Re: [ubuntu-uk] 12.04 Unity intro poster
On 21/04/12 12:26, kpb wrote: Anyone: Please reply to this with any other suggestions or things that strike you as potentially confusing for 10.04 people and I'll put what I can in on Tuesday evening. Great work! I wonder if the filter on the applications lens might be worth a mention? It's quite a powerful tool on 12.04 and the easiest way to find an app when you can't remember what it is called. Regards,Barry. -- Barry Drake is a member of the the Ubuntu Advertising team. http://ubuntuadverts.org/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] 12.04 Unity intro poster
On 21/04/12 12:00, mac wrote: On 21/04/12 11:16, kpb wrote: ...The link above leads to a poster that summarises the basics of Unity.The odp file is available if anyone needs to customise it. Let me know what you think. Really useful and concise summary for those of us upgrading LTS->LTS, as you describe. (One small point - the labelling in the general diagram makes it look as though the Launcher is called 'The Software Centre'; it's not clear that the labelled arrow is pointing to a particular icon rather than naming the whole column.) Really good contribution for those of us who haven't been keeping up! Many thanks! mac @mac: yes, ok I'll use a circle round the icons rather than an arrow @alan.pope: I tried, see screen grab. I'll try again Tuesday evening. The odp file is obtainable by replacing .pdf with .odp in the dropbox link. http://dl.dropbox.com/u/8403291/spreadbuntu-fail.png Anyone: Please reply to this with any other suggestions or things that strike you as potentially confusing for 10.04 people and I'll put what I can in on Tuesday evening. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] 12.04 Unity intro poster
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 21/04/12 11:58, kpb wrote: > Nice work. Where do I file bugs? :) >> Here > Excellent! I do appreciate you taking the time to do this, and it's nice that you used Ubuntu to make it :) >> Well, that is the first I've heard of that and I've been a happy >> Unity user for the last couple of releases. When I hold my mouse >> over the BFB, it says Dash Home, so I assumed that was the name >> of the button as well as an indication of what it leads to. > Yeah, I think BFB is the kinda 'internal' jokey name for it, but it's stuck. >> I'll look at changing the name of the button to Ubuntu Button >> (can't you guys think of a shorter name?) > I think "Ubuntu Button" gets used by people who don't know it's BFB, or don't like the name BFB. >> OK, its not really marketing though. > Sure, but spreadubuntu is used for any material people find valuable for the advocacy and marketing of Ubuntu. Your document certainly fulfils that. If you could upload the source document that would also be great, then people could easily translate it. Thanks for sharing! Cheers, - -- Alan Pope Engineering Manager Canonical - Product Strategy +44 (0) 7973 620 164 alan.p...@canonical.com http://ubuntu.com/ -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJPkpTOAAoJEMx6UFtfvV4wCGUH/R17S0PSo/4i8Y4iOhU1A0Lg G2ACmSgGycDvzd6N4rrkTXrO0D5+p3rLRYFpBwNotpbZcFQJbWESob8UozdKO5Cq aW59dSHHXB5qA9hFL8PfzSfVv/cGWqBA2vDDV5AqRuCs2IFlusNgJvJW/eNnsb4P vQTw0IM2cxN4r06bD3u/sGA/O+rcE0TFdz0iZ6F+jhcrKe1QkZytcIJ04GHufADL 7h0XLugCm++SUoFhh9G3vP5sPCjZAb247hDMyhsdtWkCaDh21Nv9Sm1kgRMwgx/N 7Qyhiw/pPOb1fuww+P0u5+uBiCgLbRoIcwiTNfPShuTlYc+8z2ocu+uLKZ1j2Qo= =bpYT -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] 12.04 Unity intro poster
On 21/04/12 11:16, kpb wrote: ...The link above leads to a poster that summarises the basics of Unity.The odp file is available if anyone needs to customise it. Let me know what you think. Really useful and concise summary for those of us upgrading LTS->LTS, as you describe. (One small point - the labelling in the general diagram makes it look as though the Launcher is called 'The Software Centre'; it's not clear that the labelled arrow is pointing to a particular icon rather than naming the whole column.) Really good contribution for those of us who haven't been keeping up! Many thanks! mac -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] 12.04 Unity intro poster
