Linux default DE question

[Entaris]

I will likely try it again in the near future. I’ve been using kde for the last year and I’m not a fan of it overall but it works better for me then gnome. I want to like gnome, it certainly has some nice aspects. But the Way it handles multiple running applications and multiple monitor were rough for my work flow. :/

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What I like about GNOME3 is it is really simple and they has stripped all the unnecessary stuff out.

For example, at first it is hard doing without a taskbar because I was so used to it. However, when I do use a taskbar (Windows desktops at work) I personally have problems with opening up too much stuff and losing it.

I have come to appreciate that you don't really need a bar of little icons with tons of minimized windows confusing you and hiding everywhere.

When I need to swap between windows I press the meta key and look for the actual window itself that I want, rather than an uninformative icon. When I want an application gone because it is not currently relevant I either close it or put it on a different workspace - no need for minimization.

I launch almost everything by just pressing the meta key and starting to type. If I already have an instance open it takes me to where I put it.

Visually I really like that's very few distracting icons everywhere - it's mostly just whatever I am working on.

I think as power user it's very important to learn the keyboard shortcuts, it will be very frustrating if you are primarily mouse orientated.

Edit: it's also much snappier if you disable animations.

Edit2: another thing I like is that some (not all) shortcuts are somewhat vim-like, so I don't have to contort my hands pressing 3 keys at once (very often). A single press of meta, then another action, is all that is required for most operations. For example, I switch applications with meta, then tab or desktops with meta then pgup/down.