[Qgis-user] FW: Problem with Ubuntu 12

[Etienne Tourigny]

Are there really that many bugs when using unity?

A quick search in the tracker (unity / ubuntu) gave me this

http://hub.qgis.org/issues/4434 - "project properties" and menu icons
missing from QGIS when using UNITY Desktop Manager
http://hub.qgis.org/issues/5169 - QGIS crashes on startup on 64 bit
Ubuntu - this one is closed but may not be fully resolved
http://hub.qgis.org/issues/4027 - Icon missing in the menu when using
ubuntu since 2009 - closed as invalid, because it's a unity/qt problem
http://hub.qgis.org/issues/4463 - Missing Large Icon in Ubuntu Package

Plus the problem that started this thread...
with this solution - "At first it does not display nothing, unless you
reclick on the qgis button"


So it seems - unless I am mistaken - that there are not that many
problems with Unity and assuming nothing breaks in the future, if
these are resolved then it would be ok.

Perhaps we should add a mention of poor Unity support in the "known issues"?

Etienne

On Thu, Jun 14, 2012 at 1:35 PM, Dennis M. Linton <dennis at dmlinton.net> wrote:
> The issue is really not with Unity but with the fact that choices were
> removed when Canonical chose to implement Unity.  True there is (or was)
> the choice of a semblance of the option of a Gnome desktop but it is a
> bandaid and functions poorly in my experience.
>
> I suffered Unity during a six week effort "give Unity a chance" and to
> avoid being accused of being unwilling to learn something new by Unity
> supporters - I despise Unity now more than ever and, frankly, also no
> longer have much regard for Ubuntu, which I had relied upon as my main
> OS since around 5.10.
>
> It may be that Unity should not be ignored in QGIS development but
> neither should scarce resources be assigned to a desktop that,
> apparently, functions far from the norm.
>
> -Dennis
>
> On Thu, 2012-06-14 at 11:03 -0500, Spencer Gardner wrote:
>> +1
>>
>> Just because you don't like Unity doesn't mean it should be ignored in development. I'm a happy Unity and QGIS user and this kind of talk doesn't reflect well on the community.
>>
>> Spencer
>>
>
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