Gnome 3 - This is the end, it seems

Dedoimedo · 24. Mar 2011, 05:00 PM

The future of the desktop, or not. Here's a long review and discussion about Gnome 3, the upcoming release of the Gnome desktop environment, analyzing its usability, productivity, purpose, and appeal from the perspecitve of casual and advanced users, with reference to competition, market trends, hypes, and more. Are you excited? Concerned? Frightened? Confused? You should be. Read on.

http://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/gnome-3.html

Cheers,
Dedoimedo

MidnightCowboy · 24. Mar 2011, 08:59 PM

Great read! - guaranteed to spark at least some minimal controversy

Ritho · 24. Mar 2011, 09:05 PM

FYI (I don't know why) They combined Shutdown & Restart into the Logout. You Click Logout then the Shutdown Restart circle.

One thing that that many people don't understand is that much of what is being changed is because they are considering the explosion in touch screen interfaces. Once you get used to it certain features of Gnome 3 will definitely be much easier to use with a touch screen than its predecessor. This is not to say I am a big fan of Gnome 3 because I am not. At least not yet. Still I like it better than Unity.

Jeff91 · 25. Mar 2011, 01:31 AM

Uhhh Gnome 3, I really need to sit down and play with it (on my TODO list for after I finish this school semester on the 8th). But at any rate even if you don't like it, just like with KDE 3.5 you canstill use Gnome 2.x after the change.

~Jeff

bodis · 27. Apr 2011, 07:56 AM

Bah did not realize that Gnome 3 gone the silly way as well...

Dont FIX IT if it aint broken...

My mindset is back to trying Xubuntu from tomorrow and be done with this new age nonse...

1002richards · 27. Apr 2011, 04:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bodis

Bah did not realize that Gnome 3 gone the silly way as well...

Dont FIX IT if it aint broken...

My mindset is back to trying Xubuntu from tomorrow and be done with this new age nonse...

Strangely enough, I'd just downloaded Xubuntu 10.04.2 and Xubuntu 11.04 B2 to give them a try and then I saw your comment. I'm thinking along the same lines or perhaps Mint Fluxbox? Choices ... choices ... that's what you get for free with Linux!!

wdhpr · 27. Apr 2011, 05:06 PM

First I would like to say Dedoimedo's article hit the spot (for me anyway) I'm trying to keep a positive attitude and hope that in the board rooms where this nonsense is discussed will begin to shift back to rational thinking.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jeff91

Uhhh Gnome 3, I really need to sit down and play with it (on my TODO list for after I finish this school semester on the 8th). But at any rate even if you don't like it, just like with KDE 3.5 you canstill use Gnome 2.x after the change.

~Jeff

This sounds like some great news. I played around with Ubuntu 11.04 and I just hated the Unity desktop. In my opinion Unity is so different and alien looking it made using it a chore. I am aware change can be hard but why change it to the degree that users have to learn a whole new type of desktop.

I wonder how well Trinity will work on Natty Narwhale?

Cheers
Wdhpr

bodis · 27. Apr 2011, 08:45 PM

Well I have read alot today, my virtualbox has 7 distros on it now, I still have problems with my wireless drivers with most distro's.... and there is my solution-->

I made a 20m patch lead

wireless problem gone... tomorrow I will install Mint XFCE based on debian Testing. From what I have read it seems that Xubuntu is getting too bloated, I was even considering CrunchBox, but Mints package has won it for the day. XFCE is just so easily customisable, its great. Plus being based on Debian Testing, I will not have to upgrade the system as well.

We will see

wdhpr · 27. Apr 2011, 11:44 PM

Downloading XFCE as I'm typing this. Was going to try Mandriva next but I decided to give XFCE a spin. From what I've been reading on the Mint blog XFCE should run well on VB

wdhpr · 28. Apr 2011, 04:18 AM

I have Mint XFCE installed and didn't take long before realizing that I wasn't in Ubuntu land anymore. I had to brush back up on the line command. I am also downloading 458 updates. I think its worth it to see if I will have a distro thats going to be supported for the next couple of years.

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Dedoimedo Editor Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 32	Gnome 3 - This is the end, it seems The future of the desktop, or not. Here's a long review and discussion about Gnome 3, the upcoming release of the Gnome desktop environment, analyzing its usability, productivity, purpose, and appeal from the perspecitve of casual and advanced users, with reference to competition, market trends, hypes, and more. Are you excited? Concerned? Frightened? Confused? You should be. Read on. http://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/gnome-3.html Cheers, Dedoimedo __________________ http://www.dedoimedo.com \| http://www.thelostwordsbooks.com/

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MidnightCowboy Site Manager Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: South American Banana Republic, third bunch from the left Posts: 9,250	Great read! - guaranteed to spark at least some minimal controversy __________________ Knows nothing and cares even less

24. Mar 2011, 09:05 PM	#3 (permalink)
Ritho Foundation Editor Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Planet Earth Posts: 1,391	FYI (I don't know why) They combined Shutdown & Restart into the Logout. You Click Logout then the Shutdown Restart circle. One thing that that many people don't understand is that much of what is being changed is because they are considering the explosion in touch screen interfaces. Once you get used to it certain features of Gnome 3 will definitely be much easier to use with a touch screen than its predecessor. This is not to say I am a big fan of Gnome 3 because I am not. At least not yet. Still I like it better than Unity. __________________ The smallest good deed is better than the greatest intention.

25. Mar 2011, 01:31 AM	#4 (permalink)
Jeff91 Full Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 58	Uhhh Gnome 3, I really need to sit down and play with it (on my TODO list for after I finish this school semester on the 8th). But at any rate even if you don't like it, just like with KDE 3.5 you canstill use Gnome 2.x after the change. ~Jeff __________________ Bodhi Linux - Minimalistic & Enlightened - http://bodhilinux.com/

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27. Apr 2011, 07:56 AM	#5 (permalink)
bodis Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: UK Posts: 173	Bah did not realize that Gnome 3 gone the silly way as well... Dont FIX IT if it aint broken... My mindset is back to trying Xubuntu from tomorrow and be done with this new age nonse...

27. Apr 2011, 08:45 PM	#8 (permalink)
bodis Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: UK Posts: 173	Well I have read alot today, my virtualbox has 7 distros on it now, I still have problems with my wireless drivers with most distro's.... and there is my solution--> I made a 20m patch lead wireless problem gone... tomorrow I will install Mint XFCE based on debian Testing. From what I have read it seems that Xubuntu is getting too bloated, I was even considering CrunchBox, but Mints package has won it for the day. XFCE is just so easily customisable, its great. Plus being based on Debian Testing, I will not have to upgrade the system as well. We will see

27. Apr 2011, 11:44 PM	#9 (permalink)
wdhpr Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: The north Coast Posts: 1,117	Downloading XFCE as I'm typing this. Was going to try Mandriva next but I decided to give XFCE a spin. From what I've been reading on the Mint blog XFCE should run well on VB

28. Apr 2011, 04:18 AM	#10 (permalink)
wdhpr Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: The north Coast Posts: 1,117	I have Mint XFCE installed and didn't take long before realizing that I wasn't in Ubuntu land anymore. I had to brush back up on the line command. I am also downloading 458 updates. I think its worth it to see if I will have a distro thats going to be supported for the next couple of years.