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- II.I. A New Desktop
- II.II. Applications
II.I. A New Desktop
3.0 introduces a new GNOME desktop. Elegant and beautiful, it has been designed to enable people to get things done with ease, comfort and control. The 3.0 desktop is the continuation of the GNOME Project's focus on providing an easy to use desktop environment that can be used by everybody. It includes a host of major new features.
- II.I.I. The Activities Overview
- II.I.II. Notifications That Work for You
- II.I.III. Integrated Messaging
- II.I.IV. Group Your Windows
- II.I.V. Desktop Search
- II.I.VI. Redesigned Settings Framework
- II.I.VII. Topic-Oriented Help
- II.I.VIII. And That's Not All…
- II.I.IX. More Information
II.I.I. The Activities Overview
The Activities Overview is a key feature of the GNOME 3 desktop. Accessible through the Activities button, top-left hot corner or windows key, it is the portal to all your computing activities. The overview allows you to see all of your windows at once and can be used to switch between tasks and launch applications.
II.I.II. Notifications That Work for You
GNOME 3.0 includes a new notifications system which has been designed to let you focus on your current task. Notifications are unobtrusive and will wait for you in the Messaging Tray until you are ready to respond to them. Notifications in GNOME 3 are also interactive: clicking them will switch to the relevant window, and they can feature buttons for common responses.
II.I.III. Integrated Messaging
Messaging are directly integrated into the GNOME 3 desktop. With GNOME 3.0, you can reply to a message directly from its notification, and you can pick up previous conversations through the Messaging Tray at the bottom of the screen. This means that you can communicate with your contacts without the need to switch to a different window.
II.I.IV. Group Your Windows
GNOME 3's new workspaces interface makes it easy to group your windows and provides a simple way to organize your work. Windows can be easily added to workspaces using drag and drop, and the thumbnails in the workspace switcher can be used to move between spaces.
II.I.V. Desktop Search
The GNOME 3 desktop includes an integrated search facility which can be used to launch applications, switch windows, and open recent documents and settings. The GNOME project will be extending this desktop search facility in future releases.
II.I.VI. Redesigned Settings Framework
GNOME 3.0 includes a new settings browser which allows you to explore your system settings from the same window as well as to search for settings panels. GNOME's systems settings have also been reorganized for 3.0, making it straightforward to find the setting you want, and many settings panels have also been redesigned to make them easier to use.
II.I.VII. Topic-Oriented Help
GNOME 3 features new topic-oriented help, which has been designed to enable you to find the answers you need without sifting through lengthy manuals. Huge performance improvements and faster searches in the GNOME help browser mean that you will spend less time looking for the advice you are looking for.
II.I.VIII. And That's Not All…
The GNOME 3 desktop contains many other features. Here are just some of them:
- A place to keep your favorite applications, called the Dash.
- Side-by-side window tiling so that you can easily use two windows at once.
- New wallpapers, including a new default GNOME wallpaper.
- A beautiful new visual theme and an elegant new GNOME font called Cantarell.
II.I.IX. More Information
More information about the GNOME 3 desktop, including video demonstrations, can be found on the GNOME 3 website.
II.II. Applications
GNOME's applications have received a huge number of improvements for 3.0, and it is impossible to describe all of them. Here are some of the biggest changes that are included in the release.
- II.II.I. Redesigned File Browser
- II.II.II. Modernized Web Browsing
- II.II.III. Smarter Text Editing
- II.II.IV. Better Messaging
- II.II.V. Improvements Under the Hood
- II.II.VI. But Wait, There's More!
II.II.I. Redesigned File Browser
Nautilus, the GNOME file manager, has been given a fresh new design for 3.0. The new interface is clean and elegant, and the new places sidebar makes it easy to jump to important folders. The Connect to Server dialog has also been redesigned in order to make it more efficient.
II.II.II. Modernized Web Browsing
The Epiphany web browser has received a number of improvements for 3.0. Navigation is faster and more responsive, and the new release introduces geolocation support. Epiphany also includes a new downloads interface and status bar, which give it a more focused user interface and which, alongside numerous visual enhancements, gives a polished, modern browsing experience.
II.II.III. Smarter Text Editing
GNOME 3.0 includes updates to the gedit text editor, including intelligent spell checking, full support for compressed files, and the ability to handle documents which contain invalid characters. gedit 3.0 also includes a new search interface which does not interfere with viewing a document and tab groups which make it possible to view several documents at once.
II.II.IV. Better Messaging
The 3.0 release of the Empathy messaging application contains a number of changes, including improved call handling, spelling assistance, password and certificate handling. It is now possible to block incoming messages from unwanted contacts and to search for contacts on remote servers.
II.II.V. Improvements Under the Hood
Changes to GNOME's underlying technologies mean that GNOME 3 applications will be faster, and our new theming system will give them a more sophisticated visual appearance. Many of GNOME's stock interfaces, such as About dialogs, have also been enhanced.
II.II.VI. But Wait, There's More!
Other GNOME applications have also got better for GNOME 3.0:
- The Cheese webcam booth includes both new effects and user-configurable effects.
- Evince now enables you to create bookmarks in the documents that you are viewing.
- The GNOME image viewer, called Eye of GNOME, has received a speed boost and a new plugin system.
- Totem 3.0 includes improved streaming support for video and audio.