Users Guide For UBuntu 12.04

[Cybe R. Wizard]

On Fri, 3 Aug 2012 08:45:23 +0100
Colin Law <clanlaw at googlemail.com> wrote:

> On 2 August 2012 14:23, Cybe R. Wizard <cyber_wizard at mindspring.com>
> wrote:
> > On Thu, 2 Aug 2012 08:49:56 +0100
> > Colin Law <clanlaw at googlemail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> In the meantime to run an app that is not on the launcher hit the
> >> Windows key, or click the grey Ubuntu icon at the top of the
> >> launcher, to bring up the Dash and type the app name in the Search
> >> window.
> >>
> >> Colin
> >
> > ...and if you don't know the name of the package?
> 
> Then this is where the Dash really proves its value.  Suppose you want
> a text editor but don't know that it is gedit.  Open the dash and type
> 'text' (without the quotes obviously) and it will show all installed
> apps that may be relevant, including text editor.  No more searching
> through hierarchies of menus looking for that app.  Alternatively if
> you want to browse the installed apps by category, as you can with a
> conventional menu system, then in the Dash click the Applications icon
> at the bottom (that is the second one along that looks a bit like
> candles, not sure what it is supposed to represent) then click Filter
> in the top right hand corner and select the category (games, internet
> etc).  This will then show you the installed apps in the category but
> also those available for download - a great enhancement over a
> traditional menu system.
> 
> Colin
> 
Good info!  I'm saving that for later experimentation.

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Cybe R. Wizard -Registered Linux user # 126326