The Sound Indicator in Maverick got a nice (although buggy) rounded corners artwork as well as the mouse-wheel to change the volume function back a few days ago and an update today finally brings new player controls (through the Ubuntu-Mono icons package) for the Radiance theme, which you can preview in the screenshots below:
And here it is: now I can stop saying the new Sound Indicator in Ubuntu 10.10 is the ugliest thing that ever walked the Earth (ok, not that bad but I really didn't like it):
Not only it looks great, but finally there is some consistency with the Ambiance theme. Unfortunately the buttons look the same with the Radiance theme (but it's still better then before):
Here is how the sound indicator used to look:
The package has been uploaded to Launchpad and is currently building so if you are running Ubuntu 10.10 Maverick Meerkat, expect an update with the new Sound Indicator soon!
Unity received yet another update in Ubuntu Netbook Edition 10.10 Maverick Meerkat yesterday. This version partially fixes the application search in the Unity application launcher and file browser - also known as Dash (the file search actually looks completely fixed). Also, Unity doesn't display all the files at once anymore - for this, a new toggle button was introduced for both the files and applications.
The Sound Indicator also got an update 2 days ago and it can now display the album artwork - but this might be working for some time now, I'm not really sure.
I took this opportunity to record a video with Unity (along with the new AppMenu, also known as Global Menu) so WebUpd8 readers can see where Ubuntu Netbook Edition stands right now. Since I promised this when Ubuntu 10.10 Alpha 2 was released, I also recorded the new Ubuntu Software Center. And finally to make this complete, you can also see the new Sound Indicator in action.
(You can also watch this video in HTML5 (with out without WebM) @ YouTube)
Make sure you watch the video in 720p or 1080p!
You can also spot a lot of the errors which exist in Unity right now in the above video (like not being able to click the indicator applet area or close applications at the end, the Unity applications and files search working but with some bugs and so on).
Update: here are also some screenshots to go with this video:
(Sound Indicator - Rhythmbox closed)
(Sound Indicator - Rhythmbox playing)
(Unity applications - installed apps not expanded)
(Unity applications - installed apps expanded)
(Unity files (Dash) - Today and Yesterday not expanded)
(Unity files (Dash) - Today and Yesterday expanded)
No screenshots for Ubuntu Software Center since it's the same version as in Ubuntu 10.10 Maverick Meerkat Alpha 2 and we already posted enough screenshots with it.
Please note that in this video, Unity and the AppMenu will be a part of Ubuntu Netbook Edition only while the Sound Indicator and Ubuntu Software Center versions are the same in both Ubuntu desktop and Ubuntu Netbook Edition.
If you want to install the Sound Indicator from Maverick in Lucid, Guiodic uploaded it to his PPA.
What do you think of Unity, Ubuntu Software Center and the Sound Indicator so far?
A new version of the Sound Indicator has been released in Ubuntu 10.10 Maverick Meerkat, with a cool new feature: cache the applications so you can launch them from the Sound Indicator even if they're closed. I tried this and unfortunately Rhythmbox crashes 2 seconds upon closing it and then disappears from the Sound Indicator.
The Ubuntu-mono icon pack also got an update with brand new player icons for the Sound Indicator. But they look a bit... weird:
Also, clicking anywhere to the right of the new player icons, Rhythmbox pauses.
Well, it's still work in progress and the Ubuntu 10.10 Maverick Meerkat final release is 3 months away so there's enough time to improve.
