Re: [ubuntu-uk] Shock announcement

[Tony Scott]

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On 6 April 2017 at 18:55, alan auckland  wrote:
> What about maruos?
>
> Get Outlook for Android
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> From: ubuntu-uk-boun...@lists.ubuntu.com
>  on behalf of Tony Pursell
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> Sent: Thursday, April 6, 2017 6:42:56 PM
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> Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] Shock announcement
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> I'm not too bothered about the desktop, although I am rather fond of Unity.
> I am wondering, however, if Unity is dead and buried, or is it just Unity 8?
>
> I will be sad, however, if I have to give up on my Ubuntu phone.  I know
> that the Ubuntu phone is limited but I do find it best for routine stuff
> like email, Facebook and BBC news.  It's much more like having a computer in
> my pocket than my Android phone (needed for banking app, for instance).  It
> already seems as though developers have given up on the phone, and this will
> put them off even more.
>
> On 6 April 2017 at 17:29, David Goldsbrough 
> wrote:
>>
>> I hope for one of two things at least:
>>
>> some group of people will step forward and fork Unity as a Desktop
>> Environment for use on desktop/laptops/notebooks
>> that GNOME is as easy to configure for Low Vision users as Unity (large
>> icons, large font, colours, etc)
>>
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Re: [ubuntu-uk] Shock announcement

[alan auckland]

What about maruos?

Get Outlook for Android



From: ubuntu-uk-boun...@lists.ubuntu.com  
on behalf of Tony Pursell 
Sent: Thursday, April 6, 2017 6:42:56 PM
To: UK Ubuntu Talk
Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] Shock announcement

I'm not too bothered about the desktop, although I am rather fond of Unity.  I 
am wondering, however, if Unity is dead and buried, or is it just Unity 8?

I will be sad, however, if I have to give up on my Ubuntu phone.  I know that 
the Ubuntu phone is limited but I do find it best for routine stuff like email, 
Facebook and BBC news.  It's much more like having a computer in my pocket than 
my Android phone (needed for banking app, for instance).  It already seems as 
though developers have given up on the phone, and this will put them off even 
more.

On 6 April 2017 at 17:29, David Goldsbrough 
mailto:daveginb...@googlemail.com>> wrote:
I hope for one of two things at least:

  *   some group of people will step forward and fork Unity as a Desktop 
Environment for use on desktop/laptops/notebooks
  *   that GNOME is as easy to configure for Low Vision users as Unity (large 
icons, large font, colours, etc)

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Re: [ubuntu-uk] Shock announcement

[Tony Pursell]

I'm not too bothered about the desktop, although I am rather fond of
Unity.  I am wondering, however, if Unity is dead and buried, or is it just
Unity 8?

I will be sad, however, if I have to give up on my Ubuntu phone.  I know
that the Ubuntu phone is limited but I do find it best for routine stuff
like email, Facebook and BBC news.  It's much more like having a computer
in my pocket than my Android phone (needed for banking app, for instance).
It already seems as though developers have given up on the phone, and this
will put them off even more.

On 6 April 2017 at 17:29, David Goldsbrough 
wrote:

> I hope for one of two things at least:
>
>- some group of people will step forward and fork Unity as a Desktop
>Environment for use on desktop/laptops/notebooks
>- that GNOME is as easy to configure for Low Vision users as Unity
>(large icons, large font, colours, etc)
>
>
> --
> Sent from my Lenovo Thinkpad T410 running 64 bit Ubuntu 16.04.2 LTS
>
> --
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> https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk
> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
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Re: [ubuntu-uk] Shock announcement

[David Goldsbrough]

I hope for one of two things at least:

   - some group of people will step forward and fork Unity as a Desktop
   Environment for use on desktop/laptops/notebooks
   - that GNOME is as easy to configure for Low Vision users as Unity
   (large icons, large font, colours, etc)


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Re: [ubuntu-uk] Shock announcement

[Jim Price]

On 06/04/17 00:26, Tony Scott wrote:

Does anyone know if it is possible through the use of extensions etc
if it would be possible to recreate some or all of the Unity desktop
experience in GNOME?

If it is, I would propose this would be the way forward for the next
LTS release.


Gnome3 wouldn't be my first choice of desktop to use to try and imitate 
another one - that would be Enlightenment. Bodhi Linux uses it to come 
close to looking like Gnome2 (only better), and there would be no 
problem arranging the launchers down the left hand side (six position 
options in that arrangement, plus autohide). I don't know if the hud and 
lenses etc. would be easy to get going on another desktop.


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Re: [ubuntu-uk] Shock announcement

[Simon Greenwood]

Just as I got Ubuntu Touch running on a Nexus 4 too​. There has been a
distinct feeling recently that alternative phone OSes are becoming more of
a niche (if that's possible).

​It shouldn't take much for Gnome to look like Unity, but then again the
question may be how far Canonical go with working on that.

s/


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