danielquinn

@danielquinn@lemmy.ca

Canadian software engineer living in Europe.

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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....

danielquinn, 1 year ago

I don’t use the dock or a system tray really.

Each app is opened on its own workspace and it’s always the same workspace. Slack on 1, Thunderbird on 2, Tilix on 3, IDE on 4, Firefox on 5, etc.

Each workspace gets its own key mapping: Ctrl+F1 for 1, Ctrl+F5 for 5, etc. so switching is quick and easy with no mouse needed.

To open a new program I just hit Win followed by the first 2 or 3 letters of the name and Enter.

I use the following extensions:

Burn My Windows

Pure Perfection

Clipboard indicator (for clip history)

System Monitor (to keep an eye on resource use)

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Linux Distribution Timeline (upload.wikimedia.org)

A really neat graphic I randomly stumbled across on Wikipedia....

danielquinn, 1 year ago

I use this chart when teaching Linux. I think it does a great job of showing Linux’s “bazaar” vs. Windows’ “cathedral”.

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