What's Gnome 2.29 look like to you?

[dd_wizard]

I installed the necessary deps and gnome 2.29 from koji, but I sure didn't get anything like 2.28 or what's shown here (http://www.webupd8.org/2010/02/gnome-shell-2290-released-whats-new-and.html). Basicly, my screen looked like I was running gnome/metacity with the normal panel, not the 2.28 top panel with Activities, etc. Did I miss something?

dd_wizard

[Dan]

Uhm ... honestly?

It's a flippin' grotesque mess which should have been aborted with extreme prejudice at the very first meeting whence the initial introduction of drawings and discussion of the concept was initiated.

Should they choose to limit one's choice to return to a classical Gnome/panel interface, being a rabid dis-admirer of KDE tends to make me think it might be time to re-consider my opinion of Macs.

But that's just one man's rather milquetoast opinion.

[JEO]

You do realize that gnome 2.29 and gnome-shell 2.29 are two different things right? Your link talks about gnome-shell.

[Simian Man]

Should they choose to limit one's choice to return to a classical Gnome/panel interface, being a rabid dis-admirer of KDE tends to make me think it might be time to re-consider my opinion of Macs.

Have you tried Xfce? If not, I'd suggest it, it's quite like Gnome2, and even better in many ways.

[ryptyde]

I installed the necessary deps and gnome 2.29 from koji, but I sure didn't get anything like 2.28 or what's shown here (http://www.webupd8.org/2010/02/gnome-shell-2290-released-whats-new-and.html). Basicly, my screen looked like I was running gnome/metacity with the normal panel, not the 2.28 top panel with Activities, etc. Did I miss something?

dd_wizard

I believe gnome-shell to be "broken" in F13 at the moment and will hopefully be fixed for the beta release. Gnome-shell can be accessed from the "desktop effects" menu and I'm looking forward to having it available on my netbook running F13. :)

[dd_wizard]

@JEO: Sorry about the title, I did mean gnome-shell 2.29. It's in koji, with a few deps you need to grab.

@ryptyde: gnome-shell 2.28 seemed to work fine in F13, but it does look like 2.29 is broken atm.

@Dan: I'm thinking LXDE, personally. :D PS, mind changing my lame title? Thanks.

dd_wizard

[Dan]

Hmmm. Got any suggestions?

[dd_wizard]

Just make Gnome into gnome-shell. That'll clear up any confusion. :confused:

PS, Feel free to add any derogatory comments that come to mind! :p

Thanks,
dd_wizard

[Dan]

Done! <..:p..>

[leigh123linux]

I installed the necessary deps and gnome 2.29 from koji, but I sure didn't get anything like 2.28 or what's shown here (http://www.webupd8.org/2010/02/gnome-shell-2290-released-whats-new-and.html). Basicly, my screen looked like I was running gnome/metacity with the normal panel, not the 2.28 top panel with Activities, etc. Did I miss something?

dd_wizard


Like this :p


http://forums.fedoraforum.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=19285&stc=1&d=1269726300






http://forums.fedoraforum.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=19286&stc=1&d=1269726530

[dd_wizard]

Leigh, is that 2.29.1-3 or -4? I tried -3 yesterday and see that -4 landed in koji today.

dd_wizard

[leigh123linux]

Leigh, is that 2.29.1-3 or -4? I tried -3 yesterday and see that -4 landed in koji today.

dd_wizard


[leigh@localhost Desktop]$ rpm -q gnome-shell
gnome-shell-2.29.1-4.x86_64
[leigh@localhost Desktop]$

[dd_wizard]

Thanks, I'll give it another try today.

dd_wizard

---------- Post added at 03:38 PM CDT ---------- Previous post was at 03:13 PM CDT ----------

Today's koji and the necessary dependencies work! Now to see if I like it any better. lol

dd_wizard

[sej7278]

looks like a cross between compiz and vista!

[dd_wizard]

If you like multiple workspaces, this view is kinda nice...

[JEO]

Can somebody check their versions against mine. I only get the background image and a hang when I select gnome-shell from Desktop Effects.

Mar 28 01:51:31 Updated: gobject-introspection-0.6.9-3.fc13.i686
Mar 28 01:51:32 Installed: gjs-0.6-1.fc13.i686
Mar 28 01:51:36 Installed: mutter-2.29.1-1.fc13.i686
Mar 28 01:51:38 Installed: gnome-shell-2.29.1-4.i686

Edit: Never mind. Setting selinux to permissive mode got it working.

[rockdoctor]

It looks like this :)

[JEO]

The gnome-shell is certainly a wild break from what we are used to. I could not figure out a way to add applets such as launchers or hardware sensors monitor to the top bar. (Also I prefer bottom bars).

[hephasteus]

I hope you can avoid installing the shell. I LOVE the new GNOME icons.

[RahulSundaram]

The gnome-shell is certainly a wild break from what we are used to. I could not figure out a way to add applets such as launchers or hardware sensors monitor to the top bar. (Also I prefer bottom bars).

Applets are not supported in GNOME Shell yet.