Re: Request for a choice

[Ryan Peters <sloshy45 sbcglobal net>]

On 04/30/2011 12:35 PM, Tim Murphy wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I am using Fedora Core 15 and am not happy with the new shell.
>
> I don't wish to start a flamewar so I'm not going to list any points
> about it or waste time arguing about the details.  This link explains
> how I feel probably better than I could myself:
> http://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/gnome-3.html
Oh gosh, that post annoys me. Well, how long have you given GNOME 3 a 
try? Did you learn the keyboard shortcuts like Alt+Tab and Alt+` (or 
whatever's above tab)? Pressing the Activities (windows) key to quickly 
get to the dash? There's tons of nice shortcuts that make using the 
desktop faster and more efficient; I'd read up on some (like the GNOME 
Shell Cheat Sheet <https://live.gnome.org/GnomeShell/CheatSheet>) before 
you give up.

Also, you can use the "Fallback Mode" by going to System Settings -> 
System Info -> Graphics -> Forced Fallback Mode, but it's called 
"Fallback Mode" for a good reason; it's deprecated and it won't receive 
major updates in the future. It's a mostly identical GNOME 2-like 
experience but it doesn't support some applets (they'll need to be 
ported). Still, I highly recommend using that.

Also, don't forget that GNOME 2 will be supported by some distros for at 
least another year security-wise, and the latest Red Hat Enterprise 
Linux release supports it way, way longer. You aren't forced to use 
GNOME 3, but please give it a try, it's very pleasant once you're used 
to it! GNOME 3.2 and 3.4 are going to be even better and more usable as 
a whole, so if GNOME 3.0 isn't good for you now, even after you've tried 
it, waiting for those releases would be a good choice.