Re: GNOME 3 from Fedora user's perpective - request for changes

[Aniruddha <mailingdotlist gmail com>]

On Tue, Apr 5, 2011 at 6:49 PM, Sriram Ramkrishna <sri ramkrishna me> wrote:
> Sure, and that's not unexpected.  People deal with change in different
> ways.  But if you want to innovate you have to break old methods.  Try it
> for a week.  Don't base your opinions on what others are saying, see it for
> yourself. Kick the tires and take it for a spin.

I tried it and it just doesn't work for me. Now I need to take 3 steps
for basic tasks that needed 2 step before. When I want to start an
application I need to go to the activities , click on programs and
select the program I want to launch (3 clicks). Or remember the name
of each program I have installed and search for it.  With Gnome2 I go
I look up my application via the Gnome menu (2 clicks).

Furthermore:

* Multitasking has become more difficult:
-I can't launch a program and do something else at the same time
-I can't get an  quick overview of my running programs while doing
something else
* I find the pop-ups at the bottom distracting
* Because the panel is fixed to the top position Citrix ICA client
won't work anymore

I have used Gnome for years but Gnome 3 has me searching for alternatives.

Solutions:

1) Replace the  Activities in the top left corner with a regular Gnome menu.
2) Show running programs in the panel