Linked by Thom Holwerda on Fri 28th Sep 2012 20:44 UTC
"Today, the GNOME Project celebrates the release of GNOME 3.6, the latest version of the popular free desktop, as well as the GNOME developer platform. GNOME 3.6 is the third major update of GNOME 3. It builds on the foundations that we have laid with the previous 3.x releases and offers a greatly enhanced experience. The exciting new features and improvements in this release include a new login experience, integrated input methods, a refresh of the message tray, support for more online accounts, improved accessibility, and many more."
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RE[5]: Please don't be so ungrateful : G3 is GREAT software
by phreck on Mon 1st Oct 2012 11:38
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Instead of modes, I really like virtual desktops way more.
The implementations that exist are not perfect, e.g. I would like if applications would startup on the virtual desktop were you started it (double-click, terminal, whatever), but overally, I liked the my GNOME2, with 4x2 permament desktops.
Now I am not using virtual desktops anymore at all, because I permanently have to fight against GNOME3 creating and closing new desktops.
I am still homeless.
The argument is no longer "I choose Linux/Desktop because I love it the most", it has seriously become "I choose Linux/Desktop because it is the least evil" (mathematically the same, but you get it).
Edited 2012-10-01 11:39 UTC
RE[6]: Please don't be so ungrateful : G3 is GREAT software
by satsujinka on Mon 1st Oct 2012 20:31
in reply to "RE[5]: Please don't be so ungrateful : G3 is GREAT software"
Member since:2010-03-11
I've never found DE virtual desktops to be particularly useful. In fact, whenever I use KDE, GNOME, or Xfce I turn them off.
Conversely, when using dwm I use tags all the time (I even set up apps to use specific ones.)
I wonder why my behavior is so different, it's not like KDE, GNOME, etc. have hard to use virtual desktops... I just find that I don't use them.
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GNOME has a dock and that top bar thing. You'd need an extension to get CPU usage, but otherwise all of those are provided.
Modes are almost always a good thing. Modes make operation simpler and faster. They concentrate concepts into logical units and reduce the distance to access them. You don't have to remember what mode you're in because the UI should indicate what mode you're in.
Now, maybe GNOME doesn't do a good job of indicating mode, I don't know. I don't use it, but I don't remember having any issues.
So no, those aren't objective issues. It really does sound like you just can't adapt.