openSUSE 12.3 Part 1

I finally got around to installing it on the test partition on Triela. I like a lot of the changes, but for some reason, I can't get access the internet... not even ifup is working to get me online :/

Instead of there being two tabs under activities for windows and applications, they moved the additional programs in the favourites bar at the bottom. This accomplishes two things, (1) it gets rid of the trash can to remove as favourites, and (2) it removes the lag when loading the list of applications after the first time (I guess this was fixed for 12.2 as well, I just never noticed; 12.3's version is a bit cleaner IMO).

The lock screen is different, you have to drag the time up before you can type your password in, I'm assuming this is for tablet/touchscreen users.

The "advanced settings" tool is renamed as "tweak tool" and features more options. there's more options in the trackpad/mouse section as well, including a switch to turn the trackpad on/off.

That's about all for now, I'll have to test it with Melty later in live mode and see if I can use the internet. If not, I might have to wait :/

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I tested the live version on Melty and the ethernet worked just fine :D

Looks like my old GTK 2.x window bar theme doesn't work in 12.3... I guess the compatibility for anything pre-GTK 3.x is dropped, so I gotta poke around for something that might work better... or maybe find a way around it XD (perhaps the latter)

Everything else seemed fine, so I think I can install it on at least Melty for now (I'd have to do the Wifi-testing with Mei-chan to see if it's something with the laptop's hardware, or if 12.3 is just being weird. I'm going to tinker with the theme first before installing on Melty... Not to mention, I need to stuff Rhythmbox's preferences before I lose it (there's also the need to Firefox sync afterwards too :/)

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I download the full install DVD and the ethernet and wireless worked on the laptop after reboot; must have been some sort of glitch or something I dunno. I tried some GTK 3.x themes and none of the window bars worked, so something's not working right; the default one, Adawatta or something like that, looks fine, but is just larger than i like my window bars (I like it at about 24px). I'm just gonna have to deal with it I think.

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I found a nice theme I like (called Mire for future reference), and while searching for themes, I learned that I'm supposed to put them in /usr/share/themes and not ~/.themes like back in the day with GTK2. I tried this out on the Dell (which is my test-bed now), and the window bar came up for my custom theme! Even though it works now, I like the theme I found better, even though the window bar is the same size as the default one. I could use my custom one, but it doesn't look as good (not to mention the highlight colours don't match either).