[NCLUG] Fedora 17 Gnome 3

[Quentin Johnson]

One of the great things about linux and other open source operating systems is that we have so many desktop environments to choose from and anyone can write their own or contribute to what's out there.

I've used a lot of window managers and even used ratpoison for several months (http://www.nongnu.org/ratpoison/). Lately I've been using KDE and I'll probably switch again. I get bored and like going through the brain exercise of forcing myself to learn a different pattern. Sometimes it's counterproductive, but it's fun. Right now I'm flipping between MacOS and linux desktops which really is counterproductive, but that's another story.


On Nov 20, 2012, at 8:12 AM, Mike Loseke <mike.loseke at gmail.com> wrote:

> Still happily using Gnome3 here. My workflow includes xterms, browsers and
> the ability to easily spread and organize these over a dynamic set of
> workspaces.  I'm glad that there's less desktop manager to get in the way.
> The complete lack of any kind of dock (I disable the dash) or hierarchical
> menuing system (also disabled) is a huge plus for me.
> 
> 
> On Tue, Nov 20, 2012 at 4:36 AM, Dan Fink <danbob88 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> Gnome seems to be going the way of the Windows 8 and Unity desktops; hiding
>> all the stuff I use in my workflow every day.
>> 
>> I put Linux Mint with the XFCE desktop on my tiny netbook last weekend;
>> it's fine, but had some bugs to be repaired, which was disappointing. (but
>> easy to fix - workspace switcher, video/sound sync)
>> 
>> When I upgrade my OS this winter, I'll be installing Mint KDE. I'm done
>> with Gnome. XFCE is fine for slow systems and wimpy laptops like mine.
>> 
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>> On Tue, Nov 20, 2012 at 2:41 AM, Michael Milligan <milli at acmeps.com>
>> wrote:
>> 
>>> On 11/18/2012 12:33 PM, N0WIQ wrote:
>>>> Hi  people,
>>>> 
>>>> I have been trying to make Gnome 3 as usuful as I nwas doing with Gnome
>>>> 2.  The big thing I notice is the lack of panels that I could drop
>> quick
>>>> launch buttons in a drawer and keep them organized with different
>>>> drawers.  I need a Gnome 3 user to mention how to do all the things
>> with
>>>> gnome 3 that I had been using with gnome 2.  I have installed
>>>> gnome-tweak-tool and that went a long way toward making me happy with
>>>> Gnome 3 but something is still lacking.
>>> 
>>> 
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