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> Date: Tue, 5 Apr 2011 21:36:02 +0200 > Subject: Re: GNOME 3 from Fedora user's perpective - request for changes > From: mailingdotlist gmail com > To: gnome-shell-list gnome org > > 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). How is it only 2 clicks? applications/places/system > category > application that's three 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 How about a solution that isn't just "put it back how it was"? |