Re: GNOME3 Ugh! What specifically didn't work.
On Sun, 2011-11-13 at 14:39 +0000, Camaleón wrote:
> On Sun, 13 Nov 2011 15:10:54 +0100, Ralf Mardorf wrote:
>
> > Everything Camaleón wrote is true,
>
> Your confirmation is reassuring...
>
> > e.g. for the default Windows just the buttons are missing,
>
> You can make them visible by using the gnome-tweak-tools package or
> manually editing the configuration file.
>
> > the right-click still is ok, e.g. using "Activities" is the way to
> > break every sane workflow for serious usage, but OTOH it's a game for
> > all those people who don't use the computer as a tool, but as a toy.
>
> I don't pretend to use my computer as a toy nor I think GNOME developers
> had that in mind. If you are unable to get used to it, it's okay, but
> don't expect other users share your point of view.
>
> In fact, the more I'm using gnome-shell the quicker I'm getting used to
> the new layout. It seems I can live without a static-tree menu to launch
> applications afterall. Come on, is not that hard.
>
> > I'm using fallback mode and I'm still able to restore GNOME 2 ;).
>
> You've been warned: this will dissapear sooner or later so you can start
> looking for a replecement...
We'll see ;).
>
> > The most serious issue is, that some professional FLOSS apps were
> > written for GNOME 2, with GNOME 3 we fall back to an amateur OS
> > regarding to some apps.
>
> I still see many applications that are not integrated well with the new
> environment but I also think is a matter of time they start functioning
> again.
It's wasting manpower to rewrite apps ;).
>
> Greetings,
>
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