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"Once Chrome is as nice as it is on Windows...” What issues did you have? With amd/Nvidia, I've never seen an issue in the last year or so.

by jadbox 4y ago

apatheticonion 4y ago
Various issues; Disclaimer - Might only be present on Gnome and I am a stickler for UX so they are minor annoyances. Until Chrome 109 the scroll speed was too slow. Chromium devs solved this by statically increasing the scroll speed hardcoded in the source, but it still wasn't something defined by the DE so scrolling just doesn't feel like it does under Firefox. Chrome doesn't respect system defined dark mode. Dragging tabs off the window to open in its own window isn't implemented correctly. You can drag the window off the tab-bar but you cannot position it on the desktop. You must first drag the tab off the tab-bar, then drag the newly created window to the desired position. Broadly chrome doesn't really integrate well with GTK, with inconsistent window decorations - like the profile window having a different top bar than the main window. Edge does a better job than Chrome as far as experience is concerned, but it has its own issues. Like if you highlight text, you are unable to click anything else on the page without first hitting ESC to unhighlight the text. Firefox works flawlessly though. If Chrome worked as well as Firefox I'd be happy (haha I know, "then why not just use Firefox" - that's what I do on Linux, but it does keep me away not having my bookmarks, passwords, etc synced between Windows and Linux. Plus I use Chrome for my work and also use PWAs)
- jadbox 4y ago
  Thanks for sharing! I wonder if Chrome under KDE is any better or if this is a general Chrome<>x11 issue?
  - apatheticonion 4y ago
    It might, though I honestly really like Gnome. Going between MacOS, Windows and Linux on a near daily basis (work laptop and dual booted personal desktop), I am drawn to the flash of Gnome. It's reminiscent of MacOS but with some more sensible UX decisions.

"Once Chrome is as nice as it is on Windows...” What issues did you have? With amd/Nvidia, I've never seen an issue in the last year or so.

by jadbox 4y ago

"Once Chrome is as nice as it is on Windows...” What issues did you have? With amd/Nvidia, I've never seen an issue in the last year or so.

apatheticonion 4y ago

Various issues; Disclaimer - Might only be present on Gnome and I am a stickler for UX so they are minor annoyances. Until Chrome 109 the scroll speed was too slow. Chromium devs solved this by statically increasing the scroll speed hardcoded in the source, but it still wasn't something defined by the DE so scrolling just doesn't feel like it does under Firefox. Chrome doesn't respect system defined dark mode. Dragging tabs off the window to open in its own window isn't implemented correctly. You can drag the window off the tab-bar but you cannot position it on the desktop. You must first drag the tab off the tab-bar, then drag the newly created window to the desired position. Broadly chrome doesn't really integrate well with GTK, with inconsistent window decorations - like the profile window having a different top bar than the main window. Edge does a better job than Chrome as far as experience is concerned, but it has its own issues. Like if you highlight text, you are unable to click anything else on the page without first hitting ESC to unhighlight the text. Firefox works flawlessly though. If Chrome worked as well as Firefox I'd be happy (haha I know, "then why not just use Firefox" - that's what I do on Linux, but it does keep me away not having my bookmarks, passwords, etc synced between Windows and Linux. Plus I use Chrome for my work and also use PWAs)

jadbox 4y ago
Thanks for sharing! I wonder if Chrome under KDE is any better or if this is a general Chrome<>x11 issue?
- apatheticonion 4y ago
  It might, though I honestly really like Gnome. Going between MacOS, Windows and Linux on a near daily basis (work laptop and dual booted personal desktop), I am drawn to the flash of Gnome. It's reminiscent of MacOS but with some more sensible UX decisions.