Re: [ubuntu-uk] 12.04 Unity intro poster

2012-04-28 Thread alan c
On 28/04/12 17:36, paul sutton wrote: On 28/04/12 17:31, Bill Baker wrote: On Sat, 2012-04-28 at 15:55 +0100, alan c wrote: On 28/04/12 14:14, kpb wrote: On 28/04/12 11:59, Barry Drake wrote: Someone just upgraded from 10.04 and after answering a couple of questions, I pointed him to t

Re: [ubuntu-uk] 12.04 Unity intro poster

2012-04-28 Thread alan c
On 28/04/12 17:45, Bill Baker wrote: On Sat, 2012-04-28 at 17:23 +0100, Barry Drake wrote: On 28/04/12 15:55, alan c wrote: Errm Alan . we have an HUD. Try simply typing help (or even he) into the lens . Barry - now try pointing that out to a new user. ;) Yes, I thought y

Re: [ubuntu-uk] 12.04 Unity intro poster

2012-04-28 Thread Barry Drake
On 28/04/12 18:24, Tony Pursell wrote: HUD doesn't seem to find Help for me. The Dash finds it, of course. And there is also the Help menu at the top of the screen when there is nothing on the desktop. Do you know, I had thought up to now that the Dash searchbar and the HUD did the same thi

Re: [ubuntu-uk] 12.04 Unity intro poster

2012-04-28 Thread Tony Pursell
On 28 April 2012 17:45, Bill Baker wrote: > On Sat, 2012-04-28 at 17:23 +0100, Barry Drake wrote: > > On 28/04/12 15:55, alan c wrote: > > Errm Alan . we have an HUD. Try simply typing help (or even > > he) into the lens . > > > Barry - now try pointing that out to a new user. ;)

Re: [ubuntu-uk] 12.04 Unity intro poster

2012-04-28 Thread Barry Drake
On 28/04/12 17:45, Bill Baker wrote: On Sat, 2012-04-28 at 17:23 +0100, Barry Drake wrote: Errm Alan . we have an HUD. Try simply typing help (or even he) into the lens . Barry - now try pointing that out to a new user. ;) Oh I agree And I do think the Help app ought to

Re: [ubuntu-uk] 12.04 Unity intro poster

2012-04-28 Thread Bill Baker
On Sat, 2012-04-28 at 17:23 +0100, Barry Drake wrote: > On 28/04/12 15:55, alan c wrote: > Errm Alan . we have an HUD. Try simply typing help (or even > he) into the lens . > Barry - now try pointing that out to a new user. ;) -- Regards, Bill B. [SuperEngineer] --

Re: [ubuntu-uk] 12.04 Unity intro poster

2012-04-28 Thread paul sutton
On 28/04/12 17:31, Bill Baker wrote: > On Sat, 2012-04-28 at 15:55 +0100, alan c wrote: >> On 28/04/12 14:14, kpb wrote: >>> On 28/04/12 11:59, Barry Drake wrote: Someone just upgraded from 10.04 and after answering a couple of questions, I pointed him to the poster. He found it very h

Re: [ubuntu-uk] 12.04 Unity intro poster

2012-04-28 Thread Bill Baker
On Sat, 2012-04-28 at 15:55 +0100, alan c wrote: > On 28/04/12 14:14, kpb wrote: > > On 28/04/12 11:59, Barry Drake wrote: > >> Someone just upgraded from 10.04 and after answering a couple of > >> questions, I pointed him to the poster. He found it very helpful. > > > > Hello Barry and all > >

Re: [ubuntu-uk] 12.04 Unity intro poster

2012-04-28 Thread Barry Drake
On 28/04/12 15:55, alan c wrote: I think it has been noticed that Ubuntu 12.04 does not make it at all easy to find a useful Help facility, not sure if a bug has been raised at all, I hope so. One guinea pig I saw use it here immediately searched around for a help list. Unfortunately even I di

Re: [ubuntu-uk] 12.04 Unity intro poster

2012-04-28 Thread kpb
On 28/04/12 15:55, alan c wrote: I think it has been noticed that Ubuntu 12.04 does not make it at all easy to find a useful Help facility, not sure if a bug has been raised at all, I hope so. One guinea pig I saw use it here immediately searched around for a help list. Unfortunately even I

Re: [ubuntu-uk] 12.04 Unity intro poster

2012-04-28 Thread alan c
On 28/04/12 14:14, kpb wrote: On 28/04/12 11:59, Barry Drake wrote: Someone just upgraded from 10.04 and after answering a couple of questions, I pointed him to the poster. He found it very helpful. Hello Barry and all That is exactly what/who the poster is for, I'm glad it was useful. Th

Re: [ubuntu-uk] 12.04 Unity intro poster

2012-04-28 Thread kpb
On 28/04/12 11:59, Barry Drake wrote: Someone just upgraded from 10.04 and after answering a couple of questions, I pointed him to the poster. He found it very helpful. Hello Barry and all That is exactly what/who the poster is for, I'm glad it was useful. The Ubuntu Desktop Guide really is

Re: [ubuntu-uk] 12.04 Unity intro poster

2012-04-28 Thread paul sutton
On 28/04/12 11:59, Barry Drake wrote: > On 25/04/12 22:13, alan c wrote: >> Hi Barry. I am dealing with 60 plus ages and they are all >> technophobes using Ubuntu without reading any instructions at all. >> Some are adults with learning difficulty. The thought of even -me- >> needing to look at suc

Re: [ubuntu-uk] 12.04 Unity intro poster

2012-04-28 Thread Barry Drake
On 25/04/12 22:13, alan c wrote: Hi Barry. I am dealing with 60 plus ages and they are all technophobes using Ubuntu without reading any instructions at all. Some are adults with learning difficulty. The thought of even -me- needing to look at such an information diagram is an unpleasant though

