The constant development of Cinnamon which is gaining autonomy and is becoming something more than a simple fork of Gnome Shell.
Has been launched version 1.2 with greater stability both on the desktop and in the API and includes interesting news.
Desktop Effects
Cinnamon 1.2 re-introduces desktop effects and the ability for the user to define animations or disable them entirely. This feature is added for those users who love Compiz effects. This version is characterized by two plugins for animation:
- Fade, which changes the opacity of the windows
- Scale, which changes its dimension
And add 30 transition styles.
Pre-defined Desktop Schemes
Although they clarify that the items on the desktop (like panels) still cannot move freely, with Cinnamon 1.2 we can choose 3 predefined designs for our desktop.
- With the panel at the bottom (default).
- With the panel on the top.
- With both panels, as in the Gnome classic.
Easy customization
Now customize Cinnamon it is much easier. A preferences manager is added that reminds me of Mozilla Firefox, where we have each option organized by tabs. Therefore, it is easier for us to change themes, apply effects, add applets and extensions and configure some of the desktop settings.
applets
Cinnamon 1.2 it also includes applets for the desktop. By default 5 of them come:
- Accessibility
- Recent Documents
- Removable devices
- Trash
- Monitor (control for XrandR)
Menu improvements
The main menu has been significantly improved. If you search for something, the categories now become inactive, and just press [ENTER] After a search, the first element of the results will be launched.
Some changes under the hood
Changes were made to significantly improve Cinnamon and these changes also mean now going further from any kind of compatibility with Gnome Shell.
- Cinnamon it now uses its own window manager, a fork of Mutter called Muffin.
- Cinnamon no longer supports themes from Gnome Shell. However it is possible to define the styles of a theme, both for Gnome Shell y Cinnamon, and that it is compatible with both desktops.
And there are many more changes that you can see in the article in english.
ummm interesting I feel like trying it.
I had not "Switched" completely to Cinnamon because I couldn't put it on the top of my desktop ... now it is possible and that for me is great: http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee1/daytrippergirl/Pantallazodel2012-01-23220122.png
Clem is silencing many mouths, especially those that have long claimed that Linux Mint it is only a parasite of Ubuntu. Even being Cinnamon in development already looks good imagine for the next edition of Linux Mint
+100
I fully agree, and see that there are quite a few of those (mouths)
Envy is very bad!
Great, Cinnamon is a great desktop, it's the one I'm using in Arch and I love it even though it still has a long way to go. For my part, I am not going to change it for anything. 😀
I prefer the evolution of gnome-shell and with it I sure. I don't want to stay anchored in gnome2
Cinnamon it's a shell for GNOME 3not for GNOME 2
;TO; It looks so cute… It makes me want to try it to see how it goes ~ Although I don't want to let go of my desk mouse (Xfce)
Thing you don't need to do
The more my dear Courage tells me things like this, the more I want to try things xD hahahahah ~ stop trying to experiment with my machine ~
To see old, what I'm telling you is that you don't need to remove XFCE, you install Cinnamon and try it but without deleting anything
As I said before, I am extremely indignant that they still do not adapt it to LMDE ... although with the desktop engine, I wonder if Gnome themselves will adopt it to replace Mutter, since it does not allow effects ...
more outraged I am with how slow the migration from gnome 3.2 to debian testing is going
In testing ONLY the fundamental packages are missing. http://www.0d.be/debian/debian-gnome-3.2-status.html That 4/0 thing I don't know exactly what it means, but two days ago it had become 9/0. It is as if they have reversed themselves.
Tina, I know that it is for gnome 3 and that gnome 2, I was referring to the "look" and the way of working like gnome 2, which I have already left behind. I like how Gnome 3 and its shell evolve and today I only complement it with MGSE from the Mint team.
For men's color tastes. The good thing is that we have the option to choose .. 😀
GNOME Shell is not an evolution, it is a throwback. You cannot call evolution a change that takes away your options and forces you to take more steps even to carry out the simplest tasks.
The only "innovative" thing about GNOME Shell is that it puts aside the typical menus, but it didn't do it in the best way and it is terribly unproductive.
Hello, as for me, the step they are taking seems great to me, as I have seen in forums, not only those of mint use it but others also, as I was going, as a faithful user of mint I would like to know more about mint , from the development team, I don't know what you know who could inform at least I sometimes am like in doubt, as I saw an update pack 4 for lmde is going to come out, they also have the kde version, the cinnamon and I don't know what else, but I don't know how many developers they are, or what they are working on at the moment, an interview would be good, don't you think?
Oh thank you for your publications so I stay informed without having to search and search, thank you !!!
I would try it if it weren't an anti gtk which for me is a language that would disappear like java (this is heavy) xD. At least I will say that until I have no way of adapting to desks easily.
It happens to you with GTK + what happens to me with Winbuntu.
By the way, I think GTK + is not a language, but libraries
Well, I have qt applications with their own icons and there is no God who can change them. On the other hand, the rest of the GTK applications are customized to my liking.