Several improvements to Gnome2.26

Several improvements to Gnome2.26-general Linux technology-Linux technology and application information. For more information, see the following. Source: http://ivenvd.blogspot.com/

Gnome 2.26 has been released for almost 10 days, and it has been added to the Arch testing source for several days. However, there has been no detailed introduction except the article published by linuxtoy.

In the spirit of the mouse, Iven, en, that is, I used the broken Netcom, er, Unicom's 2 M "wide" belt, downloaded it for an hour, and finally installed all the updates, let's explore the changes in version 2.26.



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Restart your computer and be familiar with the desktop. As a result, Gnome 2.26 is a transitional version, and there is no major change.

1. Why does my AWN disappear? (Incompatible program)

The program cannot be started. The first thing that comes to mind is to run it on the terminal:

Libgnome-desktop-2.so.7: Unable to open shared object file: No file or directory

Obviously, the Gnome shared library name has been changed again. Fortunately, this problem has been fixed in the bzr version of AWN. Just update it. (The method for creating a symbolic link should also work out)

2. Double-click the volume control plug-in. How can I mute it? (Volume control plug-in changes)

Now double-click the small speaker on the panel, and a Red Cross will be placed on the small speaker to mute it.

Click? A window is displayed:



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As you can see, the volume adjustment slider is changed from the original vertical bar to the horizontal bar, which makes it more comfortable to drag, so it is a small adjustment of comfort. In addition, the "mute" selection box and the "volume control" button are added to it, although some places are occupied, however, users who are not used to the right-click menu cannot find the option location. After testing, this slide bar is still not automatically hidden.
So what does the volume control look like?



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We can see that there is an additional set of sound themes. In addition to the default theme, there are four themes: Bark (Dog Bark), Drip (water drop), Glass (Glass), Sonar (Sonar), there will be a preview sound when you click the entry.

If you remember that the audio subject was originally in the "audio" setting, what does the audio settings look like now?

No ...... I don't know if there is a problem with the package I installed or if Gnome does not need this software. I didn't find the "audio" setting in the preferences. At the same time, since PulseAudio is not installed, I don't know what its sound control looks like ......

3. Add to panel ...... (Applet update)



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It may be because Empathy is installed (although it is still version 2.24). You can add two controls on the left on the panel, one being "status" and the other being "Microphone ", I don't know if it's 2.26 new. The "Microphone" seems to be able to talk to contacts. If so, I'm afraid there are two widgets that don't need to open Empathy to chat.

The following three controls show that the appearance is very harmonious. Maybe Gnome developers may have seen that the appearance of various controls is so bad ......

The last ainemo control does not know whether it has been beautified. Open its "about" dialog box and you can see such interesting words:

Wanda is useless. It only occupies hard disk space and Compilation Time, and takes up valuable panel and memory space during running. If anyone is using this mini-app, they should immediately check their mental health.

Okay, I am staring at a small fish late at night. I should probably check my mental health ......

4. What is NetworkManager? (Network Proxy changes)



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Have you seen the ugly drop-down menu above? Is it a little familiar? Indeed, this is the same location saving function as NetworkManager.

Imagine that the company needs to connect to an agent to access the Internet, but the home needs to connect to another agent, or website A needs to use this agent quickly, but website B is that fast, is this function convenient at this time?

5. Easy customization of shortcuts (improvement of keyboard shortcuts)



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You can only use the shortcut keys provided by the system? Is the 12 commands provided by Compiz not enough for you? Try the custom shortcut key. You only need to enter the name and command and set the shortcut key. Let's see how I can do everything with one click!

Although Gnome 2.26 is only a transitional version, there are still many changes in details. The article only lists some of the code I found, and more are hidden in the tens of millions of code modified by developers.

In general, Gnome's desktop environment is constantly providing better usability for desktop users and individual users. In the popularization of Linux, Gnome has made a steady and clear step.

Let's thank the developers for their efforts and look forward to Gnome 3!