Re: [ubuntu-uk] Shock announcement

On 08/04/17 10:32, Liam Proven wrote: Finally, GNOME supports Wayland, which increasingly looks like the only future successor to X.11. X is very old and something newer and better is wanted by a lot of people. Does Enlightenment work on Wayland? Yes, although I haven't tried it. Wayland was

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Shock announcement

On 6 April 2017 at 19:42, Tony Pursell wrote: > 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? Unity 7 is now maintenance-only. No new releases or features. It

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Shock announcement

On 6 April 2017 at 18:22, Jim Price wrote: > Gnome3 wouldn't be my first choice of desktop to use to try and imitate > another one - that would be Enlightenment. Well, firstly, the SABDFL has said it will be GNOME, so it will be GNOME. Secondly, GNOME is still a very

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Shock announcement

_ > From: ubuntu-uk-boun...@lists.ubuntu.com > <ubuntu-uk-boun...@lists.ubuntu.com> on behalf of Tony Pursell > <tony.purs...@gmail.com> > Sent: Thursday, April 6, 2017 6:42:56 PM > To: UK Ubuntu Talk > Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] Shock announcement > > I'm not too bo

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Shock announcement

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

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

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Shock announcement

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

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Shock announcement

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

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Shock announcement

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

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Shock announcement

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. -- Tony Scott https://tonyscott.org.uk On 5 April

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Shock announcement

Not all that surprising -- Phone/Touch never took off. Killing Unity is a surprise, and I like the UI, but understandable. There was just too much of a disconnect from the community. I still believe in convergence, but I don't pretend to know how it's going to happen (I'm hoping my next-gen

[ubuntu-uk] Shock announcement

OK, not a tech query, but important Ubuntu news from the SABDFL https://insights.ubuntu.com/2017/04/05/growing-ubuntu-for-cloud-and-iot-rather-than-phone-and-convergence/ https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2017/04/ubuntu-unity-is-dead-desktop-will-switch-back-to-gnome-next-year/ --