I've just tried and given up with both Unity and Gnome 3 on Ubuntu 12.04. Unpredictable and inconsistent, not to mention very limited customisation possibility, especially Unity. So I installed KDE.

KDE 4.8.4 looks great so far, but I've somehow managed to reassign the mouse right-button from an empty desktop. It now lists Application categories instead of the menu containing the desktop configuration choice. Which means I can't reassign the button. How can I get back to the original setting(s) as painlessly as possible?

left click cashew (upper right corner) -> default desktop settings -> mouse actions -> ............

alt+d,alt+s (clicked quickly, with focus on empty spot on desktop) will do the same

google01103 wrote:left click cashew (upper right corner) -> default desktop settings -> mouse actions -> ............

alt+d,alt+s (clicked quickly, with focus on empty spot on desktop) will do the same

Thank you very much, 01103. The second method fixed it. (Can't see any "cashew", anywhere on the screen.)

are you sure?

google01103 wrote:are you sure?

I can see the cashew now. I think something else might've been overlaying it.

It looks strangely reminiscent of the Gnome logo . . .



Not a particularly good idea, I would've thought. Any idea why they did that?

In terms of colour, the logo is quite different and is supposed to represent a 'cashew' I believe.