[BLUG] help with switching to Ubuntu
Joe Auty
blug_at_mailman.cs.indiana.edu
Fri, 08 Jun 2007 17:04:16 -0400
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I'm considering switching from OS X to Ubuntu and have been trying to
migrate my work over there this week. I have a few questions though, and
I thought I would see if you guys can help since I know there are
several knowledgeable users here that have helped me in the past!
I posted this to the ubuntuforums site, but I'll reproduce these
questions here (this all applies to Gnome)...
Thanks in advance for your help!
post/question set #1:
> I have a volume mounted via SSH, and I'm noticing that the application
> associations I have created in /usr/share/applications/defaults.list
> don't seem to apply.
>
> Is there a way to fix this? Is there a way to get files opened from
> network volumes to respect the associations in the defaults.list file?
post/question set #2:
> Here's the deal: I use Ubuntu at work and am contemplating a switch to
> Ubuntu on my home machine too, but I'm kind of stuck with years and
> years of Mac experience ingrained into my skull. To make the
> transition a little less painless, I'm wondering what sorts of tweaks
> are possible to make Gnome behave a little more Mac like?
>
> Here are some of the things I would like:
>
> * an OS X dock that doesn't require Beryl (I'm stuck with an ATI
> X600, so no Beryl unfortunately), a shift to a more application
> rather than document centric computing approach.
> * key bindings remapped to use the smaller Apple style keyboard, so:
> o control + A to go to the beginning of a line like in
> emacs, rather than the "home" key (I'd happily remap
> select all to control + shift A or something), control + E
> for end of line (end key)
> o backspace key for deleting mail in Thunderbird rather than
> delete key
> o switch between windows within an application (apple +
> tilda on the Mac)
> o control T for new tab in Gnome Terminal rather than
> control + shift + T. A consistent key command to switch
> between tabs in Firefox and the Terminal (e.g. Control +
> Alt + cursor arrow rather than page up/page down)
>
>
> I know I should probably just get used to doing things the
> Ubuntu/Gnome way, but if there are ways to kind of ease me in that
> would be fantastic!
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Joe Auty
NetMusician: web publishing software for musicians
http://www.netmusician.org
joe_at_netmusician.org
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I'm considering switching from OS X to Ubuntu and have been trying to
migrate my work over there this week. I have a few questions though,
and I thought I would see if you guys can help since I know there are
several knowledgeable users here that have helped me in the past!<br>
<br>
I posted this to the ubuntuforums site, but I'll reproduce these
questions here (this all applies to Gnome)...<br>
<br>
Thanks in advance for your help!<br>
<br>
post/question set #1:<br>
<blockquote type="cite">I have a volume mounted via SSH, and I'm
noticing that the application
associations I have created in /usr/share/applications/defaults.list
don't seem to apply.<br>
<br>
Is there a way to fix this? Is there a way to get files opened from
network volumes to respect the associations in the defaults.list file?</blockquote>
<br>
post/question set #2:<br>
<br>
<blockquote type="cite">Here's the deal: I use Ubuntu at work and am
contemplating a switch to
Ubuntu on my home machine too, but I'm kind of stuck with years and
years of Mac experience ingrained into my skull. To make the transition
a little less painless, I'm wondering what sorts of tweaks are possible
to make Gnome behave a little more Mac like?<br>
<br>
Here are some of the things I would like:<br>
<ul>
<li>an OS X dock that doesn't require Beryl (I'm stuck with an ATI
X600, so no Beryl unfortunately), a shift to a more application rather
than document centric computing approach.</li>
<li>key bindings remapped to use the smaller Apple style keyboard,
so:
<ul>
<li>control
+ A to go to the beginning of a line like in emacs, rather than the
"home" key (I'd happily remap select all to control + shift A or
something), control + E for end of line (end key)</li>
<li>backspace key for deleting mail in Thunderbird rather than
delete key</li>
<li>switch between windows within an application (apple + tilda
on the Mac)</li>
<li>control T for new tab in Gnome Terminal rather than control
+ shift
+ T. A consistent key command to switch between tabs in Firefox and the
Terminal (e.g. Control + Alt + cursor arrow rather than page up/page
down)</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<br>
I know I should probably just get used to doing things the Ubuntu/Gnome
way, but if there are ways to kind of ease me in that would be
fantastic!</blockquote>
<br>
<br>
<br>
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Joe Auty
NetMusician: web publishing software for musicians
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.netmusician.org">http://www.netmusician.org</a>
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:joe_at_netmusician.org">joe_at_netmusician.org</a>
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