On 21/04/12 11:49, Alan Pope wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 21/04/12 11:16, kpb wrote: Hello All http://dl.dropbox.com/u/8403291/1204-poster-4.pdf Nice work. Where do I file bugs? :) Here Minor niggle, the diagram in the top left implies that the button in the top left of the screen with the Ubuntu logo on _is_ the dash. It's actually referred to as the "BFB" (Big Freaking Button) or "Ubuntu Button" which launches the dash. Well, that is the first I've heard of that and I've been a happy Unity user for the last couple of releases. When I hold my mouse over the BFB, it says Dash Home, so I assumed that was the name of the button as well as an indication of what it leads to. I'll look at changing the name of the button to Ubuntu Button (can't you guys think of a shorter name?) Be good to upload it to spreadubuntu so others can get it. OK, its not really marketing though. Cheers, - -- Alan Pope Engineering Manager Canonical - Product Strategy +44 (0) 7973 620 164 alan.p...@canonical.com http://ubuntu.com/ -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJPkpC8AAoJEMx6UFtfvV4w0FIIAKqV5HqPVX/gmacIO6PfMSIQ ULwB+QYxqTQAFfQAcIyY+QftskbuHs5sVyD1YE9kP+bxLlm+lOhqtHCxd0ArqgPA mUUQzhte+bU9Sf+dHonQM98BiA3prS0wg2iDWSM5uR3gyIuNsyotAxFrr0BiuAF7 rYlm4FR3Nm3FABYs6P3Q3TT9YuKrKcawkcYSzfkJ/FAnODHPC9MBtU93fodoIHFn gP/7c4Yu5whwAvKyfTE0ycBl3Nwcbi4dGgUeXt/LzlN2Y2Y0EPpJz0kaPe8o9hJX gGTaE5IBJozTi/78usSiSbXxYPDif4FhaMch9pGH3HfxZHpf2i2ypA4VIXORLsY= =TfVM -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] 12.04 Unity intro poster
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 21/04/12 11:16, kpb wrote: > Hello All > > http://dl.dropbox.com/u/8403291/1204-poster-4.pdf > Nice work. Where do I file bugs? :) Minor niggle, the diagram in the top left implies that the button in the top left of the screen with the Ubuntu logo on _is_ the dash. It's actually referred to as the "BFB" (Big Freaking Button) or "Ubuntu Button" which launches the dash. Be good to upload it to spreadubuntu so others can get it. Cheers, - -- Alan Pope Engineering Manager Canonical - Product Strategy +44 (0) 7973 620 164 alan.p...@canonical.com http://ubuntu.com/ -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJPkpC8AAoJEMx6UFtfvV4w0FIIAKqV5HqPVX/gmacIO6PfMSIQ ULwB+QYxqTQAFfQAcIyY+QftskbuHs5sVyD1YE9kP+bxLlm+lOhqtHCxd0ArqgPA mUUQzhte+bU9Sf+dHonQM98BiA3prS0wg2iDWSM5uR3gyIuNsyotAxFrr0BiuAF7 rYlm4FR3Nm3FABYs6P3Q3TT9YuKrKcawkcYSzfkJ/FAnODHPC9MBtU93fodoIHFn gP/7c4Yu5whwAvKyfTE0ycBl3Nwcbi4dGgUeXt/LzlN2Y2Y0EPpJz0kaPe8o9hJX gGTaE5IBJozTi/78usSiSbXxYPDif4FhaMch9pGH3HfxZHpf2i2ypA4VIXORLsY= =TfVM -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] 12.04 Unity intro poster
On 21/04/12 11:16, kpb wrote: > Hello All > > http://dl.dropbox.com/u/8403291/1204-poster-4.pdf > > It struck me that someone doing an LTS -> LTS upgrade to 12.04 might > find the change in UI a little disorienting. > > The link above leads to a poster that summarises the basics of > Unity.The odp file is available if anyone needs to customise it. > > Let me know what you think. > That looks really neat, thanks, should also be useful when promotion the OS Paul -- -- http://www.zleap.net http://www.ubuntu.com skype : psutton111 http://www.linkedin.com/pub/paul-sutton/36/595/911 -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] 12.04 Unity intro poster
On 21/04/12 11:16, kpb wrote: Hello All http://dl.dropbox.com/u/8403291/1204-poster-4.pdf It struck me that someone doing an LTS -> LTS upgrade to 12.04 might find the change in UI a little disorienting. The link above leads to a poster that summarises the basics of Unity.The odp file is available if anyone needs to customise it. Let me know what you think. Ooh, I like that, its good on the eyes and simple to read...thanks. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] 12.04 Unity intro poster
Hello All http://dl.dropbox.com/u/8403291/1204-poster-4.pdf It struck me that someone doing an LTS -> LTS upgrade to 12.04 might find the change in UI a little disorienting. The link above leads to a poster that summarises the basics of Unity.The odp file is available if anyone needs to customise it. Let me know what you think. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
