Linux Mint 19.1 Will Feature a ‘Modern’ Desktop Layout
In Summary : The current default desktop layout in Cinnamon hasn’t changed much in years. There’s a thin panel stripped across the bottom...
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In Summary :
The current default desktop layout in Cinnamon hasn’t changed much in years. There’s a thin panel stripped across the bottom of the desktop housing a menu (on the right), a traditional Windows XP-style windows list in the center, and a system tray in the corner.
It’s a set up that clearly works given the relative popularity of both Linux Mint and the Cinnamon desktop within the Linux distro ecosystem.
But Mint think it’s time for a change.
The distro’s developer learnt that many of its users were opting to replace the standard window list applet with a third-party window list applet. Why? To get modern features like window grouping and window previews on the Cinnamon desktop.
Presently, Mint panel adds a separate task list entry for each app window open, regardless of how many are. [...]
kindly refer the following link as follow up :
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2018/10/linux-mint-19-1-new-panel-layout
The current default desktop layout in Cinnamon hasn’t changed much in years. There’s a thin panel stripped across the bottom of the desktop housing a menu (on the right), a traditional Windows XP-style windows list in the center, and a system tray in the corner.
It’s a set up that clearly works given the relative popularity of both Linux Mint and the Cinnamon desktop within the Linux distro ecosystem.
But Mint think it’s time for a change.
The distro’s developer learnt that many of its users were opting to replace the standard window list applet with a third-party window list applet. Why? To get modern features like window grouping and window previews on the Cinnamon desktop.
Presently, Mint panel adds a separate task list entry for each app window open, regardless of how many are. [...]
kindly refer the following link as follow up :
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2018/10/linux-mint-19-1-new-panel-layout
