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It seems ok when vanilla. But after it is made usable with 5-10 extensions, it seems sluggish and the extensions may crash resetting their settings etc.
Gnome needs to do what microsoft did with win10: admit the fuckup and bring back the old paradigm of start menu & desktop and have shell only secondary.
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Gnome without extensions is a miserable thing.
The thing that makes it great is the extensions. They help customize it to meet traditional user expectations.
Code:[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Droid Sans Mono]# Dash to Dock[/FONT][/COLOR] [URL="https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/307/dash-to-dock/"][COLOR=#0000FF][FONT=Droid Sans Mono][U]https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/307/dash-to-dock/[/U][/FONT][/COLOR][/URL] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Droid Sans Mono]# Move System Tray / Icon Indicators to Top Right[/FONT][/COLOR] [URL="https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/495/topicons/"][COLOR=#1155CC][FONT=Droid Sans Mono][U][url]https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/495/topicons/[/url][/U][/FONT][/COLOR][/URL] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Droid Sans Mono]# Add Clipboard[/FONT][/COLOR] [URL="https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/779/clipboard-indicator/"][COLOR=#1155CC][FONT=Droid Sans Mono][U][url]https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/779/clipboard-indicator/[/url][/U][/FONT][/COLOR][/URL] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Droid Sans Mono]# Volume Mixer By Application[/FONT][/COLOR] [URL="https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/858/volume-mixer/"][COLOR=#1155CC][FONT=Droid Sans Mono][U][url]https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/858/volume-mixer/[/url][/U][/FONT][/COLOR][/URL] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Droid Sans Mono]# Activities Configurer[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000FF][FONT=Droid Sans Mono]** In Gnome Tweak > Extensions > Activities Configurer[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000FF][FONT=Droid Sans Mono]** (a) Hide Activities Button[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000FF][FONT=Droid Sans Mono]** (b) Sharp Edges on Pane[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000FF][FONT=Droid Sans Mono]** (c) Disable Hot Corner **[/FONT][/COLOR] [URL="https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/358/activities-configurator/"][COLOR=#1155CC][FONT=Droid Sans Mono][U][url]https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/358/activities-configurator/[/url][/U][/FONT][/COLOR][/URL] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Droid Sans Mono]# Native Window Placements[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Droid Sans Mono](Included in Gnome 3.18)[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Droid Sans Mono]# Alt Tab shows Screenshots & Icons[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Droid Sans Mono](Included in Gnome 3.18)[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Droid Sans Mono]# Places Extension[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Droid Sans Mono](Included in Gnome 3.18)[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Droid Sans Mono]# Panther Launcher (Slingshot Gnome)[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000FF][FONT=Droid Sans Mono]wget [/FONT][/COLOR][URL="http://www.rastersoft.com/descargas/panther_launcher/panther_launcher-1.3.0-2-x86_64.pkg.tar.xz"][COLOR=#0000FF][FONT=Droid Sans Mono][U][url]http://www.rastersoft.com/descargas/panther_launcher/panther_launcher-1.3.0-2-x86_64.pkg.tar.xz[/url][/U][/FONT][/COLOR][/URL] [COLOR=#0000FF][FONT=Droid Sans Mono]sudo pacman -U [/FONT][/COLOR][URL="http://www.rastersoft.com/descargas/panther_launcher/panther_launcher-1.3.0-2-x86_64.pkg.tar.xz"][COLOR=#0000FF][FONT=Droid Sans Mono][U]panther_launcher-1.3.0-2-x86_64.pkg.tar.xz[/U][/FONT][/COLOR][/URL] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Droid Sans Mono]# Battery (Laptop Only)[/FONT][/COLOR] [URL="https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/818/battery-percentage/"][COLOR=#1155CC][FONT=Droid Sans Mono][U][url]https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/818/battery-percentage/[/url][/U][/FONT][/COLOR][/URL] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Droid Sans Mono]Other Extensions[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Droid Sans Mono]Search Providers[/FONT][/COLOR] [URL="https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/173/search-chromium-bookmarks/"][COLOR=#1155CC][FONT=Droid Sans Mono][U][url]https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/173/search-chromium-bookmarks/[/url][/U][/FONT][/COLOR][/URL] [URL="https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/473/remmina-search-provider/"][COLOR=#1155CC][FONT=Droid Sans Mono][U][url]https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/473/remmina-search-provider/[/url][/U][/FONT][/COLOR][/URL] [URL="https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/972/google-calculator/"][COLOR=#1155CC][FONT=Droid Sans Mono][U][url]https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/972/google-calculator/[/url][/U][/FONT][/COLOR][/URL] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Droid Sans Mono]My Personal Aerosol[/FONT][/COLOR] [URL="https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/48/trash/"][COLOR=#1155CC][FONT=Droid Sans Mono][U][url]https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/48/trash/[/url][/U][/FONT][/COLOR][/URL] [URL="https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/977/recent-items/"][COLOR=#1155CC][FONT=Droid Sans Mono][U][url]https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/977/recent-items/[/url][/U][/FONT][/COLOR][/URL] [URL="https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/685/redshift/"][COLOR=#1155CC][FONT=Droid Sans Mono][U][url]https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/685/redshift/[/url][/U][/FONT][/COLOR][/URL]
Originally posted by varikonniemi View PostGnome needs to ... bring back the old paradigm of start menu & desktop and have shell only secondary.
That said, Gnome has done a lot of good and I greatly prefer the simplified presentation to the exhaustive options in Plasma 5. I want my Linux to be less complicated and relatively simple so I can focus on Web Development, Graphic Design, Gaming and Web.Last edited by ElectricPrism; 31 January 2016, 06:53 PM.
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Originally posted by varikonniemi View PostIt seems ok when vanilla. But after it is made usable with 5-10 extensions, it seems sluggish and the extensions may crash resetting their settings etc.
Gnome needs to do what microsoft did with win10: admit the fuckup and bring back the old paradigm of start menu & desktop and have shell only secondary.
Someone also needs to clean up the cairo mess. Try running gnome-shell or nautilus through valgrind and watch the cairo issues.
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