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As a fellow happy Gnome 3 user I think the problem is no one complains about what works for them. It took a bit to get used to, but now I find all other environ

by dkhenry 13y ago

As a fellow happy Gnome 3 user I think the problem is no one complains about what works for them. It took a bit to get used to, but now I find all other environments lacking.

jamesgeck0 13y ago
Similar thing here. I wanted a taskbar for a while, until I installed an extension that put it back and realized how clunky it felt. I love the combined launcher/virtual-desktop/expose screen. The vanilla experience is pretty great. I love how much the environment gets out of your way and doesn't bother you. The instant message notification that can be ignored, or answered briefly and ignored. The lack of noise. It feels like an alternate history version of the Mac OS X Finder; my workflow transitioned with very few changes when I started using OS X at work.
- runeks 13y ago
  Interesting. One question: does it feel "fast"/responsive? That's one of the things I value the most in a DE. Unity doesn't live up to my standards regarding this.
- andrewflnr 13y ago
  Now you're making me want to try it.
blacksmith_tb 13y ago
I am surprised by the polarization, really - I have been using Gnome 3 on two machines for the last few months, and it works fine, though that doesn't mean I don't have a few complaints. But I don't expect it to be magically perfect - no other OS / wm I use regularly is either. I don't find Unity unusable, or Cinnamon or Mate, I just haven't liked any of them so much I'd switch (partly there's inertia at work here, I am sure I if I had to use any of them exclusively I'd have a better grasp of their strengths and weaknesses).
- darklajid 13y ago
  You're a voice of reason. In another part of this discussion I compare the choice of your DE preference with the holy wars of VI vs. emacs. Obviously, of course, no DE is perfect. Gnome 3 is no exception. The polarization is, in parts at least, caused by the vocal group of complainers. I certainly reflect and understand enough to know that I might widen the gap here, but I have had enough of these 'Gnome 3 is stupid' (or for that matter: 'Windows 8 is a joke') posts with little (constructive, usable, meaningful) content. Again: Look at the article: If you don't argue against it, the 'Everyone hates Gnome 3' and 'Even Google suggests that everyone considers Gnome 3 a failure' arguments will strive. That's insane, stupid and needs to end. So - polarization is necessary. The loud 'Gnome 3 sucks' (minority?) group wins by default, otherwise.

by dkhenry 13y ago

As a fellow happy Gnome 3 user I think the problem is no one complains about what works for them. It took a bit to get used to, but now I find all other environments lacking.

jamesgeck0 13y ago

Similar thing here. I wanted a taskbar for a while, until I installed an extension that put it back and realized how clunky it felt. I love the combined launcher/virtual-desktop/expose screen. The vanilla experience is pretty great. I love how much the environment gets out of your way and doesn't bother you. The instant message notification that can be ignored, or answered briefly and ignored. The lack of noise. It feels like an alternate history version of the Mac OS X Finder; my workflow transitioned with very few changes when I started using OS X at work.

runeks 13y ago
Interesting. One question: does it feel "fast"/responsive? That's one of the things I value the most in a DE. Unity doesn't live up to my standards regarding this.
andrewflnr 13y ago
Now you're making me want to try it.

blacksmith_tb 13y ago

I am surprised by the polarization, really - I have been using Gnome 3 on two machines for the last few months, and it works fine, though that doesn't mean I don't have a few complaints. But I don't expect it to be magically perfect - no other OS / wm I use regularly is either. I don't find Unity unusable, or Cinnamon or Mate, I just haven't liked any of them so much I'd switch (partly there's inertia at work here, I am sure I if I had to use any of them exclusively I'd have a better grasp of their strengths and weaknesses).

darklajid 13y ago
You're a voice of reason. In another part of this discussion I compare the choice of your DE preference with the holy wars of VI vs. emacs. Obviously, of course, no DE is perfect. Gnome 3 is no exception. The polarization is, in parts at least, caused by the vocal group of complainers. I certainly reflect and understand enough to know that I might widen the gap here, but I have had enough of these 'Gnome 3 is stupid' (or for that matter: 'Windows 8 is a joke') posts with little (constructive, usable, meaningful) content. Again: Look at the article: If you don't argue against it, the 'Everyone hates Gnome 3' and 'Even Google suggests that everyone considers Gnome 3 a failure' arguments will strive. That's insane, stupid and needs to end. So - polarization is necessary. The loud 'Gnome 3 sucks' (minority?) group wins by default, otherwise.