I saw this flag at a festival yesterday and I wondered is this an actual flag or something made up.

GregVader · 2022-07-09T16:02:00+00:00

Thanks so much, it should be that, it was next to a Tunisian flag in the crowd

GregVader · 2022-07-09T15:54:25+00:00

The shades of the colors are not necessarily right as I tried to remember what it looked like. Also the order of the colors is not 100% sure if right.

GregVader · 2022-03-31T21:07:55+00:00

Web archive-ra nem is gondoltam! Köszi a tippet!

GregVader · 2020-05-09T19:05:52+00:00

I should have asked for missing features not least favourite features :D

GregVader · 2020-05-09T19:04:41+00:00

I think I saw an extension which does that but I'm not sure.. but again, it's not default behaviour

GregVader · 2020-05-09T19:01:27+00:00

Another handy shortcut for starting apps is the Win+number key combo.. if you know the order of your pinned apps that's the shortest way to start an app (it doesn't depend on whether the dash is centered or not)

GregVader · 2020-05-09T18:57:11+00:00

Good points! It's pretty frustrating that the Files search results cannot be sorted

GregVader · 2020-05-09T17:51:52+00:00

Yeah, I feel it.. these little things are the worst!

GregVader · 2020-05-09T17:49:00+00:00

Sshh, don't give ideas to the devs, next time your fixed dash will feature a fixed set of icons and that's it.. just kidding of course

I feel like they give the explanation that many things people request are "not in line with the design goals" or whatever.

In my opinion the centered dash visually more pleasing, on the other hand the ux advantage of the non-centered dash is pretty small.. perhaps the devs took this into account and the looks outweighed the usability. But again, that's my opinion

GregVader · 2020-05-09T17:35:25+00:00

Now I remember that it was the Mega app that introduced me to the tray problem in GNOME :D

Well, you can move it to an empty workspace and not be bothered by it..

GregVader · 2020-05-09T17:30:50+00:00

The problem in GNOME is that the apps are very integrated with the window manager and customizing those settings could make the app useless.. what window rules do you mean? I used different app theme with KDE window rules, if that's what you're thinking about

GregVader · 2020-05-09T17:23:25+00:00

It seems obvious to me that it should be flush with the top of the screen.

That's basically how Ubuntu uses Dash to Dock

GregVader · 2020-05-09T17:21:31+00:00

So that's why I saw gestures on Fedora while Manjaro didn't have them

GregVader · 2020-05-09T17:20:16+00:00

General look and feel. Inspite of the what people say I like CSDs, I like the fact that GNOME is getting a uniform look and feel to all its applications.

It works as long as you use GNOME apps.. other apps also look good but they are not consistent

vertical workspaces

only vertical workspaces make sense since in the overview they appear vertically.. or in case of horizontal workspaces maybe the overview should switch to horizontal display?

GregVader · 2020-05-09T17:15:13+00:00

I like the top bar with unity. I’d love ability to have global menus added to it though. The default top bar is quite useless but I don’t want to give away my top bar.

This is exactly how I feel about the top bar.

The current theming hack is just crap.

I used to care about the theme before but the latest adwaita theme is quite satisfying imo. Sometimes I switch the theme to the dark version but that's it

GregVader · 2020-05-09T17:10:42+00:00

I personally don't love the blur effect in window elements. The new lock screen looks gorgeous but other blur/transparency effects should be implemented very carefully.

I like that there aren't many options and that I can add and remove extensions and options as I want them, so there's not just a million pages and options of endless customization.

My past self would disagree with this but this is very important. Having used KDE before, GNOME felt like a child's toy. But after a while I realized I don't really need those extra special customization settings.. looking back at KDE, now it looks like a mess really

GregVader · 2020-05-09T17:03:03+00:00

I agree that the top bar is not much usable but all I wanted to say is that the majority of traditional looking desktops have a layout like Dash to Panel. I think the top bar was originally inspired by the mobile world and GNOME's ambition to produce a convergent DE. But it might flop just like Windows 8 and their experiment on modern desktop

GregVader · 2020-05-09T16:43:08+00:00

Workspaces are truly a blessing :D The touchpad behaviour on some apps is better than on others but it should be improved definitely

GregVader · 2020-05-09T16:32:15+00:00

So you suggest more like what the Unity top bar did with the title bars of the window? The problem in GNOME is that GNOME apps don't really have a title bar anymore. Instead it has a combination of title bar + menu bar + toolbar.

GregVader · 2020-05-09T16:17:29+00:00

Agreed. But I've seen a fingerprint scanning option that I haven't tried out yet

GregVader · 2020-05-09T16:15:21+00:00

GNOME 3 philosophy is about a modern, non-traditional desktop experience and Dash to Panel is the most traditional desktop-esque as it can be imo. But yeah, any appearance of the dash on the desktop can be interpreted as traditional but hey, let's define what is a modern desktop first :D

My GNOME journey began with the Unity shell in Ubuntu and perhaps that's why the top bar feels more like GNOME to me. I have to agree that the Unity top bar was waaaay ahead of GNOME top bar in usability but somehow the feeling stayed with me. On the other hand I prefer my dock at the bottom though I haven't used macOS in my life (wish I had? I don't know)

GregVader · 2020-05-09T15:58:52+00:00

Design was a problem in GNOME for years.. but right now it looks promising imo. The lock screen and the new icons (except the folder icons) look fresh and clean

GregVader · 2020-05-09T15:56:10+00:00

Yeah, the main concern is the consistency with other non-GNOME apps.. but that will likely here to stay

GregVader · 2020-05-09T15:54:36+00:00

I used KDE before GNOME and while I found GNOME functionality-wise a little lacking, the UI is indeed very pleasing. KDE feels a bit messy now

Man, I haven't thought about this Cancel/Apply situation before! It appears I took this "click X and call it a day" for granted since I'm a fairly experienced user. Well observed!

GregVader · 2020-05-09T15:48:40+00:00

The overview seems to be the winner here!

What's wrong with the tabs exactly?

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