The issues that I faced with gnome-shell:
My workflow demands a number of open windows (terminals, browsers, etc). I need a taskbar, a launcher, and a quick-switcher (alt-tab). GS, Unity, and Win 7 seem to want to combine the launcher and the taskbar. This is cumbersome for those of us that run more than a hand full of applications at once. One might suggest that I make use of tabs and workspaces, and to whatever extent is possible I already do, but the combo-bar (AKA - LackBar) needs a split replacement for productivity-oriented users.
Compiz. That's "Compiz Period". No compiz? No Gnome shell. It's really that simple for those of us that remember what PCs looked like in 1997.
Stability. While this may not be directly related to gnome shell, I have experienced a great number of issues with the systray applets under gnome. The positioning changes randomly, applets crash without warning (volume control). It's a mess and needs to be fixed.
PIM Integration - An app (suite) that everyone needs, and is not quite filled by Evolution. Unfortunately, KDE's PIM is a mess right now as well, so there are not a lot of options for productivity-oriented users right now.
My workflow demands a number of open windows (terminals, browsers, etc). I need a taskbar, a launcher, and a quick-switcher (alt-tab). GS, Unity, and Win 7 seem to want to combine the launcher and the taskbar. This is cumbersome for those of us that run more than a hand full of applications at once. One might suggest that I make use of tabs and workspaces, and to whatever extent is possible I already do, but the combo-bar (AKA - LackBar) needs a split replacement for productivity-oriented users.
Compiz. That's "Compiz Period". No compiz? No Gnome shell. It's really that simple for those of us that remember what PCs looked like in 1997.
Stability. While this may not be directly related to gnome shell, I have experienced a great number of issues with the systray applets under gnome. The positioning changes randomly, applets crash without warning (volume control). It's a mess and needs to be fixed.
PIM Integration - An app (suite) that everyone needs, and is not quite filled by Evolution. Unfortunately, KDE's PIM is a mess right now as well, so there are not a lot of options for productivity-oriented users right now.
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