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I don't need a screenshot, I have it running here. By default GNOME does not display all running applications on the desktop, you always have to do an extra ste

I don't need a screenshot, I have it running here. By default GNOME does not display all running applications on the desktop, you always have to do an extra step (mouse click, hot corner, key press, swipe) and activate the Activities screen, which is not necessary on basically any other desktop system, and that is precisely what the author complained about.

kaba0 5y ago
That’s called not having a taskbar, and has been the case since Gnome 3 (without extensions), so I don’t see how is it relevant under gnome 40. And why would I want to waste vertical space for that, when I can do a really short movement to see them all, in a better digestible form, because humans are better at remembering the position of something
- wander_homer 5y ago
  > That’s called not having a taskbar Or a dock, the one GNOME already implements in its Activities screen. > and has been the case since Gnome 3 (without extensions), so I don’t see how is it relevant under gnome 40. The author never said otherwise, their whole point was to explain, that moving the dock from the left, which is in close range to the hot corner and button to activate the Activities screen, to the bottom, means that you now have to move the mouse a much larger distance if you want to access the dock with the mouse. And since GNOME doesn't support an auto-hiding dock at the bottom, there's no way around that when you use the mouse. I mean I'm just rephrasing what the author already wrote, because I think they made their point pretty clear to begin with. > And why would I want to waste vertical space for that, when I can do a really short movement to see them all, in a better digestible form, because humans are better at remembering the position of something Every other modern and popular desktop on this planet supports auto-hiding docks/panels and nobody asks GNOME to force an always visible dock on you.
- unionpivo 5y ago
  Sure, and it has bugged people like me since release of Gnome 3. Well ... I switched to KDE, so not really bugged by it any more. What he wrote is factually correct (about extra click/gesture/keypress/...), and complaint of many people.

kaba0 5y ago

That’s called not having a taskbar, and has been the case since Gnome 3 (without extensions), so I don’t see how is it relevant under gnome 40. And why would I want to waste vertical space for that, when I can do a really short movement to see them all, in a better digestible form, because humans are better at remembering the position of something

wander_homer 5y ago
> That’s called not having a taskbar Or a dock, the one GNOME already implements in its Activities screen. > and has been the case since Gnome 3 (without extensions), so I don’t see how is it relevant under gnome 40. The author never said otherwise, their whole point was to explain, that moving the dock from the left, which is in close range to the hot corner and button to activate the Activities screen, to the bottom, means that you now have to move the mouse a much larger distance if you want to access the dock with the mouse. And since GNOME doesn't support an auto-hiding dock at the bottom, there's no way around that when you use the mouse. I mean I'm just rephrasing what the author already wrote, because I think they made their point pretty clear to begin with. > And why would I want to waste vertical space for that, when I can do a really short movement to see them all, in a better digestible form, because humans are better at remembering the position of something Every other modern and popular desktop on this planet supports auto-hiding docks/panels and nobody asks GNOME to force an always visible dock on you.
unionpivo 5y ago
Sure, and it has bugged people like me since release of Gnome 3. Well ... I switched to KDE, so not really bugged by it any more. What he wrote is factually correct (about extra click/gesture/keypress/...), and complaint of many people.