elementary OS 6.0 Released For A Meticulously Crafted Linux Desktop

[tornado99]

Mez' - in what way is it evolved? It just looks like an amateur variation/tweak of any standard Linux system theme from 5-10 years ago.

It's proof that most computer programmers think graphic UX design is something they can do themselves without any formal training.

[kpedersen]

It's proof that most computer programmers think graphic UX design is something they can do themselves without any formal training.

This is exactly why Gnome 3 is fairly unusable and ugly.

Gnome 2 however had an actual usability study carried out (by Sun Microsystems for the Solaris 10 JDS fork). Gnome 3 never had this. It is just programmers hacking away at what they think is a novelty to use.

I can probably safely say that none of us on these forums would be qualified to design a usable UI system. We are programmers, sysadmins and tech guys. Not UI experts. They would likely be on a different forums and thinking about things more creative than desktop environments

[Mez']

Mez'It just looks like an amateur variation/tweak of any standard Linux system theme from 5-10 years ago.

It's proof that most computer programmers think graphic UX design is something they can do themselves without any formal training.

You're talking about adwaita here I assume. You're addressing the wrong person then. I have no clue how Gnome devs can self-appoint themselves designers when they're obviously the most amateurish at it if compared to every single DE and theme around Linux.

Now, elementary/pantheon isn't fantastic either, just about decent. The dock is especially not looking good in my opinion. But the GTK theme doesn't look too far behind the most popular themes of 2021 (not to be confused with 2012).

[Mez']

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I can probably safely say that none of us on these forums would be qualified to design a usable UI system. We are programmers, sysadmins and tech guys. Not UI experts. They would likely be on a different forums and thinking about things more creative than desktop environments

Talk about yourself. I'm on the business side, representing end users against the IT crowd, and I hand out mock-ups of what the UI should look like to IT every single week.

[ermo]

Gnome 2 however had an actual usability study carried out (by Sun Microsystems for the Solaris 10 JDS fork). Gnome 3 never had this. It is just programmers hacking away at what they think is a novelty to use.

Are you sure about that?

Ongoing user research has been a major feature of this design initiative, and I would say that it is by far the best researched project that I have worked on. Our research has informed the design as it has proceeded, resulting in particular design choices and changes, which have improved the overall design and will make it a better experience for users. As a result of this, we have a much greater degree of confidence in the designs.

This post is intended as a general overview of the research that we’ve been doing. I’m excited to share this, as a way of explaining how the design came about, as well as sharing some of the insights that we’ve found along the way.

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[tornado99]

Here's a concrete example of fresh design in a software interface: the new floating tabs in Firefox Proton. You moy love them or hate them, but it's clearly the work of a graphic designer and brings something new to the table.

Now name something in Elementary OS of a similar calibre.

[skeevy420]

"Elementary OS 6 was designed to offer more controls, allow users to more easily express themselves, and also make it easier to get and more inclusive were among the design points."

What does this even mean? It's boilerplate gibberish.

The first two both mean "GNOME with some plugins" and the third is simply pandering to the woke crowd.

So if you're the special kind of stupid where you're unable to change the theme in Ubuntu combined with being super duper woke....

[HighValueWarrior]

Have never understood the 'hype' around this distro .....

[nado]

Every single comment on this thread is a complaint of Elementary OS or GNOME smh

[AHOY]

Every single comment on this thread is a complaint of Elementary OS or GNOME smh

I like that it allow users to more easily express themselves, and also make it easier to get and more inclusive.

Even if it's not a distro I'd use I think Flatpak was very good choice and also why I asked about Wayland. It's crucial for sandboxing. These things add up like they'll get full PipeWire when they release 7.0, a year after the next Ubuntu LTS release? I hope I'm wrong.