Re: Fresh Install RH73 / Ximian Gnome Desktop / Gnome 2 Snapshots

Hey,

It's a bit harsh to suggest that because the nightly snapshots (which
are development previews for testing purposes) of gnome2 don't work that
gnome2 isn't ready for the masses.

If you want something that works, then use the Gnome2 official release. 
Remember, you're playing around with software that actively being
developed and isn't ready for release, so don't expect it to always
work.

If you don't think that the official gnome2 releases are ready for the
masses then your welcome to your opinion (I have mixed feelings), just
don't confuse the snapshots with the official gnome2 release.  The
problems you are having aren't in the official release.


Rodd

On Fri, 2002-07-26 at 13:41, J. Gardner Biggs wrote:
> Here are the problems I have encountered:
> 
> 1.  No panels on initial start-up of gnome
> 2.  No icons on panel menus
> 3.  Window list not working in panels
> 4.  Terminal fonts still garbled . aaaahhhhh!
> 5.  No "shut down" or "reboot" in action menu
> 6.  Does nautilus2 support smb shares?
>     I can't seem to connect to my share via smb://<host>/<share>
>     I have to revert to the mount -t smb command
> 7.  For some reason all the cool themes (gorilla, ximian-north/south)
> are missing from Red Carpet.  I somehow remember installing them from
> there a few months ago.  Not a big problem, I know where the home page
> of the artist is to get them.
> 
> Not to seem harsh, I know gnome 2 is still a work in process, but it is
> not ready for the masses yet.  Fortunately most of us can remedy the
> majority of the above shortcomings.
> 
> I just need a little help with 2,3,4, and 5.
> 
> 
> 
> 
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