Ah, yes, afaik there's no global menu extension for cinnamon. It would be nice if they could share at least that (their extensions). :/
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Ninez, I do not know what planet you are on, but Cinnamon bears absolutely no similarity to any mac I have ever used. And that goes for Gnome 3 as well. And that is a very good thing. I hate the Mac's common menu structure and childish bouncy launcher/task-switcher. If the default Cinnamon resembles anything it is Windows 95,98,ME,XP,NT.
In the Cinnamon settings you can configure it to a single toolbar at the bottom (Mint Default), top or have the two toolbar Gnome 2 layout. I use Gnome 3 with a black desktop and the ICS theme so when it starts it is just a black screen with mid blue clock, speaker and local temperature and a hot corner. You can keep your launchers and bouncy icons and spinning cube desktops and desktops covered in icons.
The good thing is the choice. I have mine the way I like it, you can have it anyway you want yours. That is something Mac owners cannot have, and Windows users are fairly limited as well.
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Originally posted by grege View PostNinez, I do not know what planet you are on, but Cinnamon bears absolutely no similarity to any mac I have ever used. And that goes for Gnome 3 as well. And that is a very good thing. I hate the Mac's common menu structure and childish bouncy launcher/task-switcher. If the default Cinnamon resembles anything it is Windows 95,98,ME,XP,NT.
Originally posted by grege View PostIn the Cinnamon settings you can configure it to a single toolbar at the bottom (Mint Default), top or have the two toolbar Gnome 2 layout. I use Gnome 3 with a black desktop and the ICS theme so when it starts it is just a black screen with mid blue clock, speaker and local temperature and a hot corner. You can keep your launchers and bouncy icons and spinning cube desktops and desktops covered in icons.
Honestly, i don't give a shit what your desktop looks like, my (linux/Gnome3) desktop sounds just as minimal, if not more so than yours - but who really cares?!? (i don't). The funny thing about your little rant -> I DON'T have 'bouncy icons' on my Mac or on my Archlinux Desktop. And while you bitch about 'bouncy icons', clearly you haven't used a mac enough to know that it takes all of 5 seconds to disable the features you are whining like a little girl about.... I do NOT use the cube plugin, wobbly windows or any bling like that (in compiz). I don't even use transition effects on 'open/close', I think minimize is the only one (zoom). How about you take your grand assumptions, and you little rant and shove them up your ass. thank you very much.
Originally posted by grege View PostThe good thing is the choice. I have mine the way I like it, you can have it anyway you want yours. That is something Mac owners cannot have, and Windows users are fairly limited as well.
..and to be honest, i have no interest in changing my MacOSX desktop, it is just fine the way it is. Apple designs a nice Operating system, and provides what i need on that machine. More importantly, i use my Mac for the applications it has on it, and being able to customize the interface AFAIK is NOT important versus using my applications. Which do you think is more important?Last edited by ninez; 15 March 2012, 10:54 PM.
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I had a minor dig at you for saying "I really like that Cinnamon seems to be modeled to be more like a Compiz Desktop or MacOSX Desktop.... " And you reply with "Honestly, i don't give a shit what your desktop looks like" and "How about you take your grand assumptions, and you little rant and shove them up your ass. thank you very much." and other rubbish.
Mine was a comment and yours a rant.
What do I think is important? I thing software freedom is important. That is why I only use Linux, that is why I use an Android Tablet and that is why I never use anything Apple.
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Originally posted by grege View PostI had a minor dig at you for saying "I really like that Cinnamon seems to be modeled to be more like a Compiz Desktop or MacOSX Desktop.... " And you reply with "Honestly, i don't give a shit what your desktop looks like" and "How about you take your grand assumptions, and you little rant and shove them up your ass. thank you very much." and other rubbish.
You get comments like that for making assumptions. You assumed that all i care about is bling, which was in reality, is completely off the mark, you then told me to 'keep all my bouncy icons, etc'.... You wanna be a dick, expect it back.
Originally posted by grege View PostMine was a comment and yours a rant.
Originally posted by grege View PostWhat do I think is important? I thing software freedom is important. That is why I only use Linux, that is why I use an Android Tablet and that is why I never use anything Apple.
Software freedom is important, but other things are equally, if not more important. Like having good video editing software (none for linux, that compares to Win/Mac apps), like having image-editing applications that can work with highend image formats(none for linux comparable to Win/Mac apps), having a wide variety of music (proaudio) software, that i can use with my instruments/hardware(some for linux, but nowhere near the place it is in Win/Mac-land. the list goes on and on.
I strike a balance between both. Partly, because i have to (for work, and otherwise) and partly because there isn't always FOSS software to fill the gap... At this point in the game, that makes more sense to use the best of both worlds, rather than crippling myself / shooting myslef in the foot.Last edited by ninez; 15 March 2012, 11:17 PM.
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Anyway... while these girls have their girly fight over semantics and interpretation...
Cinnamon is just getting better and better. I like gnome3 but parts of it are just... Cinnamon takes the flashy parts of gnome3 and bolts a more "traditional desktop" over it while still having some of the functionality of gnome3
Its a shame you can't have hte 3d effects and play 3D games... gnome3 use to have an issue but they fixed it, cinnamon need to take that fix from mutter and apply it to their 3d effects part
They still need a convinient means to switch user...
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Originally posted by ninez View PostSoftware freedom is important, but other things are equally, if not more important. Like having good video editing software (none for linux, that compares to Win/Mac apps), like having image-editing applications that can work with highend image formats(none for linux comparable to Win/Mac apps), having a wide variety of music (proaudio) software, that i can use with my instruments/hardware(some for linux, but nowhere near the place it is in Win/Mac-land. the list goes on and on.
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Originally posted by Naib View PostAnyway... while these girls have their girly fight over semantics and interpretation...
Cinnamon is just getting better and better. I like gnome3 but parts of it are just... Cinnamon takes the flashy parts of gnome3 and bolts a more "traditional desktop" over it while still having some of the functionality of gnome3
Its a shame you can't have hte 3d effects and play 3D games... gnome3 use to have an issue but they fixed it, cinnamon need to take that fix from mutter and apply it to their 3d effects part
They still need a convinient means to switch user...
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Originally posted by grege View PostMine was a comment and yours a rant.Originally posted by ninez View Postboth were rants, if you weren't ranting you wouldn't have made such judgmental, presumptuous statements with a hint of 'hater talk'...
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