Both Mir and Unity 8 are still in the pipeline to become default desktop utilities, but still developers always prefer making important updates to them. According to a new progress report, both Mir and Unity 8 have undergone several improvements recently.
Most of the Ubuntu users are familiar with Mir and Unity. While Mir is a new display server developed by Canonical for next-generation Ubuntu systems, Unity 8 is the new desktop environment that will replace the current generation soon. Mir will be used in new Ubuntu for phones and the upcoming Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. The differences between the current X display server and Mir, and between Unity 7 and Unity 8, are not so big and the overall experience will remain almost the same.
Both Mir and Unity 8 are quite interesting stuff and it will be really interesting to see how both of them work on the desktop. Unity 8 and Mir are already working on Ubuntu for phones for some time but both the components will take some time to reach the desktop version. Actually, the desktop is a complex platform with so many variable and hardware variations.
As mentioned on the changelog of the latest updates, Canonical's Kevin Gunn writes, "Work around unity8 for desktop config including listening for devices (like keyboard/mouse), remembering window size/placement. Full shell rotation feature branches being maintained & still getting automated testing in place (some illness slowed us down). Time spent on preparing for design team sprint for future of dash (navigation) and proper prompts/dialogs, meeting happening this week.”
Most of the latest updates are applicable to both the mobile and desktop platforms. For more details about the latest improvements in Mir and Unity 8, check the official mailing list.
Most of the Ubuntu users are familiar with Mir and Unity. While Mir is a new display server developed by Canonical for next-generation Ubuntu systems, Unity 8 is the new desktop environment that will replace the current generation soon. Mir will be used in new Ubuntu for phones and the upcoming Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. The differences between the current X display server and Mir, and between Unity 7 and Unity 8, are not so big and the overall experience will remain almost the same.
Both Mir and Unity 8 are quite interesting stuff and it will be really interesting to see how both of them work on the desktop. Unity 8 and Mir are already working on Ubuntu for phones for some time but both the components will take some time to reach the desktop version. Actually, the desktop is a complex platform with so many variable and hardware variations.
As mentioned on the changelog of the latest updates, Canonical's Kevin Gunn writes, "Work around unity8 for desktop config including listening for devices (like keyboard/mouse), remembering window size/placement. Full shell rotation feature branches being maintained & still getting automated testing in place (some illness slowed us down). Time spent on preparing for design team sprint for future of dash (navigation) and proper prompts/dialogs, meeting happening this week.”
Most of the latest updates are applicable to both the mobile and desktop platforms. For more details about the latest improvements in Mir and Unity 8, check the official mailing list.
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