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Who uses pure GNOME (no extensions) (lemdro.id)

submitted 1 year ago by mfat@lemdro.id to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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I really like gnome and how it looks. However every time I try it I find myself in need of more functionality and so I install a bunch of extensions. For example I can't live without a dock and some sort of system tray that shows which apps are running in background.

Sometimes the extensions have small UI inconsistencies or use more memory than usual. That's why I totally ditched gnome and switch to KDE.

Also I tend to think it's been designed for people who are more comfortable using a keyboard. I'm mostly a mouse person.

Do any of you run pure gnome with no extensions? How do you cope with the lack of a dock and system tray?

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[–] TheGrandNagus@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I use blur my shell, but I don't really need it.

I started liking Gnome a lot more once I let go of trying to recreate the Win95 UX that pretty much everyone else uses.

It was such a pain at first, but then it just clicked and now I couldn't go back to that clunky workflow.

I know most people like it that way, but IMO Microsoft didn't create the perfect UX paradigm back in the early 90s

[–] shapis@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

How long did it take for it to click for you? I tried for about a year and it never did to me.

I ended up quite fast at it but it never became natural.

[–] TheGrandNagus@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

It took a couple of weeks of irritation

So maybe it's just not for everyone! Good thing we have plenty of options

[–] yum13241@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

I agree. I prefer a windows 7 like Superbar more.

Please XFCE, stop wasting my dock space. I use KDE solely because I couldn't get a normal taskbar on XFCE.