What People Are Saying About GNOME [Part 6]
6201: I only have one thing to suggest: in regards to Gnome3... make the gnome "shell" an option the user could install/enable.
For me Gnome has been a nice CLEAN desktop that feels light, and gives me a sense of feeling 'in control', rather than being forced to bend to the will of the devs. As you know, there's no worse feeling than having to "get inside" the head of some guy that wrote software for some consumer appliance, and getting that nasty feeling that he was often drunk and too stoned at important moments in the development of said software...'nuff said on that.
6202: More control over appearance and behaviour.
Find the best parts of GNOME 2 and 3 - stop treating your users like they are too stupid to figure out how to use a computer.
6203: When I start a program twice, I want 2 copies running.
No Activities crap.
Windows arranged how and where I like,
Icons on the desktop, Applets on the dock
Listen to people who have used the system for decades.
Don't alienate your users - there are few enough of us.
After 15 years of using Gnome, I don't want to go to another desktop.
I have just looked at Gnome 3.2 - I am going to another desktop.
Goodbye Gnome - it was great till you ruined it.
6204: 1.go back to gnome panel
2.centralize system settings
3.make nm-applet more user-friendly (same way as in gnome-shell)
gnome3 (+shell) is a good concept, but most of the gnome-users are conservative - that´s why are we using gnome - to pretend being confused about KDE4-ish desktop
6205: Continue to make GNOME 2.x available
Continue to make GNOME 2.x available
Continue to make GNOME 2.x available
Please make GNOME 3 not suck so much.
6206: Shutdown by default instead of sleep on the power menu.
Hide account integration stuff if the user doesn't enter any accounts (chat, email, etc.).
Option to use an integrated terminal, think Quake game style or similar.
Great stuff, I've been using GNOME for years and I'm happy with the direction.
6207: revert to gnome-2
to help with new users and touch screens simply use bigger icons
talk to people who use computers TO DO REAL PAID WORK rather than write code all day long, i.e. "developers"
try listening to users in businesses outside the IT world. They are using windows for a reason and are never going to shift to your paradigm
6208: Give us Gnome 2.x back!!!! (Ubuntu)
Gnome 2 is way better than Gnome 3.
6209: Currently I have no complaints about GNOME 2.x
I understand that they are trying to modernize the desktop and that is to be commended. However, a permanent option to run a gnome 2.x like interface should be available. Even "Metro" allows users to drop back to the "Windows 7" desktop...
6210: extension manager, theme manager
6211: Faster.
Reduce fancy, distracting, useless or annoying visual effects.
6212: - replace ui of gnome-shell to something more like gnome 2.x
- bring files semantics back
- allows icons on desktop
6213: Put terminal back on the desktop right click menu
I use a high contrast color scheme due to my bad sight. Lots of apps don't display properly with this. I guess it's hard to force community debs to program for multiple color schemes to fix this. Would be good to have a global color scheme specified by the look and feel settings so app debs don't have to pick colors unless they really want to
6214: I was a satisfied user of GNOME2 but when GNOM3 was released with Fedora 15 I looked at alternative DEs and have settled on LXDE, with which I am extremely happy.
6215: Keep working on 2.32. If it ain't broken don't fix it.
Pull their heads out of their arses.
6216: 1) Additional hot corner at upper right. I don't like going left to go right when I want to change desktops.
2) Make it possible to turn off raise-on-click without breaking other things. I find this very useful. The best example is when I bring up my password manager in a small window on top of a maximized browser window. I don't want the password manager to disappear when I enter my username because I will immediately go back to it for the password. But there are other examples.
3) In general, allow more configurability. I don't mind going to a special place for "advanced" settings. I don't even mind using gconf or editing files. But I get the feeling that the Gnome team is hostile to my configuring things at all and worry that if I spend time finding how to do something the option will get removed in the next release.
I like the style of Gnome 3 enough that I'm using it. But that is despite my really, really bad impression of the team (or at least its leadership). I believe they are focused _entirely_ on hypothetical novice users who they hope will arrive and not even slightly on current users who tend, on Linux, to be more experienced. Worse, I feel that they are disdainful of their current users.
6217: Make middle mouse click on the dock in gnome 3 open a new window and make ctrl click open onto a new desktop. Most of the time I want a new window. (or make it configurable with dconf)
Speed up drag to top to maximize. It seems dependent on the speed of the system's processor and is a bit laggy on some of my systems. It should be much faster.
