Gnome-3, First Impressions

[Onyeibo Oku <twohotis gmail com>]

Hello(s)

Today, I experienced Gnome-Shell for the first time. Nice Graphics ... 
could be better though (fonts on the top are too large).   I suppose its 
too early for HOW-TOs as I found myself itching for manipulations.  I 
like to adjust things.  That said, I have a few things on my mind:

1. The preview leaves the user wondering how to get to administrative 
dialogues. I found it odd having to click on "activities", then 
providing a search string to locate certain dialogues.  I hope this 
falls into the category of "That's a WIP ... we'll fix that".

2. I like the way chat clients occupy the lower right ... looking very 
integrated. I do have reservations for the graphics around there. Series 
of rectangular bars bearing texts doesn't look "integrating". I'd rather 
have it all "black" with white text fading into the top border as the 
text scrolls up.  That's one man's dream anyway.  We all have preferences

3. The announcer that says "This dialog is Ready" should be "all 
sensitive" to clicks. I get focus only when I click the Icon. That's not 
good.

4. Gnome-shell is not allowing multiple instances of an application.  Is 
this intentional? Attempts to open a new instance opens a running 
instance (gnome-shell faithfully brings you to the workspace occupied by 
the active instance).  Sometimes I succeed in spawning another instance 
via the terminal ... but replicating that success wasn't always successful.

Okay, I think that's the much I remember.  I'll have another preview 
sometime later ...

Regards
Onyeibo