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> I love Gnome but I want (at least) quarter tiling This is what I've used Pop!'s Gnome extension (https://github.com/pop-os/shell https://github.com/pop-os/sh

> I love Gnome but I want (at least) quarter tiling This is what I've used Pop!'s Gnome extension (https://github.com/pop-os/shell https://github.com/pop-os/shell) for in the past. I don't think it'll receive much love after Cosmic is released (after all, Gnome itself is being dropped) but if it still works for whatever version of Gnome you use, it may be worth checking out. After using FancyZones on Windows, Gnome's lack of tiling management on my ultrawide has become a bit of an annoyance for me. Unfortunately, my copy of Pop Shell broke at some point. > no fragile plugin system While I don't like Gnome's tendency to slow down or crash, I do very much like the plugin system. Things like GSConnect and various smaller tweaks improve my Gnome experience a lot. I hope Cosmic does expose some kind of plugin system, though hopefully one that's not as prone to lag and crashes.

panick21_ 2y ago
The plugin system has many issue. A single failed plugin takes all of them down. And its not a stable interface, each version threatens to break many plugins. Its absolutely annoying. You have configured something you like, next gnome version they are gone. Cosmic plugins are their own processes (generally written in Rust) using very fast Wayland and be much more stable. In fact, a much larger amount of the functionality already lives in plugins. Its a game changer in the long term.
- tuna74 2y ago
  So you are claiming that Cosmic has a stable plugin API and ABI?
  - WD-42 2y ago
    It's alpha. Of course not. But the fact that is has one at all, is an improvement over GNOME where the plugin "api" is just javascript injected into the main gnome shell process.
    - tuna74 2y ago
      We'll see about that. If you need an api you will be pretty limited versus that you can do about anything for Gnome Shell Extensions.
      - WD-42 2y ago
        The main reason why System76 decided to build Cosmic in the first place was to avoid having to spend an inordinate amount of time (I heard 50%) fixing their extensions any time Gnome made a new release. The fact that they were able to release this alpha of Cosmic DE in one year just goes to show how much better a use of time it is.

panick21_ 2y ago

The plugin system has many issue. A single failed plugin takes all of them down. And its not a stable interface, each version threatens to break many plugins. Its absolutely annoying. You have configured something you like, next gnome version they are gone. Cosmic plugins are their own processes (generally written in Rust) using very fast Wayland and be much more stable. In fact, a much larger amount of the functionality already lives in plugins. Its a game changer in the long term.

tuna74 2y ago
So you are claiming that Cosmic has a stable plugin API and ABI?
- WD-42 2y ago
  It's alpha. Of course not. But the fact that is has one at all, is an improvement over GNOME where the plugin "api" is just javascript injected into the main gnome shell process.
  - tuna74 2y ago
    We'll see about that. If you need an api you will be pretty limited versus that you can do about anything for Gnome Shell Extensions.
    - WD-42 2y ago
      The main reason why System76 decided to build Cosmic in the first place was to avoid having to spend an inordinate amount of time (I heard 50%) fixing their extensions any time Gnome made a new release. The fact that they were able to release this alpha of Cosmic DE in one year just goes to show how much better a use of time it is.