Re: [LUG] Desktop graphics.

Grant,

I use this option all the time;quite why I didn't think of it, I don't know! I think that when I uninstalled Unity and then logged in as Mabel, the default Desktop is the Unity one (as you said) and so showed up blank as it were. Choosing Classic has resolved the issue. Thanks very much, Grant! It's all about the learning . . . :-D

Jack.

> Date: Sun, 17 Jul 2011 13:50:55 +0100
> From: dcglug@xxxxxxxxxxxx
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> Subject: Re: [LUG] Desktop graphics.
>
> On Sun, 17 Jul 2011 12:41:21 +0000
> Jack Oley wrote:
>
> >
> > Hi all. I set up a third account, Mabel, in Ub 11.04. When I log
> > into Mabel, there's no task bar at the top of the screen and nothing
> > else to click on to navigate or do anything, i.e the Applications,
> > Places and System links are absent. I don't use Unity, but I
> > installed it to use in Mabel - that seemed ok, but I don't want
> > Unity, I just want the normal task bar. It appears and functions
> > fine in the other two accounts I have on the PC. Why is this
> > happening with the new third (and fourth) accounts? Can anyone help
> > me, please? Thanks very much. Jack.
>
> Hi Jack,
>
> As I understand it, Unity - if installed - will be the default session
> selected at log-on time, unless the user specifically opts for
> something else.
>
> When at the log-on screen, change the "session" (it should be somewhere
> on the screen - maybe at the bottom) to "Classic" or "Gnome" (or
> something that isn't Unity").
>
> Grant.
>
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