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You say modern and productivity focused, I say bloated and opinionated. Gnome and KDE seem to want to show off, while Mate/LXDE wants to get out of my way and l

You say modern and productivity focused, I say bloated and opinionated. Gnome and KDE seem to want to show off, while Mate/LXDE wants to get out of my way and let me work. Gnome brings nothing new or interesting to the UI table. An "activities" system that doesn't match the way actual people use their computers, a mobile-first design that I swear was cribbed from Microsoft, just with a rough file taken to the window corners. (This looks more and more out of place when you see something like, say, the Boxes app. Why does my virtualization tool look like a tablet toy?), and oh yeah, developers who will break your shit and then tell you its for your own good when you go to complain, if they respond at all. (Me? Bitter?) KDE at least doesn't suffer from those problems, but I find the UI to be gaudy (think WinXP Luna), and unless you like bright themes, unusable.

herbst 11y ago
Personally i love to use Gnome because it gets out of my way so perfectly. Its like it is only there when i just need it, and this works flawlessly with 2 screens (where most WMs including Metro have annoying issues) It really comes down to personal preference, i am aware of that. But using a UX style that was invented more than 20 years ago seems a bit strange to me as well. (Cinnamon, Mate, LXDE, XFCE, ...) I agree that it is a bit bloated. Before i had my current machine i used fluxbox with FBpanel, because Gnome, KDE and unity would lag like mad.
- mixmastamyk 11y ago
  It's because the "old styles" worked well and were easily discoverable, tested over decades instead of at random whim. The new fischer-price look and feel desktops however target grandma and tablets, and are not what I need in a workstation at all. Mate is almost as good as the XP/Classic theme was, it's all been downhill from there, where every good new feature comes with debilitating regressions.

herbst 11y ago

Personally i love to use Gnome because it gets out of my way so perfectly. Its like it is only there when i just need it, and this works flawlessly with 2 screens (where most WMs including Metro have annoying issues) It really comes down to personal preference, i am aware of that. But using a UX style that was invented more than 20 years ago seems a bit strange to me as well. (Cinnamon, Mate, LXDE, XFCE, ...) I agree that it is a bit bloated. Before i had my current machine i used fluxbox with FBpanel, because Gnome, KDE and unity would lag like mad.

mixmastamyk 11y ago
It's because the "old styles" worked well and were easily discoverable, tested over decades instead of at random whim. The new fischer-price look and feel desktops however target grandma and tablets, and are not what I need in a workstation at all. Mate is almost as good as the XP/Classic theme was, it's all been downhill from there, where every good new feature comes with debilitating regressions.