Re: [orca-list] Fwd: Fwd: gnome 3.12 vs Unity, what's the current status?

[Alex Midence <alex midence gmail com>]

I use whatever version of Gnome comes with 14.04.  I believe it’s 3.10.  Works well for me.  No complaints.  I did have to install the gnome-shell-extensions package and the gnome tweak tool.  I enabled the applications and places extensions which appear in my top bar.  The places extension lets me go to computer, documents, network ETC.  If I want the trash folder and such things, I just enable the desktop in the gnome-tweak tool and it’s similar to gnome 2.x experience in that regard.  Honestly, the best thing for you to do is to try it out.  Create a virtual machine or just install the gnome desktop and go back and forth from the lightdm choices as you get to know the desktops.  As for wifi, just install the gnome network manager package and you will be able to manipulate it all you like.  I have this set up at home and it works well for me.  Honestly though, I have Gnome 3.4.2 at work and find that works well enough for my needs too.  Compared to that, Gnome 3.10 is just peachy.

 

Alex M

 

 

From: orca-list [mailto:orca-list-bounces gnome org] On Behalf Of Krishnakant Mane
Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2014 8:07 AM
To: ORCA-LIST gnome org
Subject: [orca-list] Fwd: Fwd: gnome 3.12 vs Unity, what's the current status?

 

Dear all,
I by mistake had sent this email from my official mailbox and it is not a member of this list.
So I had to do this double forward to get this through to the list.
Sorry for the trouble.
happy hacking.
Krishnakant.

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Subject:	Fwd: gnome 3.12 vs Unity, what's the current status?
Date:	Tue, 22 Jul 2014 18:35:33 +0530
From:	kk <kk dff org in>
To:	Krishnakant Mane <krmane gmail com>

 

 From my Other mail box.

-------- Original Message --------

Subject:       gnome 3.12 vs Unity, what's the current status?

Date:   Tue, 22 Jul 2014 17:26:27 +0530

From:   kk <kk dff org in>

To:     ORCA-LIST gnome org

Hello all,

I have been off the loop for a few days given my busy schedule on a

project release.

I wish to know if Unity with Ubuntu 14.04 is good enough for real use or

should I continue with Gnome 3.10 or 3.12?

I had found out that notifications in Unity worked more accurately with

Orca and things like setting up wifi or mobile broadband was easier.

Gnome had an advantage of being pretty streight forward with access to

things like system resources and with a plugin I could get the super +

number, unity style application access working.

I however find that locating things like trash or working with wifi or

broadband or getting into using pen drives etc is a bit tricky with

gnome shell 3.10.

So what is the experience of others so far?

dash pain was broken in Unity when I checked it last.

Happy hacking.

Krishnakant.