Unity ROCKS!!!

[Gilles Gravier]

Hi!

On 02/05/2011 09:44, G. wrote:
> From my point of view, Unity is fine and dandy so far, absent a few
> bugs (FF bookmarks is not working, the side panel is a bit touchy).  I
> am using a Dell notebook.
>
> To me Unity seems mostly like a way to catch up in the Slickness
> department.  W7 and Mac users were treated to a fancier way of doing
> the work.  It might be a little easier to do some things, a bit harder
> to do others but I have too little experience to comment.
>
> I am probably one good example of the kind of everyday user Ubuntu
> would like to reach.  I can do a lot on my own and need some help now
> and then when something odd happens, which it does from time to time.
>  I do not read all the communications on this list, but I read some in
> the hopes of getting better.
>
> My 2 cents worth

Problem with Unity that I've not found workarounds for :

1) Menues. Unity makes it easy to launch the few apps you lanch every
day. But when you want one that isn't a commonly used app, you have to
go through all kinds of hoops. Menues with hierarchies were much simpler
for that. So Unity great for everyday user. Not so much for power user
who uses many apps...

2) Top-bar panel applets. How do I add applets to the top bar? I have a
server for which I want to monitor CPU and disk temperatures... How do I
install an equivalent of GNOME Sensors Applet in the Unity top bar?

For some reason, now, my machine is VERY slow. It seems to be doing all
kinds of things in the background with application installer that slow
it down terribly... (same hardware after full reinstall from 10.10 to
11.04 - not upgrade, full, clean install after wiping the disk).

I *DO* love the fact that the installer is now installing in the
background while asking questions like my name, userid and password.
Saves time. Feels slick.

Gilles.