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• thearch@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  It has a unique workflow which clicks for people like me, even if they’re on a desktop. It encourages workspaces by making creating and switching between them instant and seamless, and i like seeing all of my windows at once by just pressing the super key.

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  • ThePinkUnicorn@lemdro.id ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Oh I love your wallpaper, do you have a link to somewhere I can download it?

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    • thearch@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      Sure, I use an extension to get daily wallpapers, but here’s the image for that day:

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      • ThePinkUnicorn@lemdro.id ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        Thank you!

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      • Blisterexe@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        Is it a bing image of the day?

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  • uzay@infosec.pub ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    With Overview you can get something very similar in Plasma, though you’d need to change the default shortcut to open it by just pressing the super key.

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    • thearch@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      However it’s not as quick, and it’s not considered the main method of navigating your windows. AFAIK you can’t switch workspaces by scrolling there or have your apps list visible.

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      • Blisterexe@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        It got updated in plasma 6 and now its the same as the gnome version except theres no dock

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• superkret@feddit.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Gnome is just perfect for laptops and convertibles. I can quickly navigate it using the touchpad and super key. It also has better touch screen support, and with one extension (hide top bar), literally all of the screen real estate is available for your work. Hit the super key or 3-finger-swipe up and the UI appears. 3-finger-swipe sideways to switch to another virtual desktop. All my programs are full-screen and on their own desktop. And the animations are so smooth, it’s a joy to use.

  On a desktop PC I prefer Plasma for its customizability and smaller UI elements. It’s better for navigating with a mouse (although you can also turn it into a Gnome-clone or a tiling WM just with built-in options).

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  • Sparky@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    What distro are you running with plasma? I’ve had issues with instability on KDE neon, so I’m planning to switch to a different distro. Plasma is still nice, so I’m looking for inspiration for what to mix and match.

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    • superkret@feddit.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      OpenSUSE Tumbleweed.

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      • Sparky@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        Nice. I’ll look into OpenSUSE!

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    • Cincinnatus@lemmy.today ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      Kubuntu is what I use

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• TrickDacy@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  KDE has continually felt less solid to me when I’ve used it, and the reviews I’ve seen of it seem to note that is still the case.

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  • Cincinnatus@lemmy.today ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Less solid how? I use it everyday and don’t really notice any problems

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    • AIhasUse@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      Yeah, it’s fantastic. I don’t know how I spent so much time in gnome before finding KDE, I can’t imagine going back. I guess there could be something better out there, I’d love to know about it if there is.

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    • TrickDacy@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      Just as in general bugginess and less smooth compatibility with random apps and theming. The whole DE system dying and auto restarting itself, stuff like that. General “feeling” of solidness. I’m glad you don’t have those issues.

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• Nachorella@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Power users probably just use hotkeys and type, Gnome is attractive and stays out of your way. That said - I like Plasma, too. That’s the fun of Linux, it’s so customisable to each person’s needs.

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