The Best Features Of GNOME In 2012

Written by Michael Larabel in Software on 19 December 2012 at 03:08 PM EST. Page 12 of 15. 5 Comments.

1101: Quite a few of them

1102: The type ahead search, but it is already gone.

1103: Per-application keyboard layout

1104: KISS Philosophy

1105: some parts are much better than xfce eg pulseaudio/networkmanager integration

1106: Launching applications

1107: activities menu

1108: multiple screens

1109: I do not use any GNOME software anymore.

1110: panel, desktop, no 3d requirements

1111: online account

1112: System Settings options like the recent wallpaper settings strip down. I want things like path selection and zoom/scale/stretch brought back.

1113: all gnome2 features.

1114: all-mighty nautilus, specially split view and open terminal here extension

1115: mouse gestures

1116: Chat integration

1117: GTK?.., there aren't really any

1118: nautilus features recently removed...

1119: Logoff, more space on the right of the clock for "applets", keyboard "per window" selection, more power-user oriented options

1120: per window switcher (not per app!)

1121: no particular feature

1122: its existence

1123: Gnome 2.x panel, compiz cupe.

1124: New GNOME Shell interface, GNOME Shell Extensions

1125: Virtual Desktop Support

1126: classic mode without effects

1127: All Gnome 2 features, including Nautilus icon symbols.

1128: gnome shell

1129: gnome shell

1130: gnome-keyring, gvfs

1131: compositing window management, extensions

1132: Some Nautilus capability

1133: Terminal, Workspaces

1134: new alt+tab, overview, search, half-screen "maximize"

1135: The overwiev interface

1136: traditional interface

1137: Top left showing all running programs

1138: extensions, shell-workspace workflow

1139: Nautilus 2-pane, various features that got "simplified"=removed

1140: I'm explaning this in the last form

1141: I don't really rely on a DE - beyond having some kind of a wm.

1142: gnome shell

1143: You should not take a way any features.

1144: desktop rendering without composite manager

1145: chating in notifications

1146: The thing that comes after I click on "Activities"

1147: Shell extensions

1148: double gnome-panel, file-roller backend, automount pendrives

1149: shell search

1150: +nothing -shell!!!

1151: windows-key search, calendar, mail & chat program integration

1152: classic user experience

1153: move notification are to top

1154: Nautilus compact view

1155: multiple virtual desktops

1156: Super key

1157: Old UI.

1158: Drag to corners to resize half screen or drag to top to resize full screen.

1159: Standard notification area (not the new GNOME panel)

1160: hard to describe, it's a general feeling

1161: 2 panel layout(bottom and top)

1162: Running applications

1163: hot corner & window/app selection method +workspace switchin.

1164: Panel with window list and applets

1165: nautilus f3 split, nautilus new file/folder quick options

1166: hot corner

1167: Don't use it any more, it's dead to me.

1168: classic panel

1169: window management, native window placement

1170: Configuration options

1171: Nautilus, Network Manager

1172: Classic Menus

1173: multi-monitor + not running everything fullscreen

1174: Stability, Responsiveness, Visual Appeal, Speed, configuration options, traditional folder-view desktop

1175: Setting must go away

1176: simple, small, lightweight and completely configurable panel

1177: Integrated chat and online services

1178: keyboard shortcuts, extensions, app search

1179: nautilus from gnome 2.x

1180: window management is great in Gnome 3

1181: Gnome 2

1182: the monitor in the panel

1183: I really like the look and feel. It's very good-looking, it just takes me forever to get simple tasks going with it.

1184: traditional desktop

1185: the Gnome® multi monitor support is awesome

1186: workspaces, snapping windows to left and right

1187: Activities corner, window overview, shell search

1188: Interoperability with other "desktops/shells" (Unity, Cinnamon, etc)

1189: gnome dock

1190: Hot corner.

1191: GNOME 3 is not GNOME for me

1192: I indirectly rely on the features of Nautilus as I have switched to Unity from GNOME 2.x as I use Ubuntu for compatibility. I really hate how GNOME continues to cripple the newer versions of Nautilus.

1193: The shiny SVG Icons and the icon set..Everything else is crap and is very hard to use.

1194: Minimise and maximise buttons

1195: multiple desktops

1196: I like the clean, consistent user interface. I like rhythmbox and xbmc, but think they could be integrated into the shell (like documents).

1197: Keyboard Shortcuts

1198: ALT+F2 run dialog box. Pleasssssssssssssse keep it simple and awesome like it is. No buttons..

1199: Most Features

1200: users gnome 2 knowledge


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