FC16 newbe questions

[Robert Moskowitz]

On 12/08/2011 12:18 PM, Alexander Volovics wrote:
> On Thu, Dec 08, 2011 at 09:10:54AM -0500, Robert Moskowitz wrote:
>
>> So I skipped FC15.  I never worked on Vista of WIn7, always using the
>> 'classic' windows desktop in XP.  So I have some REAL challenges
>> adjusting th GNOME in FC16....
>> Like where are my workspaces?  I work with 4 of them for my different
>> set of jobs.  Maybe with the added memory on this lenovo, I might go
>> with 6...
>> Where are the System Admin tools like Services and Printer?   Oops just
>> found Services in 'other'.
>> I LIKE keyboard shortcuts like Alt-F1 and arrow keys to select what I
>> want to start without all this messy desktop icons nonsense.
>> Getting info on workspaces is probably my first concern, but where is
>> some decent info on how to navigate around now?
> I suspect if you get responses there is a>  50% chance that you will
> be advised to switch to another DE: XFCE, LXDE, KDE, etc.
>
> But things are not that bad. Fed16+Gnome3.2 is quite usable.
>
> I advise you to first have a good look around before you make any
> decision.
>
> Start by reading the 'Help', to be found under
> 'Activities'->'Applications'->'Accessories': the red/white lifebouy
> icon.
>
> Then you can navigate the desktop more or less comfortably.
> Furthermore a lot of things can be configured using the so called
> 'gnome-shell-extensions'. There you can add menu icons to the top bar,
> remove unwanted icons from top bar, add shutdown to the menu, add
> a menu item for workspaces, and more.
>
> See:
> http://blog.repl.ca/2011/12/essential-gnome-shell-extensions-for.html
> to start with.

EXCELLENT!