Comment on Microsoft in their infinite wisdom has replaced the Hide Desktop icon with Copilot.
cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca 4 months agoI flirted with gnome this install around. I’m so lazy to reinstall yet again to get back to my previous plasma. Seriously Linux is a way better experience these days, I wish those that could would just give it an honest shot. The learning curve isn’t too bad once you understand a couple things.
Fal@yiffit.net 4 months ago
Gnome is awful. It’s almost as bad as windows. Basically 0 customization, and getting worse every release. I can’t even fathom how you would voluntarily switch from plasma to gnome and not immediately switch back
randomname01@feddit.nl 4 months ago
It just works for me, and I prefer the look to that of KDE. Like, fair enough if it’s not your cup of tea, but your basic point here is “I don’t like the workflow and I highly value customisation”, and you then act like your subjective preferences are fact.
You can customise Gnome quite a lot, btw. I’m not even saying you should give it another shot, but please just don’t act like your personal preferences are objectively accurate.
Fal@yiffit.net 4 months ago
I’m forced to use it at work if I want to use linux. You really can’t, and to customize even a little bit you need lots of extra tools and maybe even access the css. For example, extensions.gnome.org/extension/…/dash-to-panel/ is the only way to get a usable task bar. And calling it usable is being very generous.
The gnome devs are extremely opinionated in removing configuration and features. It’s honestly disgusting
cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca 4 months ago
I dislike how they took away minimizing windows. Please help me understand the lack of system tray. I have apps that go there and I have a plugin to bring it back and all the icons have a black background which is super annoying.
Discord, telegram, signal, flameshot, and others are in there and I don’t understand how gnome intends me to access them otherwise when they’re “closed” in the background.
ganoo@sh.itjust.works 4 months ago
Idk with a couple of extensions I really enjoy the GNOME work-flow. Although I admit KDE on my SteamDeck has been tempting me lately.
Fal@yiffit.net 4 months ago
KDE is amazing and you should give it a try. It’s unbelievably customizable, and is so much more seamless. Having to use gnome is almost as frustrating as having to use macos. And in a lot of the same ways. Like, trying to get a usable task bar in gnome is infuriating.
ganoo@sh.itjust.works 4 months ago
KDE is obviously more powerful, but I don’t like customizing my desktop very much so that point is moot for me.
I’m going full KDE for the next 6 months, you should try GNOME for a bit, give it a solid chance with extensions.
cole@lemdro.id 4 months ago
that’s a fair opinion, but for some people they feel the same way about KDE (me). Gnome’s workflow is killer for me, and I love the consistency in design and intent with everything.
I suppose not everybody just wanted customizability