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Re: New stuff in Natty (and some in Backports)

 

Hiyas Julien,

is this for alpha2 of lubuntu 11.04? As I would need to grab the iso and
also update the wiki area at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Lubuntu/Testing

Regards,

Phill.

On 19 December 2010 19:56, Julien Lavergne <gilir@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I forgot to do a small review of what is new in Natty, visible for the
> end-user, and specific to Lubuntu :
>
> lxrandr:
> Save configuration in an autostart desktop file, so the settings can be
> kept. (LP: #621689). It means that you can now save the configuration
> made by lxrandr. We still need a real application to configure display,
> but in the meantime it should be enough.
>
> lxappareance:
> New version available (0.5.0)
> Add a tab for font configuration. (LP: #591426). You can now configure
> font directly in lxappareance.
>
> lxappearance-obconf:
> The plugin for lxappareance to configure openbox directly in
> lxappareance.
>
> lxpanel:
> Add configuration for desktop number for the pager plugin. It will
> launch obconf to configure the number of desktops when you right-click
> on the workspace applet. It works also with compiz and its settings
> manager.
>
> pcmanfm:
> New version available (0.9.8)
> Fix fake transparency (LP: #566056). You should be able to set fake
> transparency in lxpanel and lxterminal now.
> Desktop icons are now movable (Closes: #535814) (LP: #644259).
>
> All thoses changes are available in the backport PPA for LXDE.
>
> The others changes only apply to Natty :
>
> lubuntu-artwork :
> New lubuntu-text theme for plymouth.
> Update with elementary icon theme 2.6.
>
> lubuntu-default-settings:
> Switch to Ubuntu 11 font. The font is now the same that Ubuntu.
>
> lubuntu-meta (the seed):
> Added gecko-mediaplayer to desktop (to see video in chromium)
> Added icedtea-plugin to desktop (for java support)
> Added gvfs-backends to desktop (LP: #675212)
> Added audacious to desktop
> Added audacious-plugins to desktop
> Added file-roller to desktop
> Removed aqualung from desktop
> Removed cheese from desktop
> Removed xarchiver from desktop
>
> Others new stuff are in progress ;)
>
> Regards,
> Julien Lavergne
>
>
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