GNOME Shell tips

“So recently I discussed GNOME shell which gave a sneak peak at
what GNOME 3 was going to look like (see my article “A sneak
peek at GNOME 3“). Although there are many naysayers out
there – who seem to either only want more of the same or who
doubt the ability of any developer to release anything worth while
– I trust that GNOME 3 is going to make quite a major
impression.

“But how is it used? Being a major change from the usual,
it’s going to need some serious adjustments on the part of
the end users. So I thought I would do a bit of research
(“gasp” some of you might be saying) and share a few
tips on the basic usage of this new desktop.

“It’s not all “that” different

“When you really get down to it, GNOME 3 will not be all that
different. Sure it will look quite different than what most are
used to, and there will be features some may never have seen or
used, but over all it is still a desktop that creates windows,
minimizes windows, launches applications, has a panel, etc. But at
first look you might wonder how does one configure GNOME now? Or
how do you add applications to the favorites menu? What is the
“hot corner”? And what are some of the important key
combinations? Let’s take a look.”

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