On 22 February 2012 14:06, Dave Morley <davm...@davmor2.co.uk> wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > On 22/02/12 13:56, Kris Douglas wrote: >> On 22 February 2012 13:49, James Morrissey >> <morrissey.jam...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> Without stating any preferences on a thread which is likely to >>> bring forth opinions: As i understand it, the current Unity >>> Interface is (at least in part) the result of the sort of testing >>> you are describing: >>> >>> http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2012/02/mark-shuttleworth-explains-dodge-ditch-decision-in-precise/ >>> >>> >>> > https://lists.launchpad.net/unity-design/msg07682.html >>> >>> j >> >> Hello James, >> >> That is entirely related to the fact the bar dodged windows, and >> yes I believe that is to be discontinued. However, that is not the >> problem to be honest, the the "iconfication" and hiding of menus >> and maximising each window... etc etc. >> > Kris > > I'm confused could you not say click on the big ubuntu logo, in the > search field type in the name of the application you are after? > > Also now in 12.04 if an application is installed via Software-center > and it has a valid .desktop file it is automatically added to the > launcher bar which it wasn't before so then you get to manually remove > any you don't want.
I said those exact words, he didn't know the logo, and didn't understand why he couldn't just look through a list. It took me about 15-20mins to get him to the stage where he understood the unity launcher box. He thought it was a free trial which only came with the icons on the left and intended to buy windows to replace it. -- Regards, Kris Douglas. www.krisd.eu -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/