Re: [ubuntu-uk] 12.04 Unity intro poster

2012-04-25 Thread Keith Burnett
ed as well. Cheers -- Keith Burnett http://sohcahtoa.org.uk/ -Original Message- From: alan c Sender: ubuntu-uk-boun...@lists.ubuntu.com Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2012 22:13:45 To: Reply-To: UK Ubuntu Talk Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] 12.04 Unity intro poster On 25/04/12 20:54, Barry Drake wrote: >

Re: [ubuntu-uk] 12.04 Unity intro poster

2012-04-25 Thread alan c
On 25/04/12 20:54, Barry Drake wrote: > On 25/04/12 17:08, alan c wrote: >> A lot of careful work, certainly. But I would not want to point my >> novices to it, for them it is a page of detail stuff which I think >> would frighten them. And why does linux need a instructions? What >> about a sim

Re: [ubuntu-uk] 12.04 Unity intro poster

2012-04-25 Thread Barry Drake
On 25/04/12 17:08, alan c wrote: A lot of careful work, certainly. But I would not want to point my novices to it, for them it is a page of detail stuff which I think would frighten them. And why does linux need a instructions? What about a similar page for Windows 7, for comparison? Alan -

Re: [ubuntu-uk] 12.04 Unity intro poster

2012-04-25 Thread kpb
On 25/04/12 13:29, Alan Pope wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hi again Keith, On 25/04/12 12:02, k...@sohcahtoa.org.uk wrote: I will try to get through the spreadbuntu deflection shields later on today. It seems quite hard to get stuff through their spam checkers. I uploa

Re: [ubuntu-uk] 12.04 Unity intro poster

2012-04-25 Thread Keith Burnett
e their IT instruction around Windows, so I guess Microsoft can look after itself. Cheers --Original Message-- From: alan c Sender: ubuntu-uk-boun...@lists.ubuntu.com To: ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com ReplyTo: UK Ubuntu Talk Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] 12.04 Unity intro poster Sent: 25 Apr 2012 17:08

Re: [ubuntu-uk] 12.04 Unity intro poster

2012-04-25 Thread alan c
On 25/04/12 12:26, Barry Drake wrote: > On 25/04/12 12:02, k...@sohcahtoa.org.uk wrote: >> I have made the modifications suggested here (at least to the extent I can >> fit on the poster!) > > Splendid work! Thanks. I really think this is too useful to be > ignored. I hope somebody with write

Re: [ubuntu-uk] 12.04 Unity intro poster

2012-04-25 Thread Alan Pope
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hi again Keith, On 25/04/12 12:02, k...@sohcahtoa.org.uk wrote: > I will try to get through the spreadbuntu deflection shields later > on today. It seems quite hard to get stuff through their spam > checkers. > I uploaded it for you. http://spreadu

Re: [ubuntu-uk] 12.04 Unity intro poster

2012-04-25 Thread mac
On 25/04/2012 12:02, k...@sohcahtoa.org.uk wrote: I have made the modifications suggested here (at least to the extent I can fit on the poster!) This is really good. Very well done! mac -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.c

Re: [ubuntu-uk] 12.04 Unity intro poster

2012-04-25 Thread alan c
I tried to reply to this post from k...@sohcahtoa.org.uk but I keep getting asked for an encryption key before sending -- alan cocks -- 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

2012-04-25 Thread Barry Drake
On 25/04/12 12:02, k...@sohcahtoa.org.uk wrote: I have made the modifications suggested here (at least to the extent I can fit on the poster!) Splendid work! Thanks. I really think this is too useful to be ignored. I hope somebody with write access will link it into the Ubuntu web site.

Re: [ubuntu-uk] 12.04 Unity intro poster

2012-04-25 Thread kpb
through their spam checkers. Cheers > Original Message >From: kpb >To: alan.p...@canonical.com, UK Ubuntu Talk >Sent: Sat, 21 Apr 2012 10:58:57 +0100 (BST) >Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] 12.04 Unity intro poster > >On 21/04/12 11:49, Alan Pope wrote: >> -BEGIN PGP

Re: [ubuntu-uk] 12.04 Unity intro poster

2012-04-22 Thread Andres Muniz
- Mensaje original - > 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. > > maybe not unity: but the login screen mig

Re: [ubuntu-uk] 12.04 Unity intro poster

2012-04-22 Thread Simon Watson
A tips and tricks page (like, a cool stuff that you can do with ubuntu page) would be awesome! I'd start on it myself, but I don't know any cool tricks or tips to put on there! Cheers, Simon On 21 April 2012 13:33, Barry Drake wrote: > On 21/04/12 12:26, kpb wrote: >> >> >> Anyone: Please repl

Re: [ubuntu-uk] 12.04 Unity intro poster

2012-04-21 Thread Barry Drake
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?

Re: [ubuntu-uk] 12.04 Unity intro poster

2012-04-21 Thread kpb
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

Re: [ubuntu-uk] 12.04 Unity intro poster

2012-04-21 Thread Alan Pope
-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 h

Re: [ubuntu-uk] 12.04 Unity intro poster

2012-04-21 Thread mac
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

Re: [ubuntu-uk] 12.04 Unity intro poster

2012-04-21 Thread kpb
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

Re: [ubuntu-uk] 12.04 Unity intro poster

2012-04-21 Thread Alan Pope
-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 lo

Re: [ubuntu-uk] 12.04 Unity intro poster

2012-04-21 Thread paul sutton
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

Re: [ubuntu-uk] 12.04 Unity intro poster

2012-04-21 Thread John
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 av

[ubuntu-uk] 12.04 Unity intro poster

2012-04-21 Thread kpb
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 cust