Version 11.04 has icons on side bar that are inconvenient

Asked by kaphar

11.04 is a bit premature in a lot of respects. We are finding it hard to acclimate. The large icons (or any size icons) are a nuisance to deal with when opening an application, file or local disk. We would like to use a drop down list like other releases. This is not just a matter of getting used to the system, these are inconvenient.

Is there a way of placing the equivalent functionality on the top menu bar or in a drop down list? Also, is there a way of preventing a document going full screen when opening an application. We find it difficult to click on the top every time we want to close a window.

Thanks for listening and we hope for your help. Regards and thanks in advance

KapHar

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Best actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said :
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Log off, click your username then at the bottom, change the session to Gnome Classic, then log on. It will log in to the same desktop as previous releases.

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kaphar (captain-harry) said :
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Lovely, thank you very much