Re: [orca-list] Installing gnome and switching from unity to gnome3 in Ubuntu 11.10 and 12.04?

[Thomas Ward <thomasward1978 gmail com>]

Hi Krishnakant,

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On 4/26/12, Krishnakant mane <krmane gmail com> wrote:
> Hi Alex,
> I am keen to try out Gnome3.
> I have a few questions before I give it a try.
> 1, will I have gnome3 in the session options along with Ubuntu and Ubuntu2d?
>  This is necessary so that I can switch to what ever I choos at every
> login.

Yes. Right now I have five options in my sessions menu. Gnome, Gnome
Classic, Gnome Classic without effects, Ubuntu, and Ubuntu 2D.

> 2, what is the status of gnome3 accessibility?  can we use it as easily as
> Unity?  I think to use it we must have the menu, usable, should be able to
> make desktop shortcuts, and overall navigate the file system along with
> other titbits.

Its quite accessible but there is no apps menu in Gnome Shell, and you
can't, as far as I know, create launchers/icons on your desktop. From
what I can tell the desktop is a glorified place to stick your
background or wallpaper.

> 3, how similar is it to gnome classic?

Not at all. Gnome Shell has a different look and feel from Gnome Classic.

> Happy hacking.
> Krishnakant.