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It's not that simple. Using your DE's file manager means that the file picker dialog in most programs will take your settings into account, have your personal s

by p4bl0 2y ago

It's not that simple. Using your DE's file manager means that the file picker dialog in most programs will take your settings into account, have your personal sidebar shortcuts, etc. While it's true that a file manager is a program like any other, the overall integration of your file manager with the rest of the system does especially matter, because it affects some aspects of almost every other programs.

0x_rs 2y ago
To further expand on this: GNOME's inane vision for "minimalism"—that is nothing but an insult to the concept itself—spreads to any system regardless of one's DE whenever GTK programs are involved due to GtkFileChooser. There are ways to prevent being unable to use basic features that have existed for decades in any functional file picker, such as using the GDK_DEBUG flag (formerly GTK_USE_PORTAL), however people suggesting this approach to the countless affected have been called "clowns" before. https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gtk/-/merge_requests/4829 https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gtk/-/merge_requests/4829