| Test_ | Question. why would the desktop show applications on the left side and another time I boot the desktop applications are a pull down menu | 01:15 |
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| Test_ | anyone have a reason? | 01:17 |
| ChinnoDog | Test_: Did you change your video card or video driver configuration? | 01:20 |
| Test_ | No on video card change | 01:21 |
| ChinnoDog | I'm assuming we are talking about the difference between runnning Unity and running the classic gnome desktop here | 01:22 |
| Test_ | The problem I have is a application wont work on the pull down menu | 01:22 |
| ChinnoDog | Unity won't run if a) the video card won't support or be) you selected the classic desktop at login | 01:22 |
| ChinnoDog | What doesn't work about it? | 01:22 |
| Test_ | I think I running gnome | 01:23 |
| JonathanD | hi ChinnoDog | 01:24 |
| ChinnoDog | There shouldn't be any functional differences whether running Unity or not. | 01:24 |
| ChinnoDog | (aside from the obvious operation of the task bark and some desktop elements) | 01:24 |
| Test_ | Application is DraftSight. everything shows up in the graphic window but non-functionable | 01:24 |
| ChinnoDog | oh. It is CAD software. The reason you ended up at the classic desktop is probably also the reason Unity isn't running. Your 3D acceleration is broken | 01:25 |
| ChinnoDog | What kind of video card do you have? | 01:25 |
| ChinnoDog | oops, I mean the reason you aren't running unity is the reason DraftSight doesn't work | 01:26 |
| Test_ | The change in the desktop is kind of random. some times its the pull down and othertimes it shows apps on the right side | 01:26 |
| ChinnoDog | You have an intermittent problem but it probably starts at your video card | 01:27 |
| ChinnoDog | Or the driver | 01:27 |
| ChinnoDog | What kind of card do you have? | 01:27 |
| Test_ | let me check on the card | 01:28 |
| ChinnoDog | just run lspci | 01:29 |
| Test_ | I'm using a mac for Ichat--Ubuntu is on a pc | 01:30 |
| Test_ | how do I run lspci? | 01:31 |
| ChinnoDog | Run it in a terminal | 01:31 |
| ChinnoDog | Terminal is on your menu somewhere | 01:31 |
| Test_ | ok | 01:31 |
| ChinnoDog | It will dump out the identifier strings for all your PCI devices including your video card | 01:32 |
| ChinnoDog | I need a shower. Once you are in terminal you can also try: glxinfo | grep 'vendor' | 01:36 |
| ChinnoDog | That will show what 3D acceleration library is in use | 01:36 |
| ChinnoDog | I'll be back | 01:36 |
| Test_ | I'm going to have to spend some time on this--as you can see I'm not good with computers | 01:38 |
| ChinnoDog | gone... | 02:09 |
| * ChinnoDog yawns | 21:05 | |
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