ubuntu 12.04 daily - my impressions

[Vojtěch Polášek]

Reposting here, I am sorry:
Hi,
thank you very much for your instructions, I was just curious. I will
try the gnome, but I am quite confortable with unity and its quick
searching facilities.
Do I need to compile ATK as well, for AT-SPI to work?
I am almost prepared to try this new LTS as my new production system,
because suport for my 10.10 ended short time ago.
Vojta

On 19.4.2012 06:46, Hammer Attila wrote:
> Hy Vojtěch,
>
> Unfortunately only me sent your letter, not the list.
> When you want update at-spi2-core package, not use the master branch,
> you need using gnome-3-4 branch.
> So, when you want compiling at-spi2-core upstream version, you need
> run first git checkout gnome-3-4 command in the source tree before you
> do general compilation related commands.
> I will be test word echo in gnome-terminal, and if need, reporting
> this issue in Bugzilla.
> For example, I using gnome 3.4 my Precise system without any problems.
> You need enabling universe and multiverse repositoryes, and need
> installing gnome-session-fallback package.
> I oldest time wrote a complete list what can need doing if an user
> would like using GNOME3 fallback interface, now little actualized the
> instructions:
> "Switching from Unity Desktop to GNOME3 fallback session in Ubuntu
> 12.04 (Precise Pangolin)
> Installing the GNOME3 fallback session related packages and dependencies
> First, you ensure already enabled with the universe and multiverse
> repositories.
> Default the universe and multiverse repositoryes is not enabled. If
> you would like enabling this repositoryes, launch the
> software-properties-gtk preference tool, and enable this repositoryes.
> You are possible to launch software-properties-gtk preference tool for
> example with sudo software-properties-gtk command in gnome-terminal.
> If the universe and multiverse repositoryes is enabled, you need
> install gnome-session-fallback package. You possible using the
> Software Center or Synaptic this purpose, or possible using in
> terminal with following command:
> sudo apt-get install gnome-session-fallback
>
> Changing the desktop session from Unity to GNOME3 fallback session
> This is possible with LightDm, you need choosing GNOME Classic (no
> effects) session after you logged out.
>
> Final customizations
> When you logged again your system, you already have in the GNOME3
> fallback session. Following part containing optional modification
> suggestions to prowide the new desktop session with better A11y
> experience:
> Fixing "system menue" inaccessibility related problem
> Unfortunately GNOME3 developers removed with the old "System" menue in
> the fallback session. Unfortunately, this modification are resulted
> visualy impaired users unable to access the importanter functions for
> example with the actual username awailable submenue (unable to change
> actual user status, launch system settings, log out, switch user, or
> shutdown the system.
> Now, have only one known workaround to prewent this problem:
> 1. Press Control+Alt+TAB keystroke, and go to the top extended panel.
> 2. Delete this panel. Press SHIFT+F10 keystroke, and choose the
> "Delete this panel".
> 3. Go to bottom extended panel, and press SHIFT+F10 keystroke. Choose
> the create new panel menu item.
> 4. In the empty panel, you need add the "main menu" applet, and
> optional the "Clock", "Notification Area" applets. This last two
> applet is need only if you are not would like using GNOME3 ported
> Indicator applets.
> This modifications are resulting you an one column menue system. If
> you are press ALT+F1 keystroke, you are possible accessing all
> importanter menu items. You will be see your username realted
> submenue, possible log out, switch user, or shutdown the system with
> keyboard usage.
>
> Using indicators under GNOME3 fallback session
> This is simple, in Ubuntu 12.04 system you need installing
> indicator-applet and indicator-applet-complete packages. After the
> packages are installed, go to for example with top extended panel the
> CTRL+ALT+TAB keystroke. Press Shift+F10 keystroke, and choose the "Add
> the panel..." menu item.
> If you would like using all indicators with a single applet, you need
> add the "Complete indicators" applet with your panel.
> After this, when you closing the add panel applet dialog, if you press
> SUPER+S keystroke, you possible accessing all oldest time awailable
> indicators, similar with Ubuntu Natty classic GNOME session."
> This modifications resulted me a very confortable desktop environment.
> Be carefuly, when you possible first time logged in in GNOME3 fallback
> session, I am not sure default shortcuts are awailable (ALT+F1,
> ALT+F2, etc.
>
> Attila