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Fedora 15 User Guide: Gnome 3 Chapter
Introducing Gnome 3
- Fedora 15 includes Gnome 3
Brief History of Gnome
Gnome 3 design philosophy
- Reducing distractions - Future direction: Gnome 3.1 Zeitgeist / Gnome Activity Journal
Key differences from Gnome 2
- task list is gone - nautilus changes - going up a directory - notifications
Limitations
- can't create custom launchers
Customizing Gnome 3 with shell extensions
- alternate-tab - alternative-status-menu - auto-move-windows - dock - drive-menu - native-window-placement - places-menu - user-theme - windowsNavigator
Other customization options
- Docky - gnome-activity-journal - gnome-tweak-tools - tint2rc
Workspaces
- workspaces described
Accessibility options
System settings
- Gnome Control Center
How to:
Log in Log out Shut down Start an application Switch between running applications - switch between windows Maximize a window Unmaximize a window Tile windows side-by-side Float a window above other windows Change workspaces Move a window between workspaces Change the default application used to open a file Add an application as a favorite - Docky - Gnome dock Monitor system resources - gnome-system-monitor
Reference: Gnome 3 keyboard shortcuts