Anyone using gnomeshell ?

[runequester]

Just installed this and its pretty nice now that I've gotten the hang of it.
Not really much customization yet, but its pretty stable at least. Can't wait for it to be finished.

Will have to mess with it for another week or two before I decide if I'll stick with Gnome or switch to this for good.

[the_leander]

Just installed this and its pretty nice now that I've gotten the hang of it.
Not really much customization yet, but its pretty stable at least. Can't wait for it to be finished.

Will have to mess with it for another week or two before I decide if I'll stick with Gnome or switch to this for good.

Hmm, had never heard of it, but looking at the screenshots it's almost like they took the netbook remix frontend and merged it into gnome. I imagine it'd scale down quite nicely for a netbook too!

[runequester]

Hmm, had never heard of it, but looking at the screenshots it's almost like they took the netbook remix frontend and merged it into gnome. I imagine it'd scale down quite nicely for a netbook too!

It feels very "mobile device" yeah.

A few bits I like:

The search seems a little old fashioned, but as you type it searches both user files and app's.

You can bring up the menu by just poking the top left corner of the screen with your mouse.

Using multiple desktops is very slick. Its hard to explain but its far easier and more userfriendly than I've seen previously

[kolla]

Too bad it runs like a total snail on netbooks, even with all hardware bling available.
In other news, the netbook as a platform, is dead.

[tone007]

In other news, the netbook as a platform, is dead.

Tell that to teenaged girls everywhere!

[the_leander]

Too bad it runs like a total snail on netbooks, even with all hardware bling available.

So a lot like gnome then.

In other news, the netbook as a platform, is dead.

2009 Just called, they want their breaking news back

[kolla]

Tell that to teenaged girls everywhere!

They're happily buying pink laptops, so what's your point?

[tone007]

Netbooks are still pretty popular around here with the kids.

[the_leander]

Netbooks are still pretty popular around here with the kids.

Tbh kolla is overstating things. The form factor is here to stay most likely.

But the market is pretty much saturated at this point and it has been for a while.

I doubt you'll see any real innovation now, unfortunately.

[tone007]

My only complaint is the screen resolution on the majority of them, 600 pixels high is a pain.  The 1.6ghz Atoms are more than fast enough for me.  I still carry one around as a "just in case" machine, way lighter than a cheap laptop, and I'd care much less if it got run over by a truck as opposed to a decent laptop costing 2-3 times what the netbook cost.

...and I've never tried gnomeshell, but I did try the beta of Jolicloud!

[the_leander]

My only complaint is the screen resolution on the majority of them, 600 pixels high is a pain.  The 1.6ghz Atoms are more than fast enough for me.  I still carry one around as a "just in case" machine, way lighter than a cheap laptop, and I'd care much less if it got run over by a truck as opposed to a decent laptop costing 2-3 times what the netbook cost.

600 pixels high? You're lucky! Some of us only have 480 and are grateful!

I tend to use my 701 as a satellite system - it's always out and about with me, as you say, if it breaks it's not the end of the world.

but I did try the beta of Jolicloud!

Tbh I've only tried the openbox, enlightenment, netbook remix and the gui that was on the vendor supplied distro.

Right now I'm using openbox on crunchbang.

[runequester]

with phones reaching 1 ghz, the boundaries between devices are getting pretty slim these days

[B00tDisk]

Some of us only have 480 and are grateful!

We call those people "amiga users"

[kolla]

I'm not overstating things.
When the netbooks came, they were indeed tiny and cheap. Today they are just as big and bulky as mid-90ies laptops, and the price has gone up as well. The entire thing pisses me off, since I actually like and very much prefer the sub 9" variant of the eeepc 900-series. Just my luck that when something comes along that I actually like, it also vanishes almost immidiately.

[SaMiga]

Think gnomeshell looks pretty confusing to me , and maybe another complicated gnometoy, but perhaps its me, i like to keep things simple at it is.

Im satisfied with 2 workspaces on my desktop, Netsurfing and Emu.

Btw. I tried the Ubuntu netbook edition on my netbook, when i decited to skip WinXP, found out that there was more clicking, for using apps, so i put a ordinary  Ubuntu 10.04 Lts on it.

It runs fine, and even my wife is beginning to use Ubuntu

http://www.amiga.org/gallery/index.php?n=3190