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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by shapis@lemmy.ml to c/linux@lemmy.ml

I gave it a fair shot for about a year, using vanilla GNOME with no extensions. While I eventually became somewhat proficient, it's just not good.

Switching between a few workspaces looks cool, but once you have 10+ programs open, it becomes an unmanageable hell that requires memorizing which workspace each application is in and which hotkey you have each application set to.

How is this better than simply having icons on the taskbar? By the way, the taskbar still exists in GNOME! It's just empty and seems to take up space at the top for no apparent reason other than displaying the time.

Did I do something wrong? Is it meant for you to only ever have a couple applications open?

I'd love to hear from people that use it and thrive in it.

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[-] alternateved@lemmy.one 30 points 1 year ago
[-] djsaskdja@reddthat.com 5 points 1 year ago

I’ve always compared it to a window manager, but with a mouse focus instead of the keyboard. It feels very natural to me.

[-] alternateved@lemmy.one 1 points 1 year ago

And with lots of polish and convenient features.

[-] Mane25@feddit.uk 1 points 1 year ago

You think GNOME is mouse-focused? Perhaps more compared to a window manager but I usually touch my mouse less than I would in most other DE's.

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