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I was initially annoyed by Alt+` to switch windows within a program group but now I find it useful Oh, you're joking. They will have pinched that one from App

by marrs 12y ago

I was initially annoyed by Alt+` to switch windows within a program group but now I find it useful Oh, you're joking. They will have pinched that one from Apple. I've gotten used to it as well, but it's one of Mac's worst features, and completely opposed to the notion of activities over apps, which I remember was a big thing for Gnome when they were discussing their v3 vision (which at the time I found compelling and is probably best realised today on Windows Mobile). Personally, I left Gnome because it felt unrefined and designed for a device other than a conventional laptop (i.e. one without a touch screen). I left KDE many years before then because I found the UI too busy, but they seem to have left that behind them so it might be time for me to take another look as well.

jkbyc 12y ago
Well, I never was much concerned about UI/desktop visions and philosophies. Maybe I am missing out on something, I don't know. I like that Gnome Shell goes pretty much out of my way most of the time and works for me without tweaking, without bloat and is intuitive enough (plus I like its rudimentary support of window tiling). I agree with other people commenting here - I simply want to get my work done and don't care much about else, I especially don't care how well it works with touch screens - I don't have any use for that. On the other hand, the persistent sessions/activities in KDE someone mentioned sound intriguing. What did you switch to?