The current state of Jaunty
Posted: Fri Mar 20, 2009 4:46 am
Since we are Ubuntu based I thought I would post how Jaunty is progressing. The boot time is extremely fast! This is by far the fastest booting Ubuntu system I have ever tested and without tweaking a single thing! Ubuntu introduced a new usplash, the progress bar is thin and changes color as it progresses, the logo is much smaller and not in your face huge like it has been. I mention the usplash because it is the best one I have ever seen and I never would have expected this from Ubuntu.
All of the applications are current and load quick. Memory use is better than the last two releases! Jaunty's memory usage is better out of the box than the last two releases fully tweaked! Jaunty's default look has improved drastically! The new default wallpaper is on par with OpenSuse, it's still brown but it actually looks good! Even the alternate wallpaper looks nice this time, no rabbit with antlers!
The new GDM theme has received some refinements too, it does not match everything else in my opinion but it is a huge improvement.I noticed little refinements to the OpenOffice splash screen and some of the icons. The progress bar in the OpenOffice splash is properly placed and the icons seem more defined. I could never figure out the OpenOffice icons before, now I can easily tell what they represent.
I have noticed problem with flash in full screen, lags and is very choppy. Flash works fine as long as it is not maximized. This is still in beta so I would expect this to be fixed in the future. Playing DVD movies is a bit of a struggle too at this time, they will play but need some coaxing to start by moving the slider forward. Again, this is a beta and I would guess these problems will go away with some updates to various libs.
Edit: I forgot to mention that Synaptic now has previews so you can see what an application looks like.
Evolution is working without crashing but the "Preferences" window turns huge and you can not access the bottom portion of it. The settings work and stick this time but there is still work to be done.
All in all this promises to be the best base we have seen in a log time.
All of the applications are current and load quick. Memory use is better than the last two releases! Jaunty's memory usage is better out of the box than the last two releases fully tweaked! Jaunty's default look has improved drastically! The new default wallpaper is on par with OpenSuse, it's still brown but it actually looks good! Even the alternate wallpaper looks nice this time, no rabbit with antlers!
The new GDM theme has received some refinements too, it does not match everything else in my opinion but it is a huge improvement.I noticed little refinements to the OpenOffice splash screen and some of the icons. The progress bar in the OpenOffice splash is properly placed and the icons seem more defined. I could never figure out the OpenOffice icons before, now I can easily tell what they represent.
I have noticed problem with flash in full screen, lags and is very choppy. Flash works fine as long as it is not maximized. This is still in beta so I would expect this to be fixed in the future. Playing DVD movies is a bit of a struggle too at this time, they will play but need some coaxing to start by moving the slider forward. Again, this is a beta and I would guess these problems will go away with some updates to various libs.
Edit: I forgot to mention that Synaptic now has previews so you can see what an application looks like.
Evolution is working without crashing but the "Preferences" window turns huge and you can not access the bottom portion of it. The settings work and stick this time but there is still work to be done.
All in all this promises to be the best base we have seen in a log time.