cross-posted from: lemmy.kde.social/post/4749799
Coming to your favorite desktop: cool interface re-designs (rounded corners! Automatic smooth light-to-dark transitions!), features (smart KRunner searches! Pinned clipboard items!) and tons of usability and accessibility improvements.
Multiplexer@discuss.tchncs.de 1 day ago
I am using KDE/Plasma since 20 years or so.
Each time I have go back to Windows 11, it feels like using an inconsistent and incomplete UI semester project done by some students still in their elementary semesters.
mmmm@sopuli.xyz 1 day ago
Can’t tell if in that last part you’re talking about KDE/Plasma or about Windows 11.
Multiplexer@discuss.tchncs.de 1 day ago
I thought “it” in this case would clearly refer to “having to go back to Windows” from the first part of the sentence.
But I am not a native English speaker, perhaps there’s a difference to the use in my language?
How would you use “it” as a reference correctly in English here?
andyburke@fedia.io 21 hours ago
Gonna give a quick counterpoint as someone who has used everything from Enlightenment WM to Windows 3.1, to Irix and who now uses GNOME:
I flipped over to Plasma the other day to see if I was missing out and I am not. Plasma felt unrefined and cluttered and seemed overly influenced by Windows. I switched back.
I will probably check it out again if they continue to make progress, but I, for one, prefer GNOME.
LordKitsuna@lemmy.world 19 hours ago
Gnome is either a you love it as it is or you just hate it there is no in between because there’s no customizability. I love KDE plasma because of all its million options that usually put gnome users off. I don’t want my desktop to be exactly like everyone else’s I have a particular way I want things laid out a particular spot I want options particular things I want shown particular things I don’t want shown.
The lack of notification app tray on gnome alone puts me off, the full screen app drawer is another. I don’t want that on my desktop it’s not a tablet. I don’t find it enjoyable to use on my large desktop screen with a mouse.
On KDE, if I don’t like something with the default configuration there’s a 95% chance that I can change it to something that I would like. On gnome i get to either pound sand or install an extension that will probably break on the next update.
And that’s fine we don’t have to agree with one another that’s the glory of Linux and user choice