Make empathy do pop up notifications for chatrooms like it does for chats.
Bonus suggestions:
Better multi monitor support (haven't tried this in 3.2 yet). Even when extending my workspace to the second monitor, windows from all of my workspaces are shown in the overview mode on the second monitor.
Make the overview mode work better with a high number of windows. I don't have any ides here, but the preview become useless when they scale below a certain size.
6218: not being able to turn off compositing is the deal breaker for me its just to slow with it on.
6219: 1) I would make window decorations smaller in Adwaita on devices without a touchscreen
2) The light pixel line under panel shouldn't be visible when windows are maximized
3) Performance and responses could be better, but It's easy to say:D
6220: 1. Default support for alpha channel in color schemes
2. Keep the 2-panel setup for gnome3
3. Allow access to/configuration of screensaver options
Please don't get rid of the two panel setup... keep with the incrimental changes, as you have so far... that was working so well...
6221: Some GNOME 2.x fork. (I dont like GNOME 3.0)
More customizable themes.
Search in Apploications menu.
6222: Gnome 3 is a big mistake , this DE is falling down
Go back to gnome 2, Gnome 3 (and Unity) are sheets .Now i work with XFCE
6223: 1) Fix memory leaks
I used to be able to leave gnome up an running on my computer for weeks on end with no problems. In the last year or so, this has changed. This was the problem I had primarily with KDE, and now Gnome, and Unity as well. Something (usually Compiz on the unity/gnome side) starts eating into all of the memory, and my machine will become unstable and freeze up.
6224: 1) Make it configurable again. End the war on features. (Settings I used to depend on are no longer available even in the registry/gconf. Window placement settings, legacy cut-n-paste behavior, legacy scroll bars, etc)
2) X11 is network transparent and works across multiple concurrent login sessions. Gnome, is not. Dependencies on things like DBUS and the assumption that the user is only logged in one time are hampering the flexibility of X11 and UNIX-like operating systems. The cause of the these dependencies should be fixed or replaced.
3) Remove the dependency on Pulse Audio. It does not support all of the sound card that the OS (Linux in my case) supports, it does not support multi-open sound devices, it does not work for applications that require more strict latency requirements and it does not share nicely.
If you have a mult-open device, Pulse Audio will not use it. It's the hardware equivalent of Gnome deciding to cripple 3D acceleration hardware and imposing software rendering on all video.
If you want low latency, you must disable Pulse Audio (and the sound for all the applications that depend on it) to be able to run the low latency applications.
Most of my comments are given in question 22. I would add that I don't believe that effort should be put into cloning the interfaces of Windows or MacOS. Those already exist for the users who want that.
Also, quit trying to pretend that the desktop is a smart phone or a tablet. Crippling the a workstation to appeal to cell phone users is costing you your current user base and it does not appear it will acquire you as many cell phone users.
6225: Undo GNOME3
Can't believe you did that...
6226: 1. Add back the old features from GNOME 2, ported to GTK+ 3.
2. Allow both the new interface as well as the old; make the new the default if you wish.
3. Make the grey text on Adwaita Dark less bright.
Do not remove old, working functionality unless you plan on implementing workable substitutes.
6227: Please, get out Gnome 3 Shell and keep Gnome 3 like I am able to use in Linux Mint LMDE
6228: Most customisation please
6229: I found way better my virtual desktops when put like a square (2 by 2) than as a list, like in gnome-shell.
Don't like the GNOME 3.0 network manager.
6230: Continue with Gnome 2.x for desktops.
Desktop is not smartphone.
6231: 1. Make window borders and close buttons more compact, most people do not use touchscreens yet.
2. In Activites view mode, make the left side panel and the desktop swithcer to the right accessible via keyboard shortcuts
3. Make more settings and tweaks accessible by default. Or integrate extensions better.
Fantastic job! I do miss some functionality of Gnome 2, but what I really need I can still get. I got addicted to Gnome Shell very quickly and keep going to that hot corner on my desktop computer running Gnome 2 only to find nothing happens. One suggestion though: Bring back that Gnome 2 weather applet!
6232: 1. I use GNOME for a desktop not a tablet. Please bring back Gnome 2.x. I firmly believe GNOME 3 is destroying the adoption of Linux.
2. I started looking for an alternative to GNOME when user configuration started being taken away. Normal users would like the ability to configure their screensaver hack's settings for instance.
