[Ayatana] Oneiric customization

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Subject: [Ayatana] Oneiric customization

Date: Fri, 15 Jul 2011 11:01:25 +0300

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I would like to know what customization options will Oneiric have for the average users by default, as

gnome-appearance-properties does not seem to be present in gnome 3 and gnome control center, so switching themes and wallpapers seems impossible (although we have a wallpaper contest for Oneiric, but what for if the average users will have the default background unless the copy some files or edit some config files manually - or he/she maybe could use the Image Viewer's set as wallpaper function, if that won't be affected by the gnome3 transition)
changing the screensaver is not possible neither, as a screensaver configuration tool is not present (https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/808512) and a blueprint is available targeted for alpha 3, but the progress is unclear there (https://blueprints.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+spec/desktop-o-screensaver)

I'm not talking here about Unity-only customization options, but the ones affecting the general look of the system (selecting one of the two official Ubuntu themes, ambiance or radiance, selecting another font/font size, maybe icon theme).

I know that there is the ubuntu power users initiative for personalizing ubuntu, but we/they don't have a fully functional app for personalizing ubuntu AFAIK, which is included in the official repositories.

I also know about gnome-tweak-tool, but that seems to be focusing on gnome-shell, AFAIK.

Regards,

Robert