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Looks a bit like MacOS, cool! Too bad the default is the taskbar. I would prefer a dock.
by jasfi 4y ago
Looks a bit like MacOS, cool! Too bad the default is the taskbar. I would prefer a dock.
- zamalek 4y agoLattedock is the best dock for any desktop environment I've used (including Windows/StarDock, MacOS/built-in, and Gnome/Dash-to-Dock). Install Latte, run Latte, and finally delete the bottom panel. It takes less than a minute to change it.
- yokoprime 4y agoIt's more of a Windows 10 look. Gnome has a toolbar at the top giving it somewhat of a macOS feel (which I guess is why some skin it to death with macOS like widgets)
- kitsunesoba 4y agoYeah, KDE has always felt more Microsofty while GNOME has felt more Apple-adjacent. GNOME 2.x kind of reminds me of Classic Mac OS with a taskbar duct taped on while GNOME 3.x+ is kind of like what you’d get if you tried to turn iPadOS into a desktop OS. Nothing in the open desktop world really mirrors Aqua-era OS X or modern macOS which is a bit weird to me. ElementaryOS aesthetically reminds me of OS X 10.9, but doesn’t operate like it at all in practice, instead also feeling kind of iPad-ish like GNOME does.
- smoldesu 4y agoGNOME 3 took most of the parts of Aqua that I liked and removed the ugly "lickability" from it to seem more professional. It was good (and controversial), but eventually they threw all that work away to Big Sur-ify their desktop.
- Macha 4y agoMany of those "Big Sur" changes came to Gnome first, I remember my first impression of the design changes being "Looks like Gnome"
- ahartmetz 4y agoI guess it's because: - Copying something old is kind of embarrassing, especially if - Seriously, macOS isn't/wasn't clearly superior at everyhing. For example, I think the dock is a rather terrible idea.
- zamalek 4y agoThey should adopt Latte as an official/built-in project and present the user with presets on their first login IMO. But going with the Windows look by default is a good idea because, in terms of pure market share, that's what users expect.
- smoldesu 4y agoKDE can handle docks, too. Actually, you could have multiple docks if you really wanted...
- troyvit 4y agoThere's a popular app for KDE called Latte dock[1]. It replaces your bar with a highly configurable dock that was inspired by OSX. [1] https://github.com/KDE/latte-dock https://github.com/KDE/latte-dock
- babypuncher 4y agoLatte dock can give you a dock pretty similar to macOS. There are also widgets that let you build a global menu bar, and libraries which allow most apps with a menu bar to export it to the global one. I've done a lot of experimenting though and never gotten it in a state that feels as polished as macOS.