3. Offer an alternative to the shell interface like they did for KDE
Provide customization or switch to KDE.
6233: - the keyboard key to turn off the computer, please, delete this stuff, people don't want to push an other button to turn off the computer. My mother can't use that, too hard for her or some non-geek people compared to GNOME 2 (not a joke or a troll).
- the menu application (better in GNOME 2, accessible in one click !)
- It should not be in «stable» status currently IMHO because some important stuff is absent compared to GNOME 2.
I've left GNOME 3 to KDE 4 because it's not customizable as GNOME 2, it's heavy (yes, for my Intel graphic card it is, not KDE 4) and the menu application is awful.
People want a fast and easy to use desktop environment. GNOME 2 was to me the most simplest desktop environment in my all «computer life» (~ 11 years, I've tried Windows XP / Vista / Seven, GNU/Linux with GNOME 2, KDE 3/4, Lxde, Xfce...) but GNOME-Shell is a regression to me.
When I was trying GNOME 3 I was not expecting GNOME 2 experience but it's too different, the gap is too big.
We need evolution, not a complete destruction.
6234: * rewrite all programs depending on mono using C, or some other language not patented by Microsoft
* make evolution a useable eMail client
*
6235: Drop Gnome Three Fast
6236: The log out button tends to grey out easily (new kernel, new packages, esp. running xdm). Seems that if X boots too early, Gnome doesn't wait for dbus or something... I think.
More (and more configurable) toolbar widgets, pls. Think conky, but graphical. Numerical output for wifi signal strength. And battery percentage.
Oh, and when you upgrade things, let us keep old options. I used to love being able to right-click on the battery status-bar icon to suspend. I would still love it. But I can't. Because you stole it from me. Now I will never love again.
Never pull a KDE. KDE3 was perfection. KDE4 was a buggy, bloated, fugly piece of crap. Somehow, it hasn't improved. Gentoo forced an upgrade and removed all KDE3 ebuilds. That's when I switched to Gnome, and I've never looked back. I wouldn't have switched otherwise, so I guess you have the Gentoo brain trust to thank on that one.
6237: 1. Make it faster.
2. It should never hang (it hangs sometimes).
3. That's it.
1. Please, don't make dramatic changes in UI
2. Please, make Gnome faster
3. Please, keep improving Gnome! Good job overall!
6238: Center new windows.
Put a slideshow back in the screensaver.
Support a tool like Ubuntu tweak for power users, and everybody will be happy.
Let me do silly things. I'm a grown up. And users are not newbies forever. A tablet and a desktop computer are not same things, you can't use same metaphors for such different objects.
6239: - Provide a dead-simple way to disable visual effects from Compiz & the like. To me they are just visual noise and get in the way of me doing my work.
- Provide better control over keyboard action customisation. I like to keep my hands on the keyboard most of the time, and i use icewm as my window manager because the default GNOME window manager doesn't provide enough control over keyboard shortcuts. Icewm gives me infinite keyboard-accessible custom launchers with a really simple, git-managed, automatically-generated, instantly-updated text file to control them.
- Faster startup time - it takes about 5 minutes to login to my laptop when i reboot it (which fortunately isn't often).
Find a way of achieving your goals for usability without being a major inconvenience to your existing users. I'm running the LTS version of Ubuntu just so i can keep my efficient, stable combination of GNOME2 + icewm. But i can't do that forever. Give me something that doesn't throw away 10 years of finger memory. :-)
6240: back to configurable menus
notification area in the top bar
give me back my minimize-switch in the window
why copying macos? I dropped MacOS for its paternalistic approach to user guidance. To be productive it needs a system, that simply works. but if you need customization this should easily be possible for the user as well. For me a well documented config file would be sufficient. Having a central tool like gconf is even better. But it should be clear, where to go, when you want to substitute deja-dup by back-in-time in the system panel. And it should not happen, that removing bluetooth from the startup apps prefs takes no effect at all. That MacOS like System Panel is nice. But why does it contain features I never would use more than once when at all (eg Wacom Graphics tablet), while features I need quite often are almost undiscoverable even with that realy nice search feature, that should be in the top bar permanently.
Im really suffering since my upgrade from ubuntu 11.04 to 11.10.
And please give me back me screensaver. I like watching fotos, when the machine is idle...
