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[Bret Busby <bret.busby@gmail.com>]

On 15/07/2015, Bret Busby <bret.busby@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 04/07/2015, Liam O'Toole <liam.p.otoole@gmail.com> wrote:
>> On 2015-06-22, Bret Busby <bret.busby@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> [...]
>>
>>> Is it really too much to ask, for application names to be in english?
>>
>> Yes it is.
>>
>>>
>>> And, does it have all of thev functionality of gnome 2, including (but
>>> not limited to) allowing the panel to be positioned along the bottom
>>> of the screen, and, inclusion of the system monitor applet in the
>>> panel?
>>
>> Yes it does, and a little bit more besides.
>>
>> Just try it. It is perfect for those feeling nostalgic for GNOME 2.
>>
>> --
>
> Okay, well I have now installed mate on the Ubuntu 14.04 and 1.04
> installations on the Acer V3-772G, as it had occurred to me that I
> might possibly be able to rename the menu entries to meaningful
> english-like names.
>
> What I found, is that firstly, unlike my experience with gnome(3)
> classic, I could reposition the panel at the bottom of the screen. I
> also found that the menu's contain the installed applications links,
> that I had with the gnome classic menu's (unlike fvwm, which severely
> restricts the entries in the menu's).
>
> I also found, for Ubuntu 12.04 (I did not find it in Ubuntu 14.04, so
> I do not know whether Ubuntu 14.04 has the functionality), the
> provision, as with gnome 2, to add the 6 panel system monitor to the
> panel/taskbar, for ongoing monitoring of the proportionate use of the
> resources.
>
> So, the issue of the application names for mate, being in spanish, is
> irrelevant, as I have the english-like application names, for the
> applications from gnome and kde.
>
> And, apart from the little Ubuntu icon in the bottom left corner of
> the panel, the screen looks pretty much like gnome2 running on Debian
> 6.
>
> So, it seems to be working.
>

Except that I can not find a support mailing list for the mate
desktop, that would provide users with a means of obtaining help to
solve problems, of to answer queries, about the mate desktop.

I looked at the web page at http://ml.mate-desktop.org/listinfo/ , but
no list is listed, for users to post messages for seeking help or for
discussion of the desktop environment.

For example, how to change the font and font size in the panel and the
title bars of windows; as an example, the font for the names of the
menu's, in the panel, is too small, making it difficult to read.

Also, whether a screensaver is available, like the screensaver in
gnome 2, that allows for the screensaver to be directed (for
displaying stuff while the screen is taken over by the screensaver) to
the Pictures directory, rather than one of the things like blobs
moving around the screen.

-- 
Bret Busby
Armadale
West Australia
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