On Thursday 16 July 2015 17:35:06 Bret Busby wrote: > On 15/07/2015, Bret Busby <bret.bu...@gmail.com> wrote: > > On 04/07/2015, Liam O'Toole <liam.p.oto...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> On 2015-06-22, Bret Busby <bret.bu...@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.
There is this: http://forums.mate-desktop.org/ I don't personally like fora, but many people do. There is also Social media stuff and IRC http://mate-desktop.org/community/ And hopefully there are some Debian MATE users here who can help. Lisi -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/201507161753.43245.lisi.re...@gmail.com