MATE Desktop
On Fri, 20 Jul 2012 19:24:01 +0100, Graham Todd wrote:
> Are there any plans to offer an option for the MATE desktop at the > system install in future versions of Ubuntu? > > Being very like the Gnome 2 Desktop, MATE offers people who cannot get > on with the Unity shell and people who just would like to try the MATE > desktop the option to do so, without messing about with the official > GNOME 3 Desktop. Are you joking? Are you asking if Canonical is going to shoot in its own foot? :-) -- ubuntu-users mailing list ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users |
MATE Desktop
On 07/20/2012 11:24 AM, Graham Todd wrote:
Are there any plans to offer an option for the MATE desktop at the system install in future versions of Ubuntu? Dunno about Ubuntu - maybe the best way to go would be with Mint 13 which has a Mate version. Being very like the Gnome 2 Desktop, MATE offers people who cannot get on with the Unity shell and people who just would like to try the MATE desktop the option to do so, without messing about with the official GNOME 3 Desktop. Haven't I read here that one can revert to Gnome 2 if desired? But I've been wrong before. -- ubuntu-users mailing list ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users |
MATE Desktop
On 2012-07-20, Graham Todd wrote:
> Are there any plans to offer an option for the MATE desktop at the > system install in future versions of Ubuntu? > > Being very like the Gnome 2 Desktop, MATE offers people who cannot get > on with the Unity shell and people who just would like to try the MATE > desktop the option to do so, without messing about with the official > GNOME 3 Desktop. Maybe I missed something, or I'm misinterpreting your "messing about", but I've been using GNOME Classic for a while now (since Unity was introduced) & I've never felt forced to mess about with GNOME 3 (I've logged into it a couple of times, found it insufficiently customizable, & gone back to "classic"). -- ubuntu-users mailing list ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users |
MATE Desktop
On 20 July 2012 19:24, Graham Todd <grahamtodd2@gmail.com> wrote:
> Are there any plans to offer an option for the MATE desktop at the > system install in future versions of Ubuntu? No. Ubuntu has never offered a choice of desktops in the main distro & I doubt it ever will. The closest has been the Netbook Remix. If you want Ubuntu with a different desktop, there are remixes, e.g. Kubuntu, Xubuntu etc. There is an unofficial Maté remix, called Nota: http://www.notalinux.com/ P.S. It is "Maté" after the tea, not "Mate" as in friend. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mate_(beverage) If you can't type e-acute, you can copy & paste it from here: http://copypastecharacter.com/ -- Liam Proven • Profile: http://lproven.livejournal.com/profile Email: lproven@cix.co.uk • GMail/G+/Twitter/Flickr/Facebook: lproven MSN: lproven@hotmail.com • Skype/AIM/Yahoo/LinkedIn: liamproven Tel: +44 20-8685-0498 • Cell: +44 7939-087884 -- ubuntu-users mailing list ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users |
MATE Desktop
On Sat, Jul 21, 2012 at 02:54:26PM +0100, Liam Proven wrote:
> > P.S. It is "Mat" after the tea, not "Mate" as in friend. > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mate_(beverage) > > If you can't type e-acute, you can copy & paste it from here: > http://copypastecharacter.com/ The only place I found it is at the top of the page. Only problem is that I can't copy and paste it from there. -- Bob Holtzman If you think you're getting free lunch, check the price of the beer. Key ID: 8D549279 -- ubuntu-users mailing list ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users |
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On Jul 21, 2012, at 2:09 PM, Robert Holtzm <holtzm@cox.net> wrote:
> On Sat, Jul 21, 2012 at 02:54:26PM +0100, Liam Proven wrote: >> >> P.S. It is "Mat" after the tea, not "Mate" as in friend. >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mate_(beverage) >> >> If you can't type e-acute, you can copy & paste it from here: >> http://copypastecharacter.com/ > > The only place I found it is at the top of the page. Only problem is > that I can't copy and paste it from there. > > -- > Bob Holtzman > If you think you're getting free lunch, > check the price of the beer. > Key ID: 8D549279 > -- > ubuntu-users mailing list > ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users Luckily, you can use those characters with iOS. I just haven't been because I didn't know the e was accented. Thanks for the information, Liam! ---Ryan -- ubuntu-users mailing list ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users |