6241: gnome3:
better notifications; more settings; easyier customation
stop making gnome ONLY for non-experienced users! add for example an "expert" button for better customation
6242: ease of customisation
6243: 1. Go back to the Gnome 2 paradigm and evolve it from there.
2. Go back to the Gnome 2 paradigm and evolve it from there.
3. Go back to the gnome 2 paradigm and evolve it from there.
1. Go back to the Gnome 2 paradigm and evolve it from there.
2. Go back to the Gnome 2 paradigm and evolve it from there.
3. Go back to the gnome 2 paradigm and evolve it from there.
I believe the gnome developers have really lost sight of the fact that their desktop is actually USED by a lot of people... It is not a playground, or a GUI "proof of concept".
I think I will be switching to xfce or similar, like a few thousand other users.
To bad, I really liked the gnome ( 2 ) apps.
Goodbye
6244: -Revert it back to how it was in 2.32. I do like having the ability to DO THINGS with applications and windows, as well as have a task bar so I can see what applications I am running.
-Make themeing more accessible and available. I mean, I saw your FAQ, stating that icon rearrangement is a good alternative to themeing. No. Just no.
-See the first thing.
Listen to the users! They know what they want, because they are the people that actually use the software!
6245: - restore gnome-screensaver
- restore the "places" menu
- improve file search
- come back to gnome-panel (classic)
6246: More features, if you own highend mouse like razer, mouse sensivity can be unusable and also the mouse scroll amount needs to be changeble.(fedora 15)
you dumb it down too much, more input device features...
6247: More instead of less configurable. Desktop computing is not tablet or touch computing, nor should it be unless you have gazillions for a true table top interface.
Every Desktop OS should allow for a traditional classic desktop interface. Sorry, but these older OSes seem better thought out and more usable than any new OS I have used. None of the new ones seem the least bit intuitive and require more steps and clicks to achieve results, which is ridiculous.
6248: 1. Make it very fast
2. When I click on Chromium in the Activities menu, let me open a new window instead of going to my open Chromium
3. Make it work on devices with limited resources
Keep up the good work!
6249: I think that you have to make GNOME 3.x more customisable. And also I think that GNOME is the best Linux desktop environment!
6250: GNOME 2.x works well for my purposes. Therefore any significant changes are much more likely to make me switch to something similar to 2.x that will continue to be available.
If the GNOME team is going to follow in the footsteps of the likes of Shuttleworth and Jobs, I hope they make an official announcement of that fact so everyone can migrant to another WM now rather than later. Maybe we can prevent another massive whiny circlejerk like the one surrounding Unity right now.
6251: 1. The window controls , say what you will but it is not intuitive at all. (I'm aware they can be fixed)
2. I would have a bottom panel or dock by default ,because it becomes hectic when a lot of windows are open and generally confusing to what windows are open where. To the point is it slows down my work flow.
3. I'd be happy to see 1 & 2
I am a big fan of your work and wish you success in the future however at this time I have moved to KDE for the foreseeable future. I appreciate the innovation and approve of the new sleek look but the desktop is just that , a desktop ..not a tablet of a smart phone. The overlay interfaces take much longer than the old menu which for all purposes was great.
Best of luck
6252: KISS
KISS
KISS
6253: Gnome 3.0 was not designed with desktop useability in mind. The user should be able to get where they are going with a minimal number of mouse clicks, or easily get there with the keyboard. Pretty interfaces that are harder to use because the developers think they have to compete with another operating system is a non-starter. I am sticking with Gnome 2.x
6254: appearance, usability and else
Evolution is a progress. Revolution doesn't have to be.
6255: Either
1) Continue to support Gnome 2.x
or
2) give is a decent (not crippled) fallback mode
3) give me back my applets
Gnome 3 is an abomination. I tried using it for a solid week, and ultimately delayed upgrading my workstation and laptop to Fedora 15 because of it. I tried all of the extensions and tweaks and Gnome 3 is still unusable.
I tried XFCE and found it a bit immature/incomplete. So I ended up going with KDE4 and tweaking the heck out of it (to make it look and behave a bit like Gnome 2.x).
I could have gone back to WindowMaker, what I used for years before Gnome, but having a powerful desktop environment actually improves productivity, which is all I want from Gnome, and Gnome 2.x's UI did that very well. Gnome 3 is a step back from a UI perspective. Just Google for "gnome 3 sucks", and you'll see that I'm not alone here.
