Re: [ubuntu-uk] Gnome Color Chooser

2015-06-23 Thread Simon Greenwood
On 23 June 2015 at 16:22, Nigel Verity wrote: > Hi > > I'm so impressed with Ubuntu MATE that I've finally abandoned Xubuntu as > my go-to distribution. The MATE desktop has tools for tailoring the colours > so you have a high level of control over its appearance. However some > objects, such as

[ubuntu-uk] Gnome Color Chooser

2015-06-23 Thread Nigel Verity
Hi I'm so impressed with Ubuntu MATE that I've finally abandoned Xubuntu as my go-to distribution. The MATE desktop has tools for tailoring the colours so you have a high level of control over its appearance. However some objects, such as certain toolbars, seem immune to these tools. I've been

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Looking for old computers

2015-06-23 Thread Simon Greenwood
On 23 June 2015 at 09:56, Barry Drake wrote: > On 19/06/15 08:29, Stuart Ward wrote: > >> Wednesday evenings it is open to the public. >> > > Yesterday, I collected a computer from someone the local Freecycle group. > It had no power supply or hard drive, but otherwise is OK. I rigged it up > wi

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Looking for old computers

2015-06-23 Thread Barry Drake
On 19/06/15 08:29, Stuart Ward wrote: Wednesday evenings it is open to the public. Yesterday, I collected a computer from someone the local Freecycle group. It had no power supply or hard drive, but otherwise is OK. I rigged it up with an old spare power supply and it booted from a DVD. To