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Re: [LUG] ubuntu 11.04

 

It's me again wanting help. I have just (foolishly?) downloaded U
11.04! I am finding it very difficult to use. I seem to be unable to
open several windows with my Web Browser
Do you mean TABs or New windows ?
Ctrl T open a new Tab in the same browser window try that.

I meant new windows not just tabs as although they show at the top of the webpage it 
doesn't allow me to access quickly the other programmes running. I have now gone 
back to my Ubunto classic window/desktop and all is well. I can see some good 
features in the unity desktop but I think it needs a lot of work on it.

Life, love, peace and freedom

Pete (Le M)


On 08/05/11 18:59, Kevin Lucas wrote:
On Sun, 2011-05-08 at 18:17 +0100, Peter M Le Mare wrote:
  and find them again! If I then have opened Thunderbird I can't find
my web pages or back again to my e-mails(I do a lot of copying and
pasting and need to easily swap from one to another). Worse still if I
open the new Libre Office (what was wrong with my open office?) I
can't find anything without reducing them to min and then not being
able to maximise again - or I have to close them.

Try moving the mouse pointer up to the top right hand corner of the
Screen if you have Compiz running the windows will all go Transparent
and tile up nicely, then you can choose which to work with.

Is there anyway I can have the opened windows listed somewhere like I
did with the previous versions, at the bottom of the desktop or can I
install a different desktop which will do so.

On top of all this I am unable to set a default page setup for Libre
Office e.g. I do not like large margins so that I don't waste space
and use less pages but everytime I set the page when I get a new
"untitled" page it reverts and I have to reset it to what I want.

Can I somehow reinstall the previous Ubunto version and/or Open Office
if I can't get this to work - without losing my documents etc.

Lastly if you can help, tell me how, in simple steps 'cos all software
still confuses me! Hardware no problem, all software and operating
systems - big problems.
Life, love, peace and freedom

Pete (Le M)
PS Thanks for the help with skype. It works excellently.

On 04/05/11 16:28, Peter Lloyd-Jones wrote:
Hi

I will check and get back, everything is packed for the weekend.
(The Lappy will be working as a connection to our Model Rail-road
allowing the use of Android phones as throttles, also some control.

All the best

Peter L-J



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