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Tag Archives: gnome3
GNOME’s Revamped ‘Web’ Browser Is Minimal, Mighty
GNOME’s work on a revamped and repurposed ‘Epiphany’ web browser – which seeks to make the browser a core part of the GNOME experience – is coming along nicely.
The redesign of Epiphany, which is relabelled ‘Web’ in the app itself, seeks to to offer GNOME users a ‘simple, clean, beautiful view of the [internet].’
Cinnamon Project Keeps ‘GNOME 2′ Style Desktop Alive
Like the classic hit song constantly remade to stay modern, fans of the traditional GNOME desktop are keen to keep their preferred desktop layout fresh and available to new audiences.
And so was born the Cinnamon desktop session.
Ubuntu Wins ‘Best Distro’ Award in Linux Journal Reader’s Poll
The 2011 Linux Journal Reader’s Choice Poll has named Ubuntu the best Linux distribution – for the 7th year in a row!
The American magazine, which recently switched to digital-only distribution, polled its readers in over 30 categories.
7 More Useful GNOME-Shell Extensions
It’s been almost a week since GNOME launched a public alpha of their handy ‘extensions’ site – which makes adding extra functionality to the GNOME-Shell desktop a wheeze.
We highlighted five handy extensions before the weekend, but those were taken from the handful of extensions that were uploaded at the time.
Since then even more have been added. Below are some screenshots, witterings and all important download links…
New GNOME 3 Notification Designs
GNOME designer Allan Day has uploaded a new proposal for the handling of system and application notifications in GNOME 3.
His ‘Notifications Redux’ design proposes moving notifications to the lower-left hand side of the screen. Most of GNOME’s current notification features are maintained, including urgency, actions, and hiding.
[How to] Move Nautilus Navigation Buttons back to the Left in Ubuntu
Does the placing of the ‘back’ and ‘forward’ navigation buttons in GNOME 3′s Nautilus bug you?
Let it no more: OMG! Ubuntu! reader Tim has written up a solution on switching the navigation arrows back to their old placing.
Five Useful GNOME Shell Extensions
With the GNOME Extension catalogue now online it’s never been easier to add extra features to your GNOME Shell desktop.
Inside we list five extensions that you might find handy…
GNOME Shell Extensions Site Enters Alpha; One Ups Unity?
Adding additional functionality to the GNOME Shell experience has just gotten much easier with the launch of an official ‘Extensions’ site.
Latest GNOME 3 Nautilus Mock-ups Point to Refined Look
GNOME designer Allan Day has updated GNOME 3′s Nautilus mock-ups with a refined new look.
The changes see Nautilus follow GNOME 3′s new application design patterns.
Using Epiphany Web Apps in Ubuntu 11.10
GNOME’s default web browser is ‘Epiphany’ – but very few GNOME-using distributions ship with it.
With the release of GNOME 3 (and the subsequent GNOME 3.2) the webkit-using browser added a slew of new features, many of which have turned the app from an ‘also-ran’ into a dependable, fast and responsive choice.
New GNOME App Designs Hint at a Bright Future for Linux
GNOME Designer Allan Day has shown off various updated designs for potential future GNOME applications.
Precisely What Version of GNOME Will Ship in Ubuntu 12.04?
What version of GNOME will ship in Ubuntu 12.04? That was the topic of discussion at one of today’s Ubuntu Developer Summit sessions.
Use ‘Adwaita Dark’ As Your System Theme
If you’ve played around with GNOME Shell and its default theme then there’s a good chance that when watching a video or viewing a photo you’ve seen the very swish dark variant.
If you like the look of the ‘dark’ version of GNOME 3′s default Adwaita theme, and want to use it as your system theme, then you’re in luck: a wily Chilean user by the name of A. Felipe has modified Adwaita so as to use the ‘dark’ version as default.
GNOME 3′s Default Wallpaper – Ubuntu Style
Whether or not you’re a fan of GNOME 3′s default ‘stripy blue’ wallpaper there’s no denying that it is striking. If you plan on using GNOME Shell in Ubuntu 11.10 (it’s just a click away) – or if you’ve made the ultimate sacrifice and have it installed it in 11.04 – the following Ubuntu-flavoured variant of [...]
GNOME 3 Adding ‘Web App’ Mode
Chrome has them, Firefox has them and, soon, so will GNOME 3. What am I wittering on about? Web apps.