Re: web page with instructions for getting 'gnome 2' experience back

[Diego Fernandez <aiguo fernandez gmail com>]

Hmm... Most of this has been covered countless times.  I read your
page, and to tell you the truth I didn't find much useful information.

You could look at the multiple extensions at extensions.gnome.org, you
can get a panel and all sorts of other goodies from there.  Getting
icons on desktop is easy, install gnome-tweak-tool.

Opening an application is as easy as typing "Windows key"  then the
first 3 letters of the application name (either the command name or
display name, and maybe even just the type of application) then enter,
much easier than alt+f2 if you ask me.

I know Gnome 3 is not perfect, and even after more than a year, I
still HATE the idea of dynamic desktops that only go in one
direction... but hopefully someone will come up with an extension to
fix this (current static desktops doesn't cut it for me).  However, I
find Gnome 3 overall a better experience and prefer it over mixing
multiple tools like gnome do, awn, and others to do what comes stock
in Gnome 3.

If you still can't get used to Gnome 3... there's always MATE.

BTW, yes it might take time to set up Gnome 3, but I'm sure that your
Gnome 2 did as well.

On Tue, Aug 7, 2012 at 6:15 AM, Clemens <clemens lab21 org> wrote:
> Am Di 07 Aug 2012 12:14:08 CEST schrieb Giovanni Campagna:
>
>> 2012/8/7 Bob Frazier <bobf mrp3 com>:
>>>
>>> I created a web page specifically to help people get their 'gnome 2'
>>> experience back, or at least as much as I could figure out in a couple of
>>> days with some significant research.  I used Ubuntu 11.10 a few months
>>> ago,
>>> then later installed debian 'wheezy' to confirm my suspicions.
>>>
>>> web page:  http://mrp3.com/making-gnome3-usable.html
>>>
>>> I thought I'd let others know of its existence.  I happen to agree with
>>> Linus on this matter, and thought that those of us who PREFER THE GNOME 2
>>> INTERFACE ought to at LEAST have some say so as the customer SHOULD
>>> 'always
>>> be right'.  So let people have their fondleslab interfaces, bulbous
>>> fonts,
>>> too much space between icons on the desktop [if they actually figure out
>>> how
>>> to enable it without reading my web page], and so forth, if they really
>>> want
>>> them.
>>>
>>> BUT WHY CANNOT THE REST OF US KEEP WHAT WE HAD IF WE LIKED IT???
>>
>>
>> There are better ways to stay on GNOME 2, if you liked it:
>> 1) Use a long term supported distro (Debian, RHEL, CentOS), which will
>> keep GNOME 2 for the next years at least
>> 2) Use, and help develop, MATE
>> 3) Use, and help improve, some other DE, with different design goals
>> (such as Xfce, LXDE, KDE)
>> Sorry, but please recognize that shouting in this way is not
>> productive for the hundreds of developers who everyday work in GNOME.
>> Also, please remember you're not our customer in any way, unless you
>> have a support contract from one of the GNOME AB members (In which
>> case you probably already get GNOME 2).
>>
>> Thank you,
>>
>> Giovanni
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>
> +1
>
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