6256: Easier way to install applications.
I want emblems, backgrounds and "tighter layout" back in nautilus.
6257: Make it more stable
Make it faster in standard use (no games)
Better integration with other software layers
Keep up the good work
Thanks
6258: Keep the option for the "classic" look (ie 2.3x) in the 3.x versions
6259: I would change one thing about G3: take the training wheels off. Not every user is a total moron. I find G3 beyond irritating to use, and it dredges up all the same feelings I have when I need to boot Windows.
Whatever track you are on with G3, please stop, turn around and head back in the direction G2 was headed.
6260: 1. Community organization
2. QA
3. Focus a lot more in extensibility and aesthetics
Please organize development teams around software and not the other way around.
6261: more extensive setup options in the mouse gui setting box, wheels, 3 buttons etc.
with all widescreen displays, I would like to have split screen/desktop options, for 2 desktops & 4 desktops (all on 1 monitor), where I can just slide the line (2 desktops) or the cross (4 desktops) to resize everything easily. Plus an always max or windowed option for each desktop so I can pop differnt programs in & they'll be perfectly sized.
6262: Please reverse some of the changes made to Window management in Gnome 3. I find that the new global menu and how apps cannot be maximized, they can only go full screen, makes it very difficult to do my job which requires interacting with multiple applications and information at once.
I need the ability to access any application that is running all the time and I need to be able to tell what is running without having to go to another mode which takes me out of working.
6263: Thank you for all of your hard work, dedication and time.
Without you, there would be gno Gnome!
6264: Other than minor cosmetic enhancements, such as a proper desktop grid, I have no complaints about GNOME 2.x
Get rid of GNOME Shell and bring back the classic desktop into GNOME 3.
GNOME Shell, much like Ubuntu's Unity, seems to have been conceived with touch-based devices in mind, and I have no doubt that it will excel on such devices. But a desktop is not a tablet, or a smartphone.
6265: 1. Would bring GNOME 2 back
2. Would keep on developing GNOME 2 branch in future
3. Would listen to my user base when it tells me that GNOME 3 is dead on arrival
To keep the development of classic desktop metaphor GNOME separately from the dumbed-down version of GNOME 3.
6266: I wish to see a return to the classic gnome two style with gtk. 3 applications. What you're doing with the applications are great, but gnome 3 isn't.
I wish to see a return to the classic Gnome 2 style
6267: non glossy black theme
auto hide top menu bar
completely black no white edges
add remove options in top menu
better performance/support for nvidia and amd graphics and amd fusion processors.
keep up the good work
6268: Better stability, and usability of GNOME Shell.
Better fit into Ubuntu.
Faster start of GIMP and other GNOME apps.
Better integration between Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird, and LibreOffice.
More stable, separate calendar app.
6269: 1) Add something that functions like a task bar. The workspace/task driven environment results in a lot of clicking and moving around. Instead of which app do I want to switch to I have to figure out what workspace I need to return to. So instead of a simple window restore it is a drastic window change. I'm not saying restore the old task bar but multiple key press to work through the task list or looking at all the workspace just isn't as efficient.
2) Restore some balance. The touch interface trend which is in practice non-existent for Linux (beyond Andriod) shouldn't be the only driving force. Large icons, small accompanying text and large wasted space make for a poor desktop/mouse experience. I don't like having to move the mouse from one side of the screen to the other back to the other. Using keyboard shortcuts seems be the answer from the designers but moving a mouse is actual more intuitive than trying to remember what application is named or switching between workspace or remembering all the keyboard shortcuts.
3) Stop trying to enforce one use case. People are all different with different uses for things. The sleep on lid close issue is a good example. These are valid options besides the one. Stop eliminating valid choices because the drop down box doesn't look pretty.
As a power user that has been around the block a few times, Unity and Gnome 3 have disappointed me quite a bit. The constant focus on something different seemingly just because and the lack of some options is disturbing to me. Control and power (to do something the way I needed it to) were concepts that drove me to Linux. Now, even if it is just perspective, all I seem to here from the designers is that we are doing this because we sat 5 people in a room with it and they were able to accomplish something. In life the ideal way doesn't always mean the best way. Getting new and existing users excited about your product is how you keep a project alive. Lately there has been too much change and too much division with Gnome and Unity that the community is now even more divided which doesn't help Linux.
I think everyone wants to see a well rounded solution that is capable of delivering what they need. To accomplish that goal writing off reasonable options for things things only hurts you.
