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I'm starting to like Unity.....
Mar. 26th, 2012 11:39 pmA few months ago, I commented about the new Unity user interface that the folks who manage Ubuntu foisted upon the rest of us.
And so, I tried it on one machine, installing Oneric Ocelot (Ubuntu 11.10) of tardis, my laptop. Now that I'm more familiar with Mac OS X, I'm starting to think that Unity more closely resembles Mac OS, with the "launch pad" containing all my programs and apps in a sidebar. Unfortunately, the sidebar is on the left side of my window, and not the bottom. And I can't move it. (Believe me, I've looked online for this fix. But I just can't find a canonical solution to this.)
How do I run an app? If it's on the launch pad, click on it. If not, click on the Ubuntu icon in the upper left corner and either type the name of the program, or select from a menu.
How do I add an app to the launch pad? While the program is active, there will be an icon on the launch pad. Right-click on it and select "Keep in launcher".
One advantage to the launch pad is that I've been able to remove program icons from my desktop(s), giving me a clearer workspace.
I miss Gnome -- the old user interface -- and how Windows-like it's been. It made switching from Windows to Ubuntu almost effortless. But the current versions of Gnome (3.0 and later) change this radically.
So it looks like I'll be switching everything over to Unity. I've upgraded my desktop to Natty Narwhal (Ubuntu 11.04) from Maverick Meerkat (Ubuntu 10.10), the last version to feature Gnome. And I'll be upgrading the other Ubuntu machines as well, in due time.
And so, I tried it on one machine, installing Oneric Ocelot (Ubuntu 11.10) of tardis, my laptop. Now that I'm more familiar with Mac OS X, I'm starting to think that Unity more closely resembles Mac OS, with the "launch pad" containing all my programs and apps in a sidebar. Unfortunately, the sidebar is on the left side of my window, and not the bottom. And I can't move it. (Believe me, I've looked online for this fix. But I just can't find a canonical solution to this.)
How do I run an app? If it's on the launch pad, click on it. If not, click on the Ubuntu icon in the upper left corner and either type the name of the program, or select from a menu.
How do I add an app to the launch pad? While the program is active, there will be an icon on the launch pad. Right-click on it and select "Keep in launcher".
One advantage to the launch pad is that I've been able to remove program icons from my desktop(s), giving me a clearer workspace.
I miss Gnome -- the old user interface -- and how Windows-like it's been. It made switching from Windows to Ubuntu almost effortless. But the current versions of Gnome (3.0 and later) change this radically.
So it looks like I'll be switching everything over to Unity. I've upgraded my desktop to Natty Narwhal (Ubuntu 11.04) from Maverick Meerkat (Ubuntu 10.10), the last version to feature Gnome. And I'll be upgrading the other Ubuntu machines as well, in due time.
