[wplug] GNOME 3 Now

Zachary Uram netrek at gmail.com
Thu Apr 28 12:51:53 EDT 2016


Minimizing windows is handled by the window manager. Find one that lets you
do that.

Zach

On Thu, Apr 28, 2016 at 12:23 PM, <justin at adminix.net> wrote:

> I've been using KDE Plasma for years because I didn't like the changes
> that GNOME 3 tried to make. I started off on OpenSUSE KDE and then
> switched to Fedora KDE since I got a couple of Red Hat certifications
> and wanted to be able to use what I learned.
>
> More recently, Plasma started to seem like more than I needed. I've
> started using the command line for a lot more than I used to, so I found
> that when using a GUI, I expected it to be simple and straightforward
> instead of wading through a bunch of menus and settings that I'll
> probably use.
>
> I tried GNOME 3 again out of curiosity, and...I really like it! On the
> whole, it feels more polished than Plasma; things like Online Accounts
> work right out of the box, and the applications, while somewhat limited,
> fit my stated preferences perfectly as simple programs that do simple
> things.
>
> It does take time to adjust to not being able to minimize windows, but
> I've found that the more I use it, the more I like using separate
> workspaces to manage my programs instead. It's very neat and
> orderly...and there are great keyboard shortcuts for window
> manipulation!
>
> I'm curious if anyone else who once loathed GNOME 3 has tried it
> recently.
>
> --
>
> JUSTIN SMITH
> Linux System Administrator
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