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GNOME 2.10 Beta 1 Screenshot Demo

Posted by timothy on from the prettyful dept.

linuxbeta writes "GNOME 2.10 Beta 1 has just been released. There is a nice screenshot demo here. Also known as 2.9.90, GNOME 2.10 Beta 1 is the first pre-release intended for wide public scrutiny before the final release in March. It is packed full of tasty GNOME goodness. This release is a feature frozen snapshot primarily intended for wide public scrutiny before the final GNOME 2.10 release in March. Like the good old days of Linux kernel development, GNOME uses odd minor version numbers to indicate development status. Please check the 2.9 start page for more info. - gnomedesktop.org/node/2138"

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  1. hurrah gnome by ICeDX · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Looks awesome, gnome rules

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  2. Re:Truth: The State of Desktop Linux by Michael.Forman · · Score: 1, Redundant


    I hate to say it but I just can't use Linux as a desktop any longer. I've completely switched to MacOS X for all my work both at home and at work. It gives me all the Unix goodness I'm accustomed to with a great zero-maintenance UI.

    That's not to say that Linux doesn't have a place in my home, though. I currently have a headless box in my closet that's my home NFS server with several websites on it.

    Michael.

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  3. Re:Difference by Leo+McGarry · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Did the 'video' tab escape your notice?

    No, it's right up there next to the "Audio" tab ...you know, the one that should read "Sound."

    The multimedia systems selector allows you to select which multimedia systems, both audio and video, programs will use. What would you have called it?

    Sound and video are two different things. They don't belong together. Break one out and call it -- I'm gonna get wacky here --"Sound," and the other "Video."

    Of course, if you have no video card attached to your computer, a "Video" control panel is superfluous. No video output, no need for a "Video" control, see? So if there's no video output (composite, 601, 292M, whatever), there should be no video control panel.

    To change the volume, you click on the little volume icon shown at the top right of the screen.

    Why is it not included in the "Sound" control panel?

  4. Back to the roots? by Vo0k · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Pull-down menus, status in upper right, drive icons on desktop, clean hypertext black on white help text, simple, clean folder view... haven't you seen that somewhere?
    I know I did.
    On Amiga.

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