** Description changed: - In the system menu there are Xterm and UXTerm icons by default on Gutsy. + In Ubuntu 11.10 desktop by default, there are three terminals in the + Dash labeled respectively as: Terminal, XTerm, and UXTerm. This is + rather confusing for users who are told to just run a terminal. XTerm + and UXTerm share a rather old, outdated icon and very few users will + prefer using them to using the standard, full-featured GNOME Terminal. - This is wrong because: - 1. There is already gnome-terminal - 2. They belong in the Accesories-menu - - Why offer 3 terminal programs in the gnome menu by default anyway? + XTerm apparently is used by Ubuntu's failsafe mode and so must be + present by default. + + My Proposed fix: + 1.Add NoDisplay=true to the end of these 2 files: + sudoedit /usr/share/applications/debian-xterm.desktop + sudoedit /usr/share/applications/debian-xterm.desktop + 2. Run sudo update-desktop-database + 3. Log out and log back in. + 4. Type "term" into the Dash, xterm and uxterm should not show. + 5. Close the dash and type Alt+F2, now type "xterm" and "uxterm". The app shows with its icon. When run, the icon will show in the launcher and the Alt-Tab switcher. + + This should be a good compromise between most users who don't need the + clutter of the extra terminals and the ones who actually do want to run + xterm. + + --Jeremy Bicha
** Description changed: - In Ubuntu 11.10 desktop by default, there are three terminals in the - Dash labeled respectively as: Terminal, XTerm, and UXTerm. This is - rather confusing for users who are told to just run a terminal. XTerm - and UXTerm share a rather old, outdated icon and very few users will - prefer using them to using the standard, full-featured GNOME Terminal. + The Ubuntu 11.10 desktop by default has three terminals in the Dash + labeled respectively as: Terminal, XTerm, and UXTerm. This is rather + confusing for users who are told to just run a terminal. XTerm and + UXTerm share a rather old, outdated icon and very few users will prefer + using them to using the standard, full-featured GNOME Terminal. XTerm apparently is used by Ubuntu's failsafe mode and so must be present by default. My Proposed fix: 1.Add NoDisplay=true to the end of these 2 files: - sudoedit /usr/share/applications/debian-xterm.desktop - sudoedit /usr/share/applications/debian-xterm.desktop + sudoedit /usr/share/applications/debian-xterm.desktop + sudoedit /usr/share/applications/debian-xterm.desktop 2. Run sudo update-desktop-database 3. Log out and log back in. 4. Type "term" into the Dash, xterm and uxterm should not show. 5. Close the dash and type Alt+F2, now type "xterm" and "uxterm". The app shows with its icon. When run, the icon will show in the launcher and the Alt-Tab switcher. This should be a good compromise between most users who don't need the clutter of the extra terminals and the ones who actually do want to run xterm. --Jeremy Bicha ** Description changed: The Ubuntu 11.10 desktop by default has three terminals in the Dash labeled respectively as: Terminal, XTerm, and UXTerm. This is rather confusing for users who are told to just run a terminal. XTerm and UXTerm share a rather old, outdated icon and very few users will prefer using them to using the standard, full-featured GNOME Terminal. XTerm apparently is used by Ubuntu's failsafe mode and so must be present by default. My Proposed fix: 1.Add NoDisplay=true to the end of these 2 files: sudoedit /usr/share/applications/debian-xterm.desktop sudoedit /usr/share/applications/debian-xterm.desktop 2. Run sudo update-desktop-database 3. Log out and log back in. 4. Type "term" into the Dash, xterm and uxterm should not show. 5. Close the dash and type Alt+F2, now type "xterm" and "uxterm". The app shows with its icon. When run, the icon will show in the launcher and the Alt-Tab switcher. This should be a good compromise between most users who don't need the clutter of the extra terminals and the ones who actually do want to run - xterm. + xterm. Also xterm has been hidden by default for many releases now and I + personally consider their presence now a UI regression, not an + improvement. --Jeremy Bicha -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xterm in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/129041 Title: xterm icon available by default To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xterm/+bug/129041/+subscriptions _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat Post to : ubuntu-x-swat@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
