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Originally posted by Myownfriend
Monsterovich is one of those people who can only define things based on what they were like when he was younger. If a desktop UI doesn't look like Windows to him than it can't be a desktop UI. New idea don't compute with him. Same thing apparently applies to andyprough./s
* To be honest, I am also not a big fan of the app menu removal. Although I usually like most of the GNOME / modern desktop changes, this is not one of them.Last edited by AsciiWolf; 08 February 2023, 07:12 PM.
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Weird looking Gnome has become even more weird. Android? Well, Gnome's been quite alike that since v3. But that's not necessarily a bad thing. What's bad is a lack of features compared to mobile platforms, not similar vibes they share. Over time and with extensions put on top of it, Gnome managed to gain a better UX. Still weird though, definitely not my cup of tea.
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Originally posted by Myownfriend
Monsterovich is one of those people who can only define things based on what they were like when he was younger. If a desktop UI doesn't look like Windows to him than it can't be a desktop UI.
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Originally posted by Monsterovich View PostIn truth, it's not just that touch screens require a separate interface design.
Gnome layout does change on phones and it has a tablet mode.
That being said, you're wrong in saying that touch screen's require a separate interface design. Often times the same design considerations that help touch use also help mouse users. Larger touch targets are also quicker for mouse users to click accurately. DPI scaling is useful not only for smaller touch screens but also for high resolution desktop screens.
Originally posted by Monsterovich View PostIn GNOME, the devs throw out features under the excuse of "simplicity". Even Android has those features, for example, desktop icons, and even workspace widgets, which is even cooler than the desktop ones.
Desktop icons are something that I had hidden on Windows for years because they're a sloppy way to organize things and their labels can easily become difficult to read if the wallpaper is too noisy. Using an extension to add them if you want them isn't a huge deal.
Android doesn't have desktop icons because Android doesn't really have a desktop. Android devices have home screens where you can pin applications and widgets. There's no folder that represents the home screen because it doesn't store anything.
Floating widgets haven't been all that popular on desktops and people that use them don't typically like mixing them with desktop icons. Windows Vista had them as Gadgets and very few people actually made any. They were discontinued in Windows 10. Live tiles were the closest feature to them. Gadgets were brought back in Windows 11 in their own menu just like how MacOS uses them. Still, you can add widgets to Gnome with an extension if you want to.
Originally posted by Monsterovich View PostGNOME is like gathering all the dumbest designers from all the corporations and forever rearranging the beds instead of inventing the design once and building off of it.
Originally posted by Monsterovich View PostRemember, GNOME2 was good. Everyone was satisfied.
Also Gnome officially maintains extensions that add back Gnome 2's Window List, Places Indicator, and Applications Menu and they ship with modern version of Gnome. You can enable them individually with the Extensions app or enable all of them by launch Gnome Classic on the login screen.
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