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GNOME 3.10 ReleasedGNOME 3.10 ReleasedPosted Sep 26, 2013 15:04 UTC (Thu) by tjc (subscriber, #137)In reply to: GNOME 3.10 Released by rsidd Parent article: GNOME 3.10 Released
> Gives me one more reason never to consider using GNOME again.
The "Gnome removed my favorite feature" discussion has been going on for over a decade now. You should just stop using it. That's what I did, and I'm much more favorably disposed toward the project now that I don't use their software.
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GNOME 3.10 Released Posted Sep 26, 2013 15:11 UTC (Thu) by rsidd (subscriber, #2582) [Link]
I stopped using GNOME2 when Ubuntu switched to Unity. I used Unity and XFCE for a while, these days I use i3. I have never used GNOME3, but the point here is that I have read nothing yet that would tempt me to try it, and plenty that convinces me to stay far away. (plus, anyway, I have become too used to a tiling WM to switch back now.)
GNOME 3.10 Released Posted Sep 26, 2013 17:46 UTC (Thu) by Doogie (guest, #59626) [Link] Well I stopped using Gnome before it was cool. Also I don't even own a TV and my bike is a fixie.
GNOME 3.10 Released Posted Sep 26, 2013 20:12 UTC (Thu) by tjc (subscriber, #137) [Link]
> Also I don't even own a TV and my bike is a fixie.
I don't own a TV or a bike. This isn't due to poverty, but rather a pervasive lack of time.
GNOME 3.10 Released Posted Sep 26, 2013 20:09 UTC (Thu) by tjc (subscriber, #137) [Link]
Actually, what I said isn't entirely true, since I use Cinnamon on one of my systems, and that uses quite a lot of Gnome 3 below the UI.
I also used Xfce for a while, but LXPanel has improved to the point where I prefer LXDE. It does about the same thing with less code.
Regarding tiling window managers: I've never heard anyone say "I've used overlapping windows for so long that I can't go back to tiling." It's always the other way round, so there must be something to it. I haven't used a tiling WM long enough to "see the light," so this is just conjecture on my part.
GNOME 3.10 Released Posted Sep 26, 2013 21:36 UTC (Thu) by mathstuf (subscriber, #69389) [Link]
There's something to be said for having your window manager actually manage your windows for you and not having to manually poke around to get things aligned and still taking up maximum space. Aero Snap, the gridding plugins on OS X, and similar features in KWin and Shell (at least the maximize-on-drag-to-top) are quite popular and these are basically just tiling features triggered by the user instead of being pervasive.
GNOME 3.10 Released Posted Sep 27, 2013 0:53 UTC (Fri) by rsidd (subscriber, #2582) [Link]
I used to like Unity+Compiz's eyecandy but switched away because it was causing lockups on my rather old, nvidia-powered desktop. Tiling WMs are for people who want to live away from the mouse as much as possible -- and who think, in particular, that dragging window borders with a mouse is not fun. And a side benefit is it maximises your screen real estate. And it's lightweight -- much lighter than even XFCE. On an old machine, the speed difference is striking.
GNOME 3.10 Released Posted Sep 26, 2013 15:24 UTC (Thu) by dskoll (subscriber, #1630) [Link] I'm much more favorably disposed toward the project now that I don't use their software. LoL. Unfortunately, however, my kids still use GNOME so I'm stuck helping them through the brokenness. I think the next upgrade to our home machines might finally push them over to XFCE.
GNOME 3.10 Released Posted Sep 26, 2013 18:41 UTC (Thu) by hadrons123 (guest, #72126) [Link]
I am using either mate/XFCE. I test the Fedora gnome new version for a while but then I find it repulsive after a short usage and I have to run back to MATE/XFCE.
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