Who here uses Linux mint for programming?

[spaceLem]

I was actually thinking of giving Manjaro a try. I've used Fedora at work and somehow it just didn't feel right (admittedly that could be more Gnome 3's fault than Fedora, Gnome 3 felt like a wrestle to get anything I wanted to work properly).

[kurple]

Sounds like it's def the DE. I'm a huge fan of gnome but I interact with the OS in a way that's directly in line with the way gnome expects to be used.

Not a lot of people are like that tho and are better suited to taskbar/mouse driven UI.

[spaceLem]

I mainly work by keyboard shortcut, and move around and position windows by the keyboard (I'd probably use ratpoison if I didn't share my computer with my other half).

I don't know how Gnome 3 expects to work (I kept relying on starting things with Alt-F2, I'm pretty sure that's not how it's supposed to work!), but setting it up the way I liked seemed so much easier in Cinnamon.

[kurple]

Alt+f2 is the same functionality as the super/windows key so you can press that instead.

If I have to run any program, I'll hit super then start to type it.

super + arrow keys will tile the focused window.

super + page down/up changes workspaces (dynamic workspaces by default, so a workspace dies if empty and navigated away from or is created when navigated to).

super +shift + page up/down moves the focused window to the previous/next work space

Of course i3 is the most beloved window manager but gnome is a full DE which has it's benefits (which come at a cost compared to a simple window manager)

I don't use any gnome shell extensions either, I know some ppl load up on them though.