[ubuntu-za] Unity mysteries

[Miles]

On 09/11/2012 04:09 PM, Jan Greeff wrote:
> Unity grows on you a bit, but as it does frustrations also creep in.
>
> Lately a feature seems to have surfaced which makes documents and 
> applications disappear when the curson touches the top of the desktop, 
> never to be seen again until they seem to "decide," on own 
> intitiative, when to reappear.
>
> This is extremely frustrating and added to the more difficult "desktop 
> switching" process than we had in Gnome, makes me long for the old days.
>
> Jan
>
Hehe hi there Jan, try installing Mate
http://www.unixmen.com/mate-desktop-version-1-2-arrives-install-in-ubuntu-11-10-12-04-precise-pangolin/
Then when you boot , where it gets to password in the top right of the 
password window tick that little icon there. a gear i think or a foot 
and choose mate and things will be like before. mostly anyway.
By ticking that little icon you can change back to unity on next boot by 
choosing ubuntu.
Im using mate and find it much more like old ubuntu gnome2 with a 
different colour. I like unity but find mate much faster
good luck
Miles