6270: 1. Make the dock, the panels and the interface in general customizable.
2. Change Alt + Tab to a Unity like behavior.
3. Add Power Off.. back to default.
6271: * It's lack of customizability
* Less dependencies
* It's top panel
Make a better API and go back to Gnome 2.x
6272: Some users *do* want their panels. Some users *don't* have hardware with graphics acceleration. Some users *don't* like animations.
Please, maintain a parallel fork of GNOME 2.
6273: 1. I would make the Fallback Mode the default.
2. Cut down the dependencies.
3. Cut down memory usage.
Listen to the people who really use your stuff! They are no idiots!
A lot of small changes are better then one big change.
Explain why you do, what you do!
6274: First, I would put Gnome 3 in the crapper as it will feel right at home there.
Second, I would work on improving Gnome 2x. What a great desktop environment!
Oh you bet I do.
Get rid of the dudes that decided to afflict us with Gnome 3.
Why? Because it SUCKS, that's why. I couldn't come up with a more vague, inane and less user friendly desktop if I put my mind to it.
I started out years ago with KDE and after a while Gnome became my favorite. Well to be frank with you I'll be down loading my favorite distro iso's with KDE agian. Thanks a lot......NOT!
6275: 1: Drop that icon clutered "menu" and go back to applications+places+system fast and efficient menu system.
2: There are people who use accents and need to read internet pages, so just use a font that works and looks fine on the screen, so I would change the fonts.
3: Compiz cube allowed me to give nice talks and lectures, even using a netbook, so I would change the way the new gnome is integrated so I can choose the window manager best fits my needs.
4: This is a free one, dont say people to change to another desktop if this one does not fits, first because a lot of us had to trash gnome so we can work and have fun with our workstations, and second because you choosed to do work for the comunity, therefore you have to do it well.
Listen to what people want and need to be productive instead of thinking that your personal and clueless taste and needs will fullfill the needs for research of developement work (yes, there are scientists who used to use gnome because it was efficient and allowed us to get the job done and the gnome shell just shields that.). The same for newbies or other kind of users. We use a graphical desktop/shell so we can get more from our computers or workstations, but it makes no sense when the GUI gets in the way. And finally I would like to ask if you don't feel ashamed of such a bad product, full of bugs and almost unusable? I think this is a good example for students of what not to do.
6276: Nothing I really like Gnome 3.
More options to customize the desktop, themes etc .. in a unified control system and with finer control.
Just hope the team develops and evolves keeping in mind tablets.
Speed .. things need to get fast and stable. Stability first then further upgrades / updates.
GNOME needs to be bullet proof and then get out of the way.
Fullscreen option for all apps
UI should never have display issues .. crashes etc.
6277: Make it more customizable, especially the window manager (think KDE and Win).
Drop GNOME 3.x. It's barely usable for professional desktop use. GNOME 2.x, KDE and Xfce is so much better.
6278: Make configuration options more easily accesible
Please stop treating users as retards.
If you define usable defaults, most people wont even go into configuration menus but those who want to change their stuff should have an easy way to do so.
6279: fix bugs in Gnome 3
I use Gnome 2.32 because it is configurable, Gnome 3 is seriuosly lacking in that area
6280: The ability to extremely customize the desktop environment is the single most attractive feature I miss in Unity and GNOME 3.x
6281: 1. Put quick launch back (shortcuts on the panels)
2. Put window lists back so I can see what I have open on each monitor on multiple monitors setups (do they do their development on ipads or something?)
3. Put themes back so I can change colors without editing files or having to install gnome-tweek-tool
See 22
6282: Allow me to add icons to the desktop as per Gnome 2
Give me proper menus as per Gnome 2
Get rid of the silly menu that fills the screen
Listen to the users, otherwise there's no point
6283: GNOME 3 is very counter-intuitive. It takes far too much effort to navigate to your destination. GNOME 2 may not look as pretty, but it is a far more efficient system to navigate.
6284: 1) complete integration of empathy to gnome. When opening chat, open it _only_ in tray (it's awesome). Some way to implement contactlist would be great. I hate searching..
2) please finish the simple calender. I'm using gmail (in browser) and I don't need huge evolution. I just want easy way to manage my calender (without emails)
3) mac-like network settings is terrible. I'm not able to configure my network before connecting (which is impossible if you're configuration is wrong and you're not able to connect)
I really love the visual simplicity of gnome. But please do not go too far. I want to be able to customize settings. If not IÍ„'d be using mac.
