Who uses pure GNOME (no extensions)

I really like gnome and how it looks. However every time I try it I find myself in need of more functionality and so I install a bunch of extensions. For example I can’t live without a dock and some sort of system tray that shows which apps are running in background.

Sometimes the extensions have small UI inconsistencies or use more memory than usual. That’s why I totally ditched gnome and switch to KDE.

Also I tend to think it’s been designed for people who are more comfortable using a keyboard. I’m mostly a mouse person.

Do any of you run pure gnome with no extensions? How do you cope with the lack of a dock and system tray?

BaalInvoker,

The only extention I use is system tray, cause I rely on apps that use it. But everything else is Gnome-way and I love it

Blaiz0r,

You’re trying to use Gnome the way you’re used to using a desktop.

If you try and learn the Gnome way, you’ll have a better time.

To be honest I had the same problem when I first went from Windows to OSX, I was struggling, trying to make OSX familiar, but when I decided to learn the Apple way, everything became easier.

mfat,

My problem is that I feel gnome is geared toward a certain group of people users who use a limited set of apps and want to focus on development work.

Blaiz0r,

Well I think that’s the issue here. It’s not geared towards a group of people, but towards an ideal workflow which is the Gnome Way.

If you’re someone that likes to have masses of applications or windows open you can certainly use Gnome, but the Gnome is more focused on one or two windows per desktop/workspace and I encourage you to embrace that way of working too

Again, it’s not about people, but the intended user experience.

I remember when Windows first introduced My Documents folder and subfolders for images, music, video. To begin with I rejected this folder because I wanted my folders in the root C: as I had always done. Eventually I decided to use these folders and I learned to appreciate the convenience of this, including all the additional thumbnails and meta data that the OS provided automatically for those folders.

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    Blaiz0r,

    Well said, although I do think Gnome is for everyone, they’re just being stubborn 😜

    MigratingtoLemmy,

    Herbstluftwm fans disagree

    jokro,

    I use it with a system tray but no dock. The overview when you press meta is enough for me.

    OddFed,
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    I don’t use a dock at all. My workflow is super+app-name and alt+tab.

    But this is the same for me on Plasma or any other DE. I just don’t need or use a dock.

    OddFed,
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    What I’m saying is that my Plasma also doesn’t have a dock at all.

    heygooberman, (edited )
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    Have you considered Pop OS from System76? Pop OS has a GNOME-like DE where the dock is fully displayed. It’s very much like the macOS DE. The current stable release uses a GNOME-like DE, and the developers at System76 are working to make it into their own DE called Cosmic.

    mfat,

    Thanks, yeah I’ve heard good things about Cosmic. I’ll give it a try when it’s available on Fedora.

    makingStuffForFun,
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    Dash to dock. I just have to. I put it on the left Ubuntu style and I’m happy

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