/17 Subject: Help improve the desktop experience! Send screenshots of your 1024x768 desktop To: Ubuntu Developers ubuntu-de...@lists.ubuntu.com Hi folks As part of our work on desktop experience and design, I'm collecting screenshots of desktops in action. Please send me yours! Feel free to send two or three, with browsers open or email clients or chat windows, anything. I'm interested in seeing the diversity of wallpapers, themes, panel configurations, window layouts in general use. By and large I think I can promise to keep these confidential but I would rather not have any sensitive info just in case. We will use these for mockups to test different ideas, and if one of those mockups got published I would not want to cause a problem for anyone! I specifically am looking for screenshots that are all the same size so we can test ideas against multiple desktops simultaneously. I think 1024x768 is probably the most widely used size of screen on laptops. I don't mind screenshots of desktops in other sizes (they may be quite useful) but having 10 or 20 shots in one size would be more useful right now. Not too sure Marks assertion that 1024x768 is probably the most widely used size of screen on laptops is correct overall but is within the thinkpad fan base. I haven't had a laptop with a default of 1024x768 for years but 1280x800 and now 1440x900. I am wrong in my thoughts here? :-) Regards Phil signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] OT (contact Alan Pope?)
OT: Alan I am trying to get in contact with you re some CDs - not sure if the emails have gotten through? -- alan cocks Ubuntu user #10391 Linux user #360648 -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] Fwd: Announcing the next Global Bug Jam
FYI: Shall we do one? -- Forwarded message -- From: Jorge O. Castro jo...@ubuntu.com Date: 2008/12/17 Subject: Announcing the next Global Bug Jam To: Ubuntu local community team (LoCo) contacts loco-conta...@lists.ubuntu.com Hi everyone, I've just announced the next Ubuntu Global Bug Jam: http://castrojo.wordpress.com/2008/12/17/announcing-the-next-ubuntu-global-bug-jam/ LoCo's were a huge part of this last year and we're looking to grow participation, here are the relevant URLs: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/GlobalBugJam https://wiki.ubuntu.com/RunningBugJam Last year Daniel and some of us ran some jam training sessions for LoCo leaders which were basically a one-hour How to run a bug jam for LoCo's that had never done this before. I think those turned out well and was one of the key reasons we had such a successful jam last year. Do you guys think it would be a good idea to have these sessions again? Also, is there any kind of feedback that you might have for making the global bug jam better? Thanks! -- Jorge Castro jorge (at) ubuntu.com External Project Developer Relations Canonical Ltd. -- loco-contacts mailing list loco-conta...@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/loco-contacts -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] OT (contact Alan Pope?)
2008/12/17 alan c aecl...@candt.waitrose.com: OT: Alan I am trying to get in contact with you re some CDs - not sure if the emails have gotten through? Hmm, dunno what happened there, sorry... will mail you off list.. Cheers, Al. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Wireless N routers
On 17 Dec 2008 at 21:08, Simon Wears wrote: Hey all! I've been thinking about what I'm going to do network-wise when I get home from university, since I was the only one still using a wired connection in the house, when I left they got a BT homehub so the house is now fully wireless. This is a problem for me - I used to have a phone line in my room for the internet (it was deemed necessary when we were on dial-up, I was never off the net), but the hub is now on our 'home' line, with the only socket being downstairs. So, it can't be moved upstairs for me - and running a cable upstairs isn't an option either. I have too many networked devices to upgrade them all to wireless (plus I prefer wired stuff), so I'm looking for a router that has both wireless N and gigabit ethernet ports. The catch is, it needs to be able to connect to the homehub, so the router acts as a wired router in my room, but also has a wireless link to the homehub, and the interweb. Anyone know of anything which may be able to help? A friend suggested Apple's Airport extreme base station ( http://store.apple.com/uk/product/MB053?mco=Mjg4NjM1Mw) but I though I'd ask if anyone knew of anything that may be able to fix my problem better. This isn't too much of an issue at the moment, since I'm living in university accommodation, and MMU network administers seem to frown upon having multiple PC's connected. I'm just thinking ahead a few months. Cheers, Simon. Possible solution is to use Powerline (or similar) adapters to carry the network across the mains from a point near the Home Hub (all versions have at least 2 ethernet ports) to a point in your bedroom, then have a cheap router to connect all your kit in the bedroom. Or, if it's possible, just run ethernet cable from the Home Hub to your room. Tony -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Wireless N routers
I never thought about the powerline option. Running a cable to my room is a bit out the question though unfortunately. Powerline networking is something that would work nicely though, as from looking into wireless solutions a bit more I found that most wireless routers don't support network bridging. the Apple Airport extreme I was recommended seems to do everything I need, it's just quite pricey. Thanks for pointing that out, you may have saved me a small fortune! Simon 2008/12/17 Tony Pursell a...@princeswalk.fsnet.co.uk On 17 Dec 2008 at 21:08, Simon Wears wrote: Hey all! I've been thinking about what I'm going to do network-wise when I get home from university, since I was the only one still using a wired connection in the house, when I left they got a BT homehub so the house is now fully wireless. This is a problem for me - I used to have a phone line in my room for the internet (it was deemed necessary when we were on dial-up, I was never off the net), but the hub is now on our 'home' line, with the only socket being downstairs. So, it can't be moved upstairs for me - and running a cable upstairs isn't an option either. I have too many networked devices to upgrade them all to wireless (plus I prefer wired stuff), so I'm looking for a router that has both wireless N and gigabit ethernet ports. The catch is, it needs to be able to connect to the homehub, so the router acts as a wired router in my room, but also has a wireless link to the homehub, and the interweb. Anyone know of anything which may be able to help? A friend suggested Apple's Airport extreme base station ( http://store.apple.com/uk/product/MB053?mco=Mjg4NjM1Mw) but I though I'd ask if anyone knew of anything that may be able to fix my problem better. This isn't too much of an issue at the moment, since I'm living in university accommodation, and MMU network administers seem to frown upon having multiple PC's connected. I'm just thinking ahead a few months. Cheers, Simon. Possible solution is to use Powerline (or similar) adapters to carry the network across the mains from a point near the Home Hub (all versions have at least 2 ethernet ports) to a point in your bedroom, then have a cheap router to connect all your kit in the bedroom. Or, if it's possible, just run ethernet cable from the Home Hub to your room. Tony -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
