[ubuntu-uk] Unity launcher ....

[Barry Drake]

On 24/03/12 01:38, Liam Proven wrote:
> However, I do think that Unity in general is not /nearly/ as 
> customisable as Linux users tend to be used to.

At the moment, yes.  When Unity first came out I was disappointed to 
discover that it was not based on simple text conf files as is usual in 
gnu/linux.  Things are moving though.  
http://mhall119.com/2012/01/simplified-unity-lens-development-with-singlet/ 
shows use of a python class library to take much of the pain out of lens 
scripting.  It won't be long before somebody comes up with a gui ide 
that builds a lens using drag-n-drop or similar.  It's the kind of thing 
I'd have tackled myself when I was younger.

I'm prepared to wait - Unity is perfectly usable as is - and that 
doesn't seem to be the case with Windows 8 according to all the reports.

Regards,        Barry.

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