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Hash: SHA512 On 22.07.2012 04:20, Ryan Gauger wrote: > Luckily, you can use those characters with iOS. I just haven't been > because I didn't know the e was accented. Thanks for the > information, Liam! I wonder where did this info come from. I cannot see MATE with accented e anywhere in http://mate-desktop.org/ . Also if it comes from tea instead of friend, how do you explain text of photo at http://wiki.mate-desktop.org/ . - -- Mika Suomalainen NOTICE! I am on mobile broadband with very limited time, so I cannot read emails very much. The best time to contact me is probably weekends when I have better connectivity with good luck. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.19 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Public key: http://mkaysi.github.com/PGP/key.txt Comment: Fingerprint = 24BC 1573 B8EE D666 D10A AA65 4DB5 3CFE 82A4 6728 Comment: Why do I (clear)sign emails? http://git.io/6FLzWg Comment: Please remove PGP lines in replies. http://git.io/nvHrDg Comment: Charset of this message should be UTF-8. Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iQIcBAEBCgAGBQJQC6URAAoJEE21PP6CpGcoW14P/jWFfeNLr3D5aE6+Ldn/MrdL bt8RKR/9bNMweifT+9gdHuuoW7NfrZ1P7N7flqNVg7r3h3CFgDtu4X8Zx sMA0wJB Axe2ParQ4g+C8QOc0y8E23jVXS9U2Ie3Kjqbkjp86AVUtDX/22z6/3iUP9xlxA6n yNlFE7Z8sd30f7xhgwRNGtH4jDNA7IkakfESjeVVKWrPyCPl0v nAhe0tsSmzh1uD VAQi93v2hW16yiMhnmHxmMpn4/x3+oTXy90rk2Hh17CXkma69ERljzA1dYtTai+7 g3ed8wYwCZerA7D9aLfyBvBeDd4Is06TRk7ElQ4eNetUs0Sefs KugjzP1jWZPB4P cIhvxTv9nzbPGvwNTJtjdKSoZNKGE4IUHo+E6AaZJaFO05OKTw TXZPZh1/xReMi1 BBpGLHdbmPKB2On8lEFL1RvCEkyLe1lEQn4KNf9AsYfie9fQ71 RkQ3cX/dwyBxXc AAw4CI1OV4mi0qGKUdpqQQjhPCHexNR7GZB2tPjqLLVSJfNZiD vS4jiX+cJi+A/d UFltQXy32m1+jwIltjFtVdiEdgmTY31AcfMAvrbL4ApJMrPVXB lzB9Oc3XOYLi5P vBYdVsUN46MkLtYOCMLnnYp27nZ4Y5dquItQARh8nm9umBLAeh b3JzXWe7LEL+cL 3al5kkzPl+QQBqiivxzf =7f5E -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- ubuntu-users mailing list ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users |
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On 22 July 2012 08:00, Mika Suomalainen <mika.henrik.mainio@hotmail.com> wrote:
> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA512 > > On 22.07.2012 04:20, Ryan Gauger wrote: >> Luckily, you can use those characters with iOS. I just haven't been >> because I didn't know the e was accented. Thanks for the >> information, Liam! > > I wonder where did this info come from. I cannot see MATE with > accented e anywhere in http://mate-desktop.org/ . More reading is needed. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mate_(beverage) Quote: « Mate (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈmate], Portuguese pronunciation: ['matʃi]; sometimes also spelled Maté) » > Also if it comes from tea instead of friend, how do you explain text > of photo at http://wiki.mate-desktop.org/ . [Sigh] Again, do a bit more reading. From http://mate-desktop.org/about/ « Where does the name come from? The name “MATE” comes from yerba maté, a species of holly native to subtropical South America. Its leaves contain caffeine and are used to make infusions and a beverage called mate. » As for why they use MATE instead of MATÉ, this might be the reason: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20071029042936AARnbuS Also see: http://french.about.com/library/writing/bl-capitalization3.htm Quote: « there are two instances where you should always use accents on capital letters: When the accent or lack thereof distinguishes between two words. » In Spanish, a terminal E is voiced anyway. "Mate" is pronounced mah-TAY. The only use of the acute accent - ´ - is to highlight the syllable where the stress falls: e.g. concepción. Normally in Spanish the 2nd syllable is stressed; the acute indicates that it falls elsewhere. The e on the end of mate /is/ the 2nd syllable, so the acute accent is redundant & often omitted. See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89#Spanish Not so in English where a syllable-terminal e merely serves to lengthen the preceding vowel: mat = "MAH-t" -> mate = "MAY-t" The lead developer on the Maté desktop is Argentinian & thus a native hispanophone. /Quod erat demonstrandum./ -- Liam Proven • Profile: http://lproven.livejournal.com/profile Email: lproven@cix.co.uk • GMail/G+/Twitter/Flickr/Facebook: lproven MSN: lproven@hotmail.com • Skype/AIM/Yahoo/LinkedIn: liamproven Tel: +44 20-8685-0498 • Cell: +44 7939-087884 -- ubuntu-users mailing list ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users |
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I wonder where did this info come from. I cannot see MATE with accented e anywhere in http://mate-desktop.org/ . Also if it comes from tea instead of friend, how do you explain text of photo at http://wiki.mate-desktop.org/ . And all the time I thought the name MATE was from the world of chess, an in checkmate! ( Duck! ) < SNIP > -- ubuntu-users mailing list ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users |
MATE Desktop
On 2012-07-21, Liam Proven wrote:
> On 20 July 2012 19:24, Graham Todd <grahamtodd2@gmail.com> wrote: >> Are there any plans to offer an option for the MATE desktop at the >> system install in future versions of Ubuntu? > > No. Ubuntu has never offered a choice of desktops in the main distro & > I doubt it ever will. What do you mean by "in the main distro"? I have what I think of as the main distro & packages are available to run GNOME 3, GNOME Classic, XFCE, &c. I'm using GNOME Classic and I didn't find it difficult to add, although it wasn't installed by default. -- ubuntu-users mailing list ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users |
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