petsoi@discuss.tchncs.de to Linux@lemmy.mlEnglish · edit-23 days agoGNOME 50 has been releasedrelease.gnome.orgexternal-linkmessage-square39fedilinkarrow-up1212cross-posted to: linux@programming.dev
arrow-up1212external-linkGNOME 50 has been releasedrelease.gnome.orgpetsoi@discuss.tchncs.de to Linux@lemmy.mlEnglish · edit-23 days agomessage-square39fedilinkcross-posted to: linux@programming.dev
minus-squarehornedfiend@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·3 days agoI can’t for the life of me get used to Gnome on my desktop. I tried so many times, but I always get the feeling of using a tablet. I like the concept, but it’s simply a laptop or tablet centered DE, at best.
minus-square0t79JeIfK01RHyzo@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 days agoDo you use any extensions? I hated Gnome when I first started using Linux but now I prefer it over alternatives. My extensions
minus-squarewarmaster@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 days agoThe reason why Gnome doesn’t feel at home with a mouse is because it’s keyboard-centric which also works for touch gestures as a result of their convergence efforts.
minus-squareCyberwolf@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 days agoIt is a change in workflow for sure (mouse-centric > keyboard-centric), but once understood it is, I’m, much faster than the alternative.
I can’t for the life of me get used to Gnome on my desktop. I tried so many times, but I always get the feeling of using a tablet.
I like the concept, but it’s simply a laptop or tablet centered DE, at best.
Do you use any extensions? I hated Gnome when I first started using Linux but now I prefer it over alternatives.
My extensions
The reason why Gnome doesn’t feel at home with a mouse is because it’s keyboard-centric which also works for touch gestures as a result of their convergence efforts.
It is a change in workflow for sure (mouse-centric > keyboard-centric), but once understood it is, I’m, much faster than the alternative.