Taskbar (i.e. Gnome 2) is not the only way
          to manage currently running
          windows. See Mac OS X and Windows 7.
        
        
          What are the others? Surely not alt+tab, since Gnome-shell
          also has that one.
           
        
          
          
          Animation? I already know where my windows are. Why do I need
          animation
          to show me where they went if they didn't move? Hint: they
          _did_ move.
          Also note that they changed size in exposé.
        
        
          When I say that it "doesn't" I mean that it "doesn't shuffle
          the windows" (which is the _expression_ you used later on), as
          in "it doesn't place them randomly on the screen".
          
          If your problem is that it doesn't keep them in the exact same
          place they were, well, yes, that's the way it works. Can't see
          how that's a problem, though.
           
        
          
          
          Please, you said it yourself: animation shows me where they
          went. If
          they went, how can they be in the same place?
        
        
          So it's not really a problem but rather you wanting to have
          the last word? Is it a semantics thing?
           
        
          
          
          By closing their eyes, I guess :-)
        
        
          Or just... you know, ignoring it. Really, I open new apps all
          the time and I don't even pay attention to the Overview. It's
          not like I go all "whoah man, what was that? did I just enter
          hyperspace?" everytime you launch an app.
          
          It's not even like you have to make a conscious effort not to
          notice it, just... don't pay attention to it. Honestly, I'm
          not sure what your point is or where to go from here.
           
        
          Why do I need to go to the overview to see where my apps
          are? I can see
          them right now in Gnome 2 and I don't have to lift a finger.
          And that's
          for all workspaces.
        
        
          As I said, you don't even need to "see where your apps are"
          anymore.
          
        
        
          Yes, dash. And who says dash (dock, favourites, whatever)
          should be at
          the bottom like in OS X?
        
        
          Would you put it at the top, then? You know you can actually
          propose things, right?
           
        
          
          
          Well, if I want to go to the notifications in normal view, I
          need to go
          to the bottom right. All other notifications are on the top
          right. So,
          yeah, I need to walk to different places.
        
        
          All notifications are at the bottom right. System icons are at
          the top right. Having them mixed in the old Notification Area
          was an old nuisance and I for one I'm glad to have lost it.