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> a linear list of apps, which of course doesn't scale well - but it's also not how GNOME did it. Oh, sure! You're right on this one. I read the apps/places..
by marcodiego 4y ago
> a linear list of apps, which of course doesn't scale well - but it's also not how GNOME did it.
Oh, sure! You're right on this one. I read the apps/places... and my brain only saw the windows start submenus. Yes GNOME was much tidier.
> hacks like Start8 exist and sell enough copies to be profitable indicates that quite a lot of users do prefer it to the newer arrangements.
People preferring something they are already used to says more about how hard it is to change habits than about how good an option is.
- mixmastamyk 4y agoMate also has supported type-ahead search for a long time. Possibly Gnome2 did with an add on.
- int_19h 4y agoI don't recall ever seeing that in GNOME 2. In MATE, if I remember correctly, you need to install a different system menu widget for the taskbar (although some distros do it out of the box): https://packages.debian.org/buster/mate-menu https://packages.debian.org/buster/mate-menu