[ale] So what do we do when the PC goes away?

Thu Nov 1 14:52:21 EDT 2012

Ron,
I have not used LXDE, but I know that with XFCE, you can create multiple
"panels" like in Gnome 2.x, and there are a number of panel applets for
things such as CPU load, etcŠ
The out-of-the-box stock experience from XFCE actually looks a lot like
the old CDE interface, but most distros I have seen put a panel across the
bottom and give a menu at the bottom left - sort of like Windows 95/2000.
Allen B.
-- 
Allen Beddingfield
Systems Engineer
The University of Alabama

On 11/1/12 1:11 PM, "Ron Frazier (ALE)"
<atllinuxenthinfo at techstarship.com> wrote:

>Hi Jay,
>
>Thanks for the tip.  I've heard  Cinnamon and Mate mentioned before, and
>am considering them.  I haven't researched it yet since I'm putting off
>upgrading Ubuntu 11.04 until they stop patching it.  Gnome 2 works just
>like I need it to and I've customized it the way I like it.  I like their
>"panels".  I have one on the top of the screen that holds a cpu frequency
>monitor and buttons for my running applications.  I have one on the right
>that holds the Ubuntu "start" menu and cpu / memory / swap space monitor
>as well as notifications and recycle bin, volume control, etc.  But, if I
>have to change, I'll be considering these.  Is it possible to put
>Cinnamon or Mate on Ubuntu 12.10 instead of the Unity UI?  If so, how
>would I go about that?
>
>Hi Allen,
>
>Thanks for the tip.  I'm also going to be considering XFCE and maybe LXDE
>as well.  Based on what I said above about what I like about Gnome 2,
>which environment do you think is the most adaptable and customizable?  I
>especially like to add active application buttons, cpu monitors, temp
>monitors, and notifications, etc. around the edges of the screen.  I also
>need a comprehensive hierarchical menu system where I can browse to every
>program on the system if I don't know what's there or what to search for.
>
>Sincerely,
>
>Ron
>
>
>Jay Lozier <jslozier at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>On 10/31/2012 09:11 PM, Ron Frazier (ALE) wrote:
>>> I'm typing this from a tablet.  However, for any serious work I use a
>>PC.  I'm not too worried they'll die out.  May be fewer vendors.
>>Getting a good OS to run may be a problem.  Both Ubuntu and MS have
>>abandoned good pc OS design.  I'm upgrading most of my dual boot pc's
>>to Windows 7 on the MS side.  Not sure what I'll upgrade to from Ubuntu
>>11.04 on the Linux side.
>>>
>>> Ron
>>Try Mint with either Cinnamon or Mate
>>>
>>>
>>> Jim Lynch <ale_nospam at fayettedigital.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I keep reading that the pc is doomed and will die before long.  They
>>>> don't define long however.  All these smart devices like tablets,
>>>> phones
>>>> and things yet to be invented will replace them.  Now it's possible
>>>> that
>>>> 9th generation programming languages will take verbal instructions
>>to
>>>> generate apps, but somehow I doubt it.  I shudder to think how I'd
>>>> develop a complex C++ app on a tablet or a phone.
>>>>
>>>>   A tablet can never replace my 22" screen.  After all I'm pretty
>>sure
>>>> my vision will not improve in the future.  Are we going to have
>>eyeball
>>>>
>>>> implants that will send the screen directly to the brain? Maybe type
>>by
>>>>
>>>> thinking?  That seems dangerous given the way my mind wanders off at
>>>> times.  I'm thinking that a scantily clothed blond wouldn't do at
>>all
>>>> in
>>>> the middle of my database update.
>>>>
>>>> To borrow from the NRA, "I'll give you my keyboard and mouse when
>>you
>>>> pry  it from my cold, dead hands."
>>>>
>>>> Jim.
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>Sent from my Android Acer A500 tablet with bluetooth keyboard and K-9
>Mail.
>Please excuse my potential brevity.
>
>(To whom it may concern.  My email address has changed.  Replying to
>former
>messages prior to 03/31/12 with my personal address will go to the wrong
>address.  Please send all personal correspondence to the new address.)
>
>(PS - If you email me and don't get a quick response, you might want to
>call on the phone.  I get about 300 emails per day from alternate energy
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>
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