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There is at least one project to make a menu editor that works with the new system, but I am not sure how complete it is:
[https://github.com/efruchter/Gnome3_AppMenuEditor](https://github.com/efruchter/Gnome3_AppMenuEditor)
That is unless Ubuntu decided to break spec again and endeavour their own way of handling it.
Here is a shot of my initial desktop under GNOME Shell, slightly modified through the use of the Tweak Tool and some packaged Extensions, using the default Adwaita theme and Faenza icons:
Unfortunately, even though I was getting quite comfortable with GNOME Shell and was busily getting my new system setup, as of this moment GNOME 3 and Zaphod Mode just do not get along. Upon restoring my old Xorg.conf from my Fedora 13 system, GDM reverted to its old theme (GDM needs a Fallback mode as well?) and upon logging in instead of being presented with my old desktop, or indeed any desktop, I just got a message saying that I was kicked into Fallback mode and a buggered display. Strangely, even though the Fallback mode is just the old GNOME Panel and a Metacity session, it also fails to work even though GNOME 2 itself did.
As I need to use Zaphod Mode as it is the only real way one can have a dual head setup and still routinely play full screen games, I decided I would install XFCE and give it a try again. To it's credit XFCE has improved a lot over the past few years, with my only real complaints being against Thunar, as it is not nearly as good at Nautilus at desktop handling or indeed simple file management. Still, it is workable and I was able to get it configured to mirror quite closely my old Fedora 13 system.
Here is a shot of my XFCE desktop once again using the Faenza icon theme as well as the third-party Adwaita Elements theme to provide a consistent look to both GTK2 and GTK3 applications:
Still have a lot of work to do getting my games reinstalled and getting all of my various files and backups across the network consolidated on my new 2 Terabyte hard drive, but it is a start. :D
but its really stable and smooth. i like it allready :D PS i was total gnome3 hater before.
[http://dl.dropbox.com/u/28788188/Screenshot%20at%202011-11-15%2012%3A31%3A19.png](http://dl.dropbox.com/u/28788188/Screenshot%20at%202011-11-15%2012%3A31%3A19.png)
[http://dl.dropbox.com/u/28788188/Screenshot%20at%202011-11-15%2012%3A31%3A44.png](http://dl.dropbox.com/u/28788188/Screenshot%20at%202011-11-15%2012%3A31%3A44.png)
also gaming on it is good. i can switch between game and other apps easily (tho i could do same with compiz and workspace switcher but it allways had glitches)
[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmC52J2hFnk](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmC52J2hFnk)
Note the growing list of games on the desktop, which does not even count the ones I have installed through Desura, except for AlienArena which for some reason will not launch right from the Desura launcher.
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At any rate, here is my latest XFCE desktop. Note my matching wallpapers for both my screens, Maxim at least will know what I mean. ;)
[http://dl.dropbox.com/u/28788188/Screenshot%20at%202011-12-23%2019%3A16%3A59.png](http://dl.dropbox.com/u/28788188/Screenshot%20at%202011-12-23%2019%3A16%3A59.png)
lots of tweaking done to fit my needs tho.
This time I decided it should reflect the games I am currently playing through, namely Trine and Dungeons of Dredmor. :D
so back on Good old Gnome2 basically
not finished. missing alot fuctions atm. but in the future..hopefully that will be the answer.
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Also, I am happy to say the classic Red Hat Green Okay's have come back to Fedora's start-up! :D
They were a casualty on the road to systemd, and as they only were shown if you turned off the graphics mode on plymouth I doubted that anyone would invest the time to bring them back. But it seems someone either was nostalgic or like me prefers the console boot screen, and has done a bit of work to bring them back.
So I am quite happy with my system at the moment. :)
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It's art... ;)
Having only 1 problem with Cinnamon atm, seem to be stuck with a global menu at the top oddly.