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GNOME doesn't reach parity on configurability because... it's by design. There is an extensive post on the subject: https://igurublog.wordpress.com/2012/11/05/

GNOME doesn't reach parity on configurability because... it's by design. There is an extensive post on the subject: https://igurublog.wordpress.com/2012/11/05/gnome-et-al-rotting-in-threes https://igurublog.wordpress.com/2012/11/05/gnome-et-al-rotti.... It's tragicomic to read ("And I have no idea what XFCE is or does sorry.") I'd say that the GNOME devs have Jobs' ego and intention, but none of his talent(s). But at least they have branding™! /s

Lammy 7y ago
It doesn't happen very often any more, but when people always used to ask why I didn't like GNOME 3 I'd just point them to the devs' own words on the mailing list: https://mail.gnome.org/archives/gnome-shell-list/2011-June/msg00110.html https://mail.gnome.org/archives/gnome-shell-list/2011-June/m...
- pizza234 7y ago
  From that thread: > Can we declare that GNOME Shell doesn't have themes, and prevent people from posting screenshots of GNOME Shell with a modified theme or with a modified top panel? o_O
  - axaxs 7y ago
    Maybe if Gnome's default theme didn't make window title bars half the size of the screen, people wouldn't be so eager to theme. Seriously, I have a huge, hi res monitor and the default theme makes it feel like some child or elderly specific thing. Nobody uses Gnome on a tablet, give it up!
- badsectoracula 7y ago
  Here is a more recent effort in the same vein by some GNOME developers (and developers for GNOME): https://stopthemingmy.app/ https://stopthemingmy.app/
  - pizza234 7y ago
    This subject is endlessly amusing (and sad at the same time). The first app icon they present belongs to an app, Transmission, whom a GNOME developer had an argument with, because he suggested to the app developer to remove the status icon from the program (!!): > Transmission has an option in the Desktop tab of the preferences to “Show Transmission icon in the notification area”. This should probably be removed.
prox 7y ago
Good grief. What a bunch of territorial behavior! I really don’t understand where their arguments are coming from either.

Lammy 7y ago

It doesn't happen very often any more, but when people always used to ask why I didn't like GNOME 3 I'd just point them to the devs' own words on the mailing list: https://mail.gnome.org/archives/gnome-shell-list/2011-June/msg00110.html https://mail.gnome.org/archives/gnome-shell-list/2011-June/m...

pizza234 7y ago
From that thread: > Can we declare that GNOME Shell doesn't have themes, and prevent people from posting screenshots of GNOME Shell with a modified theme or with a modified top panel? o_O
- axaxs 7y ago
  Maybe if Gnome's default theme didn't make window title bars half the size of the screen, people wouldn't be so eager to theme. Seriously, I have a huge, hi res monitor and the default theme makes it feel like some child or elderly specific thing. Nobody uses Gnome on a tablet, give it up!
badsectoracula 7y ago
Here is a more recent effort in the same vein by some GNOME developers (and developers for GNOME): https://stopthemingmy.app/ https://stopthemingmy.app/
- pizza234 7y ago
  This subject is endlessly amusing (and sad at the same time). The first app icon they present belongs to an app, Transmission, whom a GNOME developer had an argument with, because he suggested to the app developer to remove the status icon from the program (!!): > Transmission has an option in the Desktop tab of the preferences to “Show Transmission icon in the notification area”. This should probably be removed.

prox 7y ago

Good grief. What a bunch of territorial behavior! I really don’t understand where their arguments are coming from either.