So a few months back I asked about you guys os in c/asklemmy, so this time I wanna ask about your desktops you use on this same account.
(I use kde but plan to move to cinnamon I find kde buggy and gnome tracker3 randomly broke for no reason + themeing so yh idk if these happened to anybody)

  • Luna@lemdro.idEnglish
    121·
    1 month ago

    Gnome. I actually started with KDE. It’s a good DE, but it’s got so many options that I had choice fatigue. I constantly tweaked my taskbar instead of focusing on what I wanted to do. And it was easy to get it to a “looks broken” state

    When I tried Gnome, I fell in love with it. I love the unique workflow, lack of distractions, the modern adwaita design, etc. Everything felt so polished

    That being said, I don’t like how Gnome devs seemingly can’t agree on anything with other desktop environments. And I don’t like how they refuse to support server-side window decorations. Like, I agree with them that CSD are better than SSD, but it would be reasonable to support SSD for toolkits that haven’t/don’t want to implement CSD themselves, right?

    I’m excited for Cosmic. It looks like it combines the best of Gnome and KDE, and the devs don’t have the “my way or the highway” mindset

    • shekau@lemmy.today
      2·
      1 month ago

      I don’t like how Gnome devs seemingly can’t agree on anything with other desktop environments

      Yeah, especially how they dont include minimize and maximize window buttons by default, that’s incomprehensible LOL

      • gnuhaut@lemmy.ml
        4·
        1 month ago

        I’m not a Gnome user but I stopped minimizing my windows years ago. Don’t need that if you (a) don’t have icons on your desktop and (b) move your windows over to another workspace when stuff gets crowded.

        • pinkystew@reddthat.comEnglish
          71·
          1 month ago

          That’s like saying I don’t need to clean my room if I can just shove everything into the closet

          • gnuhaut@lemmy.ml
            3·
            1 month ago

            Shoving everything into the task bar doesn’t strike me as more orderly. Less so really.

          • Gebruikersnaam@lemmy.ml
            1·
            1 month ago

            Minimizing applications feels like a Windows workflow because it doesn’t have decent workspaces like most Linux DEs. I never feel the need to minimize a window on Linux because I can arrange everything nicely in workspaces.

      • Luna@lemdro.idEnglish
        3·
        1 month ago

        I’ve seen that blog post. Tbh Vaxry is kinda unhinged. I think he cares about Cosmic being written in Rust more than the “rust cultists” themselves :P