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    <link type="guide" xref="shell-overview#desktop" />

    <revision pkgversion="3.8.1" version="0.1" date="2013-04-30" status="review"/>

    <desc>Consider switching to GNOME Classic if you prefer a more traditional desktop experience.</desc>

    <credit type="author">
      <name>GNOME Documentation Project</name>
      <email>gnome-doc-list@gnome.org</email>
    </credit>
    <credit type="editor">
      <name>Petr Kovar</name>
      <email>pknbe@volny.cz</email>
    </credit>

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<title>What is GNOME Classic?</title>

<p><em>GNOME Classic</em> is a feature for users who prefer a more traditional
 desktop experience. While <em>GNOME Classic</em> is based on <em>GNOME 3</em>
 technologies, it provides a number of changes to the user interface, such as
 the <gui xref="shell-terminology">Applications</gui> and
 <gui xref="shell-terminology">Places</gui> menus on the top bar, and a window
 list at the bottom of the screen.</p>

<p>You can use the <gui xref="shell-terminology">Applications</gui> menu on the
 top bar to launch applications. The <em xref="shell-terminology">activities
 overview</em> is available by selecting the <gui>Activities Overview</gui>
 item from the menu.</p>

<p>To access the <em xref="shell-terminology">activities overview</em>, you
 can also press the <key xref="keyboard-key-super">Super</key> key.</p>

<section id="gnome-classic-window-list">
<title>Window list</title>

<p>The window list at the bottom of the screen provides access to all your open
 windows and applications and lets you quickly minimize and restore them.</p>

<p>At the right-hand side of the window list, GNOME displays a short
 identifier for the current worskpace, such as <gui>1</gui> for the first
 (top) workspace. In addition, the identifier also displays the total number
 of available workspaces. To switch to a different workspace, you can click
 the identifier and select the workspace you want to use from the menu.</p>

<p>If an application or a system component wants to get your attention, it
 will display a blue icon at the right-hand side of the window list. Clicking
 the blue icon shows the <link xref="shell-notifications">message tray</link>,
 which lets you access all your notifications.</p>

</section>

<section id="gnome-classic-switch">
<title>Switch to and from GNOME Classic</title>

<note if:test="!platform:gnome-classic" style="important">
<p>GNOME Classic is only available on systems with certain GNOME Shell extensions
 installed. Some Linux distributions may not have these extensions available or
 installed by default.</p>
</note>

  <steps>
    <title>To switch from <em>GNOME</em> to <em>GNOME Classic</em>:</title>
    <item>
      <p>Save any open work, and then log out. Select your name in the upper
      right-hand corner and then select <gui>Log Out</gui>.</p>
    </item>
    <item>
      <p>A confirmation message will appear. Select <gui>Log Out</gui> to
      confirm. The login screen appears.</p>
    </item>
    <item>
      <p>At the login screen, select your name from the list.</p>
    </item>
    <item>
      <p>Enter your password in the password entry box.</p>
    </item>
    <item>
      <p>Click <gui>Session</gui> below the password entry box and choose
      <gui>GNOME Classic</gui>.</p>
    </item>
    <item>
      <p>Click <gui>Sign In</gui>.</p>
    </item>
  </steps>

  <steps>
    <title>To switch from <em>GNOME Classic</em> to <em>GNOME</em>:</title>
    <item>
      <p>Save any open work, and then log out. Select your name in the upper
      right-hand corner and then select <gui>Log Out</gui>.</p>
    </item>
    <item>
      <p>A confirmation message will appear. Select <gui>Log Out</gui> to
      confirm. The login screen appears.</p>
    </item>
    <item>
      <p>At the login screen, select your name from the list.</p>
    </item>
    <item>
      <p>Enter your password in the password entry box.</p>
    </item>
    <item>
      <p>Click <gui>Session</gui> below the password entry box and choose
      <gui>GNOME</gui>.</p>
    </item>
    <item>
      <p>Click <gui>Sign In</gui>.</p>
    </item>
  </steps>
  
</section>

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