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Kashmiri Arabic script – questions, questions…

by Canonical on 23 June 2011

We are now putting the two complex scripts Hebrew and Arabic together. Although the basic design of the Arabic was finalised some months ago we have been...

Sharing Ubuntu with the world

by Inayaili de León Persson on 17 June 2011

We all know Ubuntu is great, but we want even more people to know just how great. With this in mind, we thought we’d give the visitors of ubuntu.com the tools...

Celebrate Ubuntu!

by Canonical on 31 May 2011

At UDS in Budapest we held a session on the idea of a toolkit for community members. It would allow anyone excited enough to show off and celebrate their use...

Ivanka, quo vadis?

by Canonical on 25 May 2011

On the 1st of June 2011 I will be departing these shores on an extended honeymoon with my husband of almost 3 months! I am taking what I believe is officially...

Here we go again!

by Canonical on 18 May 2011

Every 6 months the Ubuntu journey starts anew. Those of us entering yet another cycle assume that this all makes sense to the outside world but I like to post...

A fresh new look for Ubuntu.com

by Inayaili de León Persson on 28 April 2011

Natty Narwhal isn’t the only thing new today in Ubuntu. Along with it, and as you may have already noticed, we have updated some areas of the Ubuntu website,...

Unity Benchmark Usability – April 2011

by Canonical on 22 April 2011

First and last impressions of Unity were that it was quite user-friendly, and pleasing in its design and ease of learning. The majority of participants left...

Narwhal spotted at Lambeth Bridge

by Canonical on 1 April 2011

We always knew Google Maps was good! Google Maps did prove its accuracy; when we looked out of the window from the 27th floor down towards Lambeth Bridge...

That’s it, we’re quitting

by Matthew Paul Thomas on 7 March 2011

The “Quit” command in applications today is a relic from the days when the original Macintosh had no hard disk and couldn’t multitask. Modern applications...

Ayatana overlay scrollbars: something truly Natty

by Mark Shuttleworth on 3 March 2011

Natty will feature a world first – overlay scrollbars in desktop applications. The goal is to put content first and banish chrome, while still paying...

Introducing Overlay Scrollbars in Unity

by Canonical on 3 March 2011

One of our goals in the Unity design effort is maximising immersion in content, and reducing the amount of chrome and clutter needed around that content....

Thunderbird in the Usability Lab!

by Canonical on 16 February 2011

I have just completed sessions of usability testing of Thunderbird. This time, I had the pleasure of working with Andreas Nilsson, who came to London to...