6285: More optimization for netbooks.
Mobility is very important. Netbooks/tablets would really benefit from hardware optimization schemes specific to the machines I am using.
6286: go back to the old 2.x look
go back to the old 2.x look
6287: The launcher should be movable and should be always visible, even if one isn't in the activities window
Gnome should use the standard AppIndicators and not split them up to top and bottom
I shouldn't need to press alt in order to shut my computer down
Please listen to the community
6288: 1) A better settings tool than Advanced Settings
2) Ability to move elements in the top-panel, as in elementaryOS
3) A more usable applications menu
It's mostly satisfactory, and stable enough, and the recent 3.2 release is pretty good. But please don't take away the ability to easily tweak things to individual needs and preferences. A better system configuration portal(?) is what I'm looking forward to. Rest is all good. Really great job. Thanks a lot!
6289: Bring panels back - Quick access to used applications
More configuration options (like in Gnome 2)
Let me minimize and restore/maximize my windows
Bring back the Desktop - It isn't there just for the background image ...
Don't change for the sake of change
6290: Speedup gedit editing for larger files and long lines
Integrate the power of compiz
Fix looong outstanding bugs, like customwallpaper per monitor
Use Application Centric Software Management
Add a GNOME AppStore
Conduct more user surveys before deciding on huge UI changes
6291: I would like it to be more open to features, easier configuring and showing more respect to standards.
6292: - Get the best of Balsa and Claws, get a decent address book like in Evolution and ditch Evolution
- Grab some nice ideas and principle from Sugar and maybe, adapt a Shell version of Sugar
- Grab some nice ideas from Enlightenement 17 like animated backgrounds
Maybe the Gnome Team should go all the way with their idea of Shell and offer "remix" of it like a "Media Shell" as a start point for a PVR/Media Center solution, or an "Educational Shell" for children (Sugarized version of Shell), etc.
6293: 1) allow users to stick to the old usage patterns (quick start icons, "places" menu, "systray" icons)
2) better tools for customization
3) better semantic tools (take a look at KDE)
Please, listen to your *actual* users, don't focus on possible future users that may come or not. (I doubt much people will switch from OSX to Linux and I doubt Gnome will be adopted on tablets and smartphones)
6294: 1)Nautilus - I run Dolphin as a default file manager on Gnome, Nautilus is so awful.
2)Gnome shell - it is just another example of changes that nobody asked for and nobody wants. OK it is nowhere near as dreadful as KDE4, but still unwanted - if you can make my mobile phone feel like my desktop, I will heap praise upon you, if you make my desktop feel like my mobile phone I will heap scorn upon you, because that is what you deserve.
3)Desktop Panels - One=good, two=bad. And the one with the menu goes at the bottom not the top. Then sort out the useless menu arrangement in which you can find nothing. Try looking at mintmenu.
Although I run a Gnome desktop it has Fluxbox running over it and if I didn't have that then I wouldn't be using Gnome at all.
6295: More flexibility in organising applications.
Simple access to files on the LAN.
On the whole I'm enjoying using Gnome3, it has real potential. I hope it manages to become two things at once: one, offer a fairly simple clear idiot-proof work environment for anyone who doesn't want to fiddle around; two, behind that facade offer some sophisticated tools for those who love/need to customise.
Ignore the haters; what's life without adventure and risk, especially if it has the potential to provide something worthwhile.
6296: Just stay away from the nonsense
Thank you for everything!!! Open source developers are silent heroes.
6297: Make multitasking easier and make customizing Gnome Shell easier.
I felt Gnome 3.0 was better than Gnome 3.2
6298: 1. Improve font configuration and make the CSS theme for the panel etc follow the system font configuration (it's currently hardcoded).
2. Global menus for maximized windows.
3. Add keyboard shortcuts for the winodw snap functionality.
Gnome-shell rocks, at last a usable Linux desktop! It's very very fast, unlike KDE and Unity. It's pretty, it's very simple to use and it has lots of attention to detail.
Love it!
6299: 1) Too much clicks to start an application
2) Icons, fonts, title bars, scroll bars are HUGE, they take away too much space
3) It is slower than Gnome 2.x
Please listen to your users or you'll lose them!
6300: I want gnome 2.x back.