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    My Journey to Becoming a Linux End User on Linux Mint

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    • scottalanmillerS
      scottalanmiller
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      Here is the one on Linux Mint...

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      • scottalanmillerS
        scottalanmiller
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        And here it is on Windows, just updated minutes ago...

        0_1448392988406_2015-11-24 13_22_24-Mint172 [Running] - Oracle VM VirtualBox.png

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        • scottalanmillerS
          scottalanmiller
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          The Linux one is far more compact and useful, way easier to organize and track what is going on. Both are fine, not a big deal. But one is clearly more designed around use and the other around screenshots. Lots of graphics and open space rather than focusing on actually doing what is needed.

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          • DashrenderD
            Dashrender
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            Awww.. you aren't disconnecting them. Yeah I won't use Skype like that either. I break it into the two windows, one for the list of users, and another for hte chat windows.

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            • scottalanmillerS
              scottalanmiller @stacksofplates
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              @johnhooks said:

              No this is all in Linux. I was saying I tried it with two different icon packs and it was still the same.

              Oh, I see. Well if you are switching icon packs you'd not be using the ones that the package, right? What distro is that? On Linux Mint it certainly has only the right icon. That fur seal thing does not show up ever.

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              • scottalanmillerS
                scottalanmiller @Dashrender
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                @Dashrender said:

                Awww.. you aren't disconnecting them. Yeah I won't use Skype like that either. I break it into the two windows, one for the list of users, and another for hte chat windows.

                How do you do that? I see how to make it one window per conversation but not two total.

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                • stacksofplatesS
                  stacksofplates @scottalanmiller
                  last edited by scottalanmiller

                  @scottalanmiller said:

                  @johnhooks said:

                  No this is all in Linux. I was saying I tried it with two different icon packs and it was still the same.

                  Oh, I see. Well if you are switching icon packs you'd not be using the ones that the package, right? What distro is that? On Linux Mint it certainly has only the right icon. That fur seal thing does not show up ever.

                  it's Fedora 22. The what shows up when you have an open connection? That's the default connection icon.

                  0_1448393232682_icon.png

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                  • scottalanmillerS
                    scottalanmiller
                    last edited by

                    If that's the default icon, what is the X2Go icon for?

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                    • stacksofplatesS
                      stacksofplates @scottalanmiller
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                      @scottalanmiller said:

                      If that's the default icon, what is the X2Go icon for?

                      The x2go manager app.

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                      • scottalanmillerS
                        scottalanmiller @stacksofplates
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                        @johnhooks said:

                        ![0_1448393232682_icon.png

                        Oh, wait, ONLY for an existing, open connection?

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                        • stacksofplatesS
                          stacksofplates @scottalanmiller
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                          @scottalanmiller said:

                          @johnhooks said:

                          ![0_1448393232682_icon.png

                          Oh, wait, ONLY for an existing, open connection?

                          Yes. Did imgur break again?

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                          • scottalanmillerS
                            scottalanmiller
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                            No, but you had an extra [ in your filename right in the middle.

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                            • stacksofplatesS
                              stacksofplates @scottalanmiller
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                              @scottalanmiller said:

                              No, but you had an extra [ in your filename right in the middle.

                              I uploaded it and it didn't work so I backspaced everything, but must have missed that one.

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                              • scottalanmillerS
                                scottalanmiller
                                last edited by

                                I see, it is a SESSION icon, not a desktop icon. What's the complaint then? It is an icon meant to help you identify individual sessions and not X2Go. That's a singular case of something different than we would normally be talking about with icon sets since it is a different thing and the purpose of it is for you to have unique identification for each session to help you find what you need quickly. They make it super apparent that you are supposed to change it to something that you can identify.

                                I think that that is a far stretch from "open source projects have weird icons." This is a unique case and it is what it is for an important reason and it isn't a desktop icon but a running app icon for the toolbar.

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                                • DashrenderD
                                  Dashrender @scottalanmiller
                                  last edited by

                                  @scottalanmiller said:

                                  @Dashrender said:

                                  Awww.. you aren't disconnecting them. Yeah I won't use Skype like that either. I break it into the two windows, one for the list of users, and another for hte chat windows.

                                  How do you do that? I see how to make it one window per conversation but not two total.

                                  yeah, I guess it's one window for the user list. .and one additional per conversation.. which is my prefernce.

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                                  • stacksofplatesS
                                    stacksofplates @scottalanmiller
                                    last edited by stacksofplates

                                    @scottalanmiller said:

                                    I see, it is a SESSION icon, not a desktop icon. What's the complaint then? It is an icon meant to help you identify individual sessions and not X2Go. That's a singular case of something different than we would normally be talking about with icon sets since it is a different thing and the purpose of it is for you to have unique identification for each session to help you find what you need quickly. They make it super apparent that you are supposed to change it to something that you can identify.

                                    I think that that is a far stretch from "open source projects have weird icons." This is a unique case and it is what it is for an important reason and it isn't a desktop icon but a running app icon for the toolbar.

                                    I didn't realize that's what it was when I said that before. That's why I said this above

                                    Ah ic, that's the default icon for the agent.

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                                    • stacksofplatesS
                                      stacksofplates
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                                      However, like I said, IMO even their normal icon has a little to be desired. I think it would be a lot better though if they included an svg icon instead of an undersized png.

                                      Eh it might even be an svg, it just looks really dated to me.

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                                      • scottalanmillerS
                                        scottalanmiller @stacksofplates
                                        last edited by

                                        @johnhooks said:

                                        However, like I said, IMO even their normal icon has a little to be desired. I think it would be a lot better though if they included an svg icon instead of an undersized png.

                                        Sure, they could spiffy it up. But it at least is a sensible icon.

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                                        • s.hacklemanS
                                          s.hackleman
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                                          I know exactly where you are coming from. I am currently using OSX with VM Fusion running a Windows 7 domain connected box, and a Linux Mint system all as full screen side by side desktops. OSX and Windows have shared user file space, so the Desktop and Documents has the same files, and I can just change OS with a 3 finger swipe. I haven't found a perfect 1 size fits all OS. Somethings I prefer doing in Mac, Some things work better in Windows, and occasionally I need something in Linux. Having the option to "change" OS's instantly with a swipe works best for me.

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                                          • scottalanmillerS
                                            scottalanmiller
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                                            Well, after some testing I am making the full leap now. My laptop is installing Linux Mint 17.2 as we speak. @ataylor14 is getting my "old" laptop, which is actually the newer one, in a week so I need to be ready to make the transition now.

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