The Official Ubuntu Book (Fernando Lopez-Lezcano's Library) by Matthew Helmke & Amber Graner

Author:Matthew Helmke & Amber Graner
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Published: 2012-06-16T16:00:00+00:00

Unity Terminology

When the Unity launcher was introduced in the Ubuntu 11.04 release, a number of design goals were set out. The icons needed to be easy to find, running applications needed to be always visible, the focused application needed to be easily accessible, and the interface needed to be touch friendly. The Unity desktop has certainly been met with a mixed range of highly charged emotions from early adopters, and due to their passion and feedback, the desktop and its functionality have improved. Providing user feedback is one of the most important things an Ubuntu user can do for the project. At the end of this chapter, you’ll be given a list of resources to get you started on providing the developers with feedback.

In Ubuntu 12.04 Unity desktop are two new Unity Lenses installed by default. These new Lenses, which we talk about later in this chapter, are the home and video Lenses.

Also new to the desktop is the HUD (Heads Up Display) that users can use to search the menus of a focus (active) window or full application. HUD doesn’t replace your global menu, but it is a feature that can be accessed by tapping the Alt key.

As we look at the parts that make up the Unity desktop, we also explore the MyUnity tool (Figure 6-1). MyUnity is a third-party tool that allows users to configure and tune their Unity desktops. It also allows users to return to the default desktop settings. To install MyUnity through the software center, you need to click on the Ubuntu Software Center icon located in the launcher. Once the software center opens, type MyUnity into the search box and click Install (Figure 6-2).

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