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I agree with all of this, but after ~15 years of using desktop Ubuntu, I have almost completely given up on any UI customization. It never lasts more than a few

I agree with all of this, but after ~15 years of using desktop Ubuntu, I have almost completely given up on any UI customization. It never lasts more than a few years before design trends shift and something breaks. It's just not worth my time. Maybe another distro would work out better. I'm not opposed to switching, but I don't have the time to invest in exploring other options. I still sorta know where a find a bunch of weird settings and stuff in Ubuntu, so it would be a bit of a pain to lose that knowledge.

dsr_ 4y ago
Don't give up hope. I've been using Debian since 1999 or so -- whenever 2.1 came out -- and my changes to desktop have been driven by technology affordability rather than fashion. I've been using XFCE since 2003ish. On a laptop, I put all the panel business on the right hand side. On a multiscreen desktop, I use the tops of each display, with different things on each, with dynamically informative things on the left and application shortcuts on the right. On a giant screen, I maintain the same concepts as multiscreen but typically use the "smart hiding" feature on the right side panel, plus a corral for minimized applications. Focus follows mouse; windows don't overlap. On a laptop I generally want no more than 2 windows per virtual screen, and the ability to flip through them very quickly. On a desktop, again: dynamic on the left, static on the right.