I wasn't using Gnome before that so the changes didn't affect me much... :) Iirc I switched to xfce very quickly too. I agree, every person has a different set

I wasn't using Gnome before that so the changes didn't affect me much... :) Iirc I switched to xfce very quickly too. I agree, every person has a different set of preferences and priorities. For me it just has to work reliably and not get in my way, and design is less important. But I still try to make my desktops look good.