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+ | ====== Cinnamon desktop ====== | ||
+ | A desktop with a traditional look, but based on the latest libraries and technologies, | ||
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+ | ===== Cinnamon desktop tweaks ===== | ||
+ | In general, Cinnamon looks like ordinary desktops, but it is Gnome 3 at the core. But starting with version 2.0, there are now separate tools for Cinnamon, eg, if you want to modify the [[modify desktop session|programs that start in each session]], use cinnamon-session-properties for that (also available from the settings overview). | ||
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+ | ===== Some additional pointers: ===== | ||
+ | * Alt-tab lets you move through the windows on your current desktop (and a feature named " | ||
+ | * To access all windows, you need the " | ||
+ | * Another method to access all windows, is the window list (icon in the bottom right corner, showing 2 rectangles). | ||
+ | * The [[software menu|Cinnamon menu]] is customizable, | ||
+ | * There seem to be bugs sometimes, especially due to graphical effects on low-end video drivers. Luckily, with Cinnamon, you don't have to log out. Right-click on the panel, choose " | ||
+ | * Some of these bugs are related to screen savers. Changing to a simple "blank screen" | ||
+ | * originally, Cinnamon used most of the Gnome 3 applications. But many of these have since then adopted Gnome' | ||
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