Desktop change consequences

[Alf Haakon Lund]

Not sure what you mean here (updates not included)? Unless it's become 
abandonware (no more in development), updating should be automatically 
taken care of.

Anyway glad to hear it was what you looked for.

Alf



On 09. april 2013 13:54, Pete Wright wrote:
> Thanks again, Alf
> Synapse aboard and seems just the ticket.
> Also, after this morning's update, I find I am now able to put my own
> dubious artwork on the desktop.
> I see Synapse updates are not included in Ubuntu; will Synaptic do? I run
> it periodically.
>
>
>
> On Tue, Apr 9, 2013 at 4:27 AM, Pete Wright <pnwright at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Thanks Alf, I will try Synapse.
>> And as to desktop pic, I think that is what I did and it didn't work. It's
>> my computer, I think.
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Apr 9, 2013 at 12:45 AM, Alf Haakon Lund <alf at mellomrommet.no>wrote:
>>
>>> I don't use unity, so I might be off target. But "heads up search" sounds
>>> like what synapse is doing for me. It's a small app that finds anything,
>>> files or programs. Hit ctrl-space to launch, type a few letters (just f and
>>> first suggestion is firefox, first suggestion adapts to what is most used).
>>> Navigate through suggestions with arrows.
>>>
>>> Synapse is available in software center and synaptic.
>>>
>>> As for changing desktop image, for me right-click on the desktop and
>>> choosing desktop settings gets me there. Or [ctrl-space], [de] and first
>>> suggestion is desktop settings.
>>>
>>> Good luck on ubuntu studio, and never be afraid to ask!
>>>
>>> All the best,
>>> Alf
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 08. april 2013 21:31, Pete Wright wrote:
>>>
>>>> I guess I would say the functions that play to my inherent laziness.
>>>> Love the "heads up" search, especially. Nothing one can't do in Studio
>>>> with
>>>> a few more clicks, though.
>>>> And I can't change the desktop picture to one of my own in Studio -- and
>>>> no, I won't be surprised to learn that is a bug or glitch specific to my
>>>> wheezy old computer, not the OS.
>>>> grins
>>>> Pete
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Mon, Apr 8, 2013 at 12:14 PM, Alf Haakon Lund <alf at mellomrommet.no
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>   On 08. april 2013 19:45, Pete Wright wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>   If this question is too “newbie” or worse, heretical, please forgive
>>>>>> and
>>>>>> then ignore me.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I changed from Ubuntu 12.10 to Ubuntu Studio 12.10 primarily because
>>>>>> GIMP
>>>>>> was slightly flakey (main problem was it wouldn't accept ctr key
>>>>>> combination like ctr+ left click to select area for clone brush) and I
>>>>>> hoped Studio would not have something hijacking the ctrl function. I
>>>>>> also
>>>>>> do lots of content creation (primarily writing and art photography) so
>>>>>> Studio seemed a good choice.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Now I find myself missing the much-maligned Unity desktop. So, can I
>>>>>> change
>>>>>> to Unity desktop in Studio without horrible consequences? (And if so,
>>>>>> how
>>>>>> do I do it?)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Or is nobody checking to see if Unity works with all the rest of
>>>>>> Studio,
>>>>>> and so I should just shut up and sit down?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Pete
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>   I agree with other answers you got, better ask than not. And, out of
>>>>> curiosity, I've got my own question: Which functions of Unity do you
>>>>> miss?
>>>>>
>>>>> Alf
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
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