Blog posts tagged
"unity"

20 posts


Canonical
8 December 2010

Looking at Ubuntu Brainstorm: Idea #25801

Design Ubuntu

The Ubuntu Technical Board is currently conducting a review of the top ten Brainstorm issues users have raised about Ubuntu, and Matt asked me to investigate Idea #25801: Help the user understand when closing a window does not terminate the app. In other words, figure out to signal to the user that an application will

Canonical
8 December 2010


Mark Shuttleworth
4 August 2010

Making room in the sound indicator

Design Ubuntu

Showing a few mockups of track data overlayed on album art in the new sound menu in Maverick Meerkat, 10.10.

Mark Shuttleworth
4 August 2010


Canonical
28 June 2010

Discussing Unity in Linux Format

Design Ubuntu

Issue 134 (August, 2010) of Linux Format magazine contains an interview by Jono Bacon in which I discuss Unity and other related topics. Below are the questions Jono asked me and my responses.How did you get started in Open Source?I had to build a UNIX shell and UNIX-like kernel for a university course on operating

Canonical
28 June 2010


Canonical
23 June 2010

Introduction to Unity Launcher

Design Ubuntu

This article illustrates briefly the main functionalities of the Launcher for Ubuntu Netbook Edition (aka Unity) and how we got there. Don’t miss the video!

Canonical
23 June 2010


Canonical
10 May 2010

Hello, Unity

Design Ubuntu

This is an early version of Unity, what will hopefully become the new interface for Ubuntu Netbook Edition 10.10:Unity comprises:A launcher that makes opening and switching between applications delightful.A panel where indicators behave uniformly.A view of your installed applications, with Ubuntu Software Center...

Canonical
10 May 2010


Canonical
10 May 2010

Unity, and Ubuntu Light

open source Ubuntu

A few months ago we took on the challenge of building a version of Ubuntu for the dual-boot, instant-on market. We wanted to be surfing the web in under 10 seconds, and give people a fantastic web experience. We also wanted it to be possible to upgrade from that limited usage model to a full

Canonical
10 May 2010


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