Re: [OT] Why not gnome3 (with gnome-shell)?

On Sat, 05 Nov 2011 10:06:31 +0100, Javier Barroso wrote:

(good "Subject" election :-P)

Currently I'm using (as second main desktop, first is awesome ;) )
gnome3. I can read a lot of criticism about it

What don't you like ing GNOME 3 - GNOME - Shell?

I only see two things, but people sure see many more (many people tell
about don't like the change):

- It seems like it is not very configurable via GUI without installing
any other tool which help with
- Shutdown option is not appearing in menu (only when you type ALT
(gnome developers should think we are not seers (where more in gnome ALT
(without any combo) is used?) you can see that hide option, if not you
will see only suspend option)

I can summarize my dissapointment basically in one point: it is less
configurable than GNOME2. Maybe someone can think that having less
options is a plus, but for me it is not, of course.

I have a very simple but highly tweaked desktop (I'm specially "picky"
with fonts and sizes of the icons, text and panels) so when someone tells
me that I have (yes or yes!) to have a top bar (which I never used
before) I say: "Okay, that's enough for me".

I'm open to new desktop paradigms and don't care much if the desktop
looks like an iPad as long as I can make my own adjustments and things
that have been always working (like multi-monitor with xinerama setups)
are still working here.

So, why people is hungry with it ?

(...)

I think you wanted to say "angry", like the famous birds ;-)

And yes, I feel more than angry when someone (or something) do not allow
me to follow my own way and make my own customizations or having my
desktop in the way I prefer.

But I'm also lazy and GNOME2 has been serving me very well in these
years, so I will give GNOME3+gnome-shell a chance before taking any
radical step (like switching to another DE or WM).

Greetings,

--
Camaleón


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