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I think KDE does it well? "simple by default, powerful when needed" works a charm on their applications
KDE was a nightmare for my wife since it has the configuration right in the desktop bars and dialogs. Misclicks and drags meant she was making changes she didn't want to. GNOME was a better choice, 100% simple and no surprises.
I like Gnome too, and I think their settings done via terminal is genius. I know Apple has it too. I have no idea who invented this first, but I love it. The pro user can tune the things they like, but an average user donβt need that many configuration options.
That's stupid. We do not design cars such that it's impossible to crash if someone starts yanking on the wheel randomly.
Expecting an OS to do as much is ... just beyond pathetic.
You make a point but, hey now, let's not be cruel to people. I think we've all had a situation where a click was accidentally a click-and-drag and now things aren't how they were before, and we didn't realize exactly what was happening.
I feel like KDE might have features to lock down taskbar customization a little better but, I haven't looked for such a feature... π€
I've done that click and drag many times. Nothing worse than accidentally dragging a folder designated with pseudo random numbers into another pseudo random numbered folder, and not knowing if you actually dragged it into a folder, or missed and did nothing
Part of basic computer literacy is to not barrel forwards when something unexpected happens. It's not the end of the world to have to pause and go, "wait what?" and figure out how to get back or undo it.
Except GNOME did exactly that. Sh can't accidentally alter anything. Some people just have a hard time with computers and expected UI. Ever tried watching a good grampa deal with printer install and windows popups...you have to simplify things for less tch savvy people. Just like cars now have auto ebrake and lane assist
And cars are one of the most dangerous things on the planet, accounting for nearly 2% of all annual deaths by themselves. So maybe safety features are actually good?
Nobody is dying because they accidentally started desktop customizing on KDE. It's beyond pathetic to expect an already safe environment to protect you from yourself when the consequences are a moment of confusion.
Yeah I'm saying cars should be safer, not that KDE should kill you