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Ars Reviewer is Happily Bored With Dell's Linux Ultrabook

Posted by timothy on from the best-way-to-be-bored dept.

Ars Technica reviewer Lee Hutchinson says that Dell's Ubuntu-loaded 13" Ultrabook (the product of "Project Sputnik") is "functional," "polished," and (for a Linux laptop) remarkably unremarkable. "It just works," he says. Hutchinson points out that this is a sadly low bar, but nonetheless gives Dell great credit for surpassing it. He finds the Ultrabook's keyboard to be spongy, but has praise for most elements of the hardware itself, right down to (not everyone's favorite) the glossy screen.

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  1. glossy screen by blackjackshellac · · Score: 5, Informative

    This is why I will (sadly) never buy one of these.

    --
    Salut,

    Jacques

  2. Re:Still fiddly if you RTFA by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    Then try KDE, where you can adjust the thickness of the window edge for grabbing. About six thicknesses to fatten up or slim down.
    Yes, they buried the setting, but it's under "Workspace Appearance".

  3. Re:Still fiddly if you RTFA by kwark · · Score: 5, Informative

    What do you need window edges for? Setup you window manager to use a modifier (alt in my case) key to interact with the window itself, eg:
    alt-button1: move
    alt-button2: resize
    alt-button3: lower/raise window
    Beats trying to grab edges, especially with "focus follows mouse" and a high anti focus stealing setting for the wm.