Re: Very disappointed in Gnome 3

[Dennis J Perkins <dennisjperkins comcast net>]

On Sat, 2011-08-06 at 16:09 -0400, Craig Daymon wrote:
> What happened to my desktop icons?  Why can't I right click to get
> desktop options?  Or any options for that matter?  Why can't I move the
> application bar to the bottom of the screen WHERE I LIKE IT?  I thought
> Linux was about choice?  Why can't I set the bar to auto-hide?  Again,
> NO RIGHT CLICK!  Everything I had set up under the previous incarnation
> of Gnome is lost!  This was a horrible release!  It looks like it was
> made for a grade schooler's toy.  If someone wants to configure it that
> way for a specific use, great, but as the default configuration it is
> crap.  Have you people learned NOTHING from 30+ years of user interface
> design?
>
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I agree.  Too many things are missing.  And why require accelerated graphics?  GNOME 3 seems to suffer from the attitude that tablets are the future and desktops and laptops are passe.  I've used GNOME since the 90's but I'm trying alternatives to find which I like best.