Upgraded F14 -> F15, now how do I use this?

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On 08/06/11 16:18, Oliver Ruebenacker wrote:
>      Hello again,
> 
>   Also, I had a desktop full of stuff and now my desktop looks
> completely empty, although the folder "Desktop" and its contents still
> exist.
> 
>   Plus i had a number of icons on the top toolbar, like a few
> applications to start and a temperature display, and they are all
> gone. In F14, I knew how to add things, but I don't know in F15.
> 
>   Help! What is going on? Is my F15 severely crippled, and if so, how
> can I fix it? Otherwise, how can I use this to do anything?
> 
>   Thanks!
> 
>      Take care
>      Oliver
> 
> On Wed, Jun 8, 2011 at 10:49 AM, Oliver Ruebenacker <curoli at gmail.com> wrote:
>>     Hello,
>>
>>  I just used preupgrade to upgrade from F14 to F15. Now, the toolbar
>> at the bottom is gone, and so is the menu in the upper left corner.
>> Now I am not sure whether some components are missing or whether F15
>> has some brand new ways to do the things I could do up to F14 which I
>> need to learn first? Like, switching from one open application to
>> another with a simple mouse click? Now, to start anything, I need to
>> go to "Activities", then "Applications" and then browse the whole list
>> or click on a category. In F14, with the menu, it was a lot faster.
>> I'll attach a screenshot. Although the screen shot does not show,
>> Eclipse and FileManager are open, too, and there seems to be no quick
>> and easy way to bring them to the front. Is F15 supposed to be like
>> this?
>>
>>  Thanks!
>>
>>     Take care
>>     Oliver
>>
>> --
>> Oliver Ruebenacker, Computational Cell Biologist
>> Systems Biology Linker at Virtual Cell (http://vcell.org/sybil)
>> Turning Knowledge Data into Models
>> Center for Cell Analysis and Modeling
>> http://www.oliver.curiousworld.org
>>
> 
> 
> 
You don't say whether you are using gnome or KDE, but I suspect you were
using gnome, which has been updated. This may be the cause of your
problem. Unfortunately I use KDE and cannot help much with gnome.