Ubuntu 12.10 Gets Revamped Session Menu

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- Old and new Ubuntu Session menu indicator
With yesterday's updates, Canonical made some changes to the upcoming Ubuntu 12.10 (Quantal Quetzal) operating system, regarding the two panel indicators. More exactly, the Fast-User Switching indicator has been removed and it is now integrated in the existing Session menu indicator. That's not all, as the Session menu indicator has been completely revamped, and it now features the highly anticipated "Restart" option, and the "Displays", "Startup Applications" and "Software Up to Date" entries have been replaced with the "About This Computer" and "Ubuntu Help" entries. Moreover, the "Lock Screen" entry has been renamed to "Lock", as you can see in the screenshot above, showing a before and after comparison of the Session menu indicator. Overall, the panel now looks simple, awaiting new indicators. However, considering that Ubuntu 12.10 is in Alpha development stage, everything is subject to change. Follow us on Google+
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Comment #1 by: Innocent Bystander on 13 Jul 2012, 00:39 UTC	reply to this comment
Yeah, it's better this way. In 12.04, the Fast-User Switching indicator is a waste of panel space. Thanks you for taking the time to make the comparison screenshots

Comment #1.1 by: FastKC on 14 Jul 2012, 10:33 GMT

@Innocent Bystander

In Ubuntu 12.04, I installed Classic Menu Indicator 0.0.7:

http://www.liberiangeek.net/2012/05/install-classic-menu-indicator-in-ubuntu-12-04-precise-pangolin/?ModPagespeed=off

Comment #1.2 by: FastKC on 14 Jul 2012, 20:46 GMT

I've installed Classic Menu Indicator 0.0.7 for Ubuntu 12.04, I like its menu.

Same look as Softpedia talk.

Comment #2 by: rdx on 16 Jul 2012, 14:14 UTC	reply to this comment
A better step forward. But what is really annoying me is the ellipsis (...) near some of the menu items. Why does "Log Out..." have ... while "Lock" doesn't? Why does "System Settings..." have a ... while "About This Computer" doesn't?

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