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Exactly my experience too for 10-ish years. I will never want more than what Gnome provides and when I want less, I usually go for xfce.

happymellon 3y ago
On my personal devices I have to install the system tray extension, because Steam, but apart from that Gnome works far better than anything else including OSX for me.
- pshirshov 3y ago
  Until it doesn't. If you need accessibility support it won't work well. If you need multi-head 4k setup with fractional scaling it won't work well.
  - happymellon 3y ago
    Multihead 4K works better for me than MacOS. I can't even change the volume of the external speakers on MacOS.
    - pshirshov 3y ago
      Does it work for you in Gnome Wayland session? Do you use fractional scaling? Do you use any XWayland applications, like VSCode or Jetbrains products?
      - happymellon 3y ago
        Oh, so your problem isn't with Gnome but X applications, having issues with fractional scaling and X itself not supporting different scaling amounts on different monitors? Per screen fractional scaling has been available for years (even in Electron), if these particular applications don't support it, it's not because they can't but won't. Although VSCode does claim to support it. > Do you use fractional scaling? I don't because I bought an appropriate monitor. As I said, Gnome works great for me. MacOS doesn't let me change the volume of my external speakers. MacOS doesn't let me move windows between virtual desktops without having to switch to the touchpad. MacOS doesn't let me easily snap a window to either the left or right side of the screen or even maximize it with the keyboard. It's lacking so many really basic features.
        pshirshov 3y ago
        Nope, my problem is with Gnome. Plasma has implemented proper fractional scaling for XWayland. I guess if Plasma works but Gnome doesn't - the problem isn't about the apps, it's about the compositor.

happymellon 3y ago

On my personal devices I have to install the system tray extension, because Steam, but apart from that Gnome works far better than anything else including OSX for me.

pshirshov 3y ago
Until it doesn't. If you need accessibility support it won't work well. If you need multi-head 4k setup with fractional scaling it won't work well.
- happymellon 3y ago
  Multihead 4K works better for me than MacOS. I can't even change the volume of the external speakers on MacOS.
  - pshirshov 3y ago
    Does it work for you in Gnome Wayland session? Do you use fractional scaling? Do you use any XWayland applications, like VSCode or Jetbrains products?
    - happymellon 3y ago
      Oh, so your problem isn't with Gnome but X applications, having issues with fractional scaling and X itself not supporting different scaling amounts on different monitors? Per screen fractional scaling has been available for years (even in Electron), if these particular applications don't support it, it's not because they can't but won't. Although VSCode does claim to support it. > Do you use fractional scaling? I don't because I bought an appropriate monitor. As I said, Gnome works great for me. MacOS doesn't let me change the volume of my external speakers. MacOS doesn't let me move windows between virtual desktops without having to switch to the touchpad. MacOS doesn't let me easily snap a window to either the left or right side of the screen or even maximize it with the keyboard. It's lacking so many really basic features.
      - pshirshov 3y ago
        Nope, my problem is with Gnome. Plasma has implemented proper fractional scaling for XWayland. I guess if Plasma works but Gnome doesn't - the problem isn't about the apps, it's about the compositor.