Linux Lite 3.4 Beta Released

[firenice03]

@firenice03, individual driver issues cannot be addressed. If we committed to this, I can't begin to imagine the workload it would create All the same, your info will help others.

Yes, informational.. FYI ... Mentioned as I had to hard boot - previously it just didn't work..

As for snapping:
Office - Writer & Calc; Image Viewer, Terminal, FireFox, Archive Manager, Leafpad, Thunar, VLC and GParted all snapped..

Snapping seemed to work on all 7 positions, Upper Right, Upper Middle, Upper Left, Lower Right and Lower Left corners along with Right Side Middle and Left Side Middle..

Gimp, Lite Welcome, Lite Software, Lite Tweaks were some that did not snap..

I am on the mini with a 1024x600 resolution, I am able to easily find the positions but could be limited with those application that didn't...

[Jerry]

Thank you.

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[Jocklad]

Linuxlite3.4X64 beta running very well indeed.

No issues. 

[torreydale]

@firenice03,

Your snapping results are what I expect.  However, I'm not sure why the 3.x series doesn't snap to the center bottom, only left bottom or right bottom.  It does snap to the center bottom in the 2.x series, though.  Maybe it's an XFCE thing.

[firenice03]

@torreydale
I'll double check it, I believe I have the toolbar set to auto-hide which maybe invoking the tool bar vs. the snap..

I'll confirm this evening - or its me LOL

[torreydale]

@firenice03,

I think it might be related to the change between XFCE 4.10/4.11 -> XFCE 4.12.  In the 2.x series, snapping to the center top fills the top half of the screen.  Snapping to the center bottom fills the bottom half of the screen.  But in the 3.x series, snapping to the center top effectively maximizes full screen.  And snapping to the center bottom does nothing.  I'm not testing LL 3.4 Beta right now, but that was the behavior I was getting in a LL 3.2 virtual machine.  If you're getting the same results using the beta, that is consistent with what I've seen in the 3.x series (once I activate snapping, of course).

[firenice03]

@firenice03,

I think it might be related to the change between XFCE 4.10/4.11 -> XFCE 4.12.  In the 2.x series, snapping to the center top fills the top half of the screen.  Snapping to the center bottom fills the bottom half of the screen.  But in the 3.x series, snapping to the center top effectively maximizes full screen.  And snapping to the center bottom does nothing.  I'm not testing LL 3.4 Beta right now, but that was the behavior I was getting in a LL 3.2 virtual machine.  If you're getting the same results using the beta, that is consistent with what I've seen in the 3.x series (once I activate snapping, of course).

@torreydale
That sounds right - Center Top filling upper half..
Currently it gives more options than Win7... Left Half/Right Half or Top goes full screen..

Kudos!!!

[torreydale]

That sounds right - Center Top filling upper half..

I'm actually saying it did that in the 2.x series.  Not the 3.x series.

[firenice03]

That sounds right - Center Top filling upper half..

I'm actually saying it did that in the 2.x series.  Not the 3.x series.

Checked.. in 3.4 snapping to Top Center = Full Screen

Nothing occurs when snapping Center Bottom (tool bar is active - not hiding)

[torreydale]

@firenice03,

If you don't have the Panel Preferences set to Intelligently hide the panel, I don't think it is going to.

[firenice03]

I know... 3.4 is still in the default set up... I had it set to hide in 3.2... Couldnt remember what I had configured when I tested last night and what other items I tested, setup and/or configured...

But its working good, think its a nice add...

[Jocklad]

Linuxlite 3.4x64 beta.

Updating:

Got a "Could not fetch updates" error this morning.

Internet connection was ok.

Re-booted and it updated no problem.

No idea what caused it.

[Ottawagrant]

Just to say that the 'Lite updates notify' is working fine. Got a message this morning when updates were available, including a new kernel. Updated, rebooted & it lets me know every hour, on the hour, that my system is up to date. I removed the old kernel using 'lite tweaks' after a reboot. There was a quirk in LL 3.2 when I would remove the old kernel by 'lite tweaks' I would get an error message after the old kernel was removed. But, when I would remove an old kernel via synaptic (Linux-headers, image, extra & generic) I didn't get an error message. So it might of been a 'lite tweaks' problem. Not getting that in the 3.4 beta.

[newtusmaximus]

3.4 64bit  full install working on 2007  Fuji Siemens Si1520 laptop T7200 CPU  3GB RAM .  Very stable and fast response; been running it for 3 days  - multi tasking  workhorse.  Auto updates OK.  All functions seem to be working.   Great job.

[Jerry]

Thanks folks