Comments on: First impressions of gnome-shell http://deansas.org/blog/2009/09/24/first-impressions-of-gnome-shell/ Tappity tap tap Tue, 12 Apr 2011 14:53:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Ozymandias http://deansas.org/blog/2009/09/24/first-impressions-of-gnome-shell/comment-page-/#comment-38940 Ozymandias Fri, 21 May 2010 01:43:47 +0000 http://www.deansas.org/blog/?p=603#comment-38940 Oops, sorry... I messed up there :) The reasoning behind having the currently focused application in the top-left is they plan on making it a context sensitive menu like the Mac has. (They state this about 1/4 of the way down this page: http://live.gnome.org/GnomeShell/CheatSheet) Oops, sorry… I messed up there :)

The reasoning behind having the currently focused application in the top-left is they plan on making it a context sensitive menu like the Mac has. (They state this about 1/4 of the way down this page: http://live.gnome.org/GnomeShell/CheatSheet)

]]> By: MadForUbuntu http://deansas.org/blog/2009/09/24/first-impressions-of-gnome-shell/comment-page-1/#comment-38936 MadForUbuntu Sun, 16 May 2010 16:26:15 +0000 http://www.deansas.org/blog/?p=603#comment-38936 I've been in Compiz for years, and in Gnome Metacity before that. I'm not pessimistic about this new endeavor by the Gnome devs. I see Gnome-Shell as a step forward in usability and thinking out of the box. I'm looking forward to improvements though. It's too early to bash it because it is still not mature/complete. It's like sourgraping over a green mango saying it's not sweet when it hasn't taken time to ripen yet. I'm using Gnome-Shell now for work managing remote systems. And I find it really responsive. I can't say the same with Compiz on my current system. http://www.madforubuntu.com/apps-and-tools/my-glimpse-at-gnome-shell/ I’ve been in Compiz for years, and in Gnome Metacity before that. I’m not pessimistic about this new endeavor by the Gnome devs. I see Gnome-Shell as a step forward in usability and thinking out of the box. I’m looking forward to improvements though. It’s too early to bash it because it is still not mature/complete. It’s like sourgraping over a green mango saying it’s not sweet when it hasn’t taken time to ripen yet.

I’m using Gnome-Shell now for work managing remote systems. And I find it really responsive. I can’t say the same with Compiz on my current system.

http://www.madforubuntu.com/apps-and-tools/my-glimpse-at-gnome-shell/

]]> By: Steve http://deansas.org/blog/2009/09/24/first-impressions-of-gnome-shell/comment-page-1/#comment-38896 Steve Mon, 05 Apr 2010 03:21:00 +0000 http://www.deansas.org/blog/?p=603#comment-38896 To change the applications in the sidebar just click and hold the pointer over the icon you want to remove, you get a bubble to click on for removal. Drag whatever application you want from the menu to replace. To change the applications in the sidebar just click and hold the pointer over the icon you want to remove, you get a bubble to click on for removal.
Drag whatever application you want from the menu to replace.

]]> By: Gordon http://deansas.org/blog/2009/09/24/first-impressions-of-gnome-shell/comment-page-1/#comment-38891 Gordon Mon, 22 Mar 2010 05:56:06 +0000 http://www.deansas.org/blog/?p=603#comment-38891 You know Ron if you like your OS the way it is why are you updating at all. Just stick with the release you like. Only that would leave you open to security risks and not being able to utilize the latest innovations in software. As I said above I like the concept of gnome-shell. Innovation is growth and change and all the people I know that don't do either are irrelevant. Also calling Gnome 3 Gone isn't clever at all. You know Ron if you like your OS the way it is why are you updating at all. Just stick with the release you like. Only that would leave you open to security risks and not being able to utilize the latest innovations in software. As I said above I like the concept of gnome-shell. Innovation is growth and change and all the people I know that don’t do either are irrelevant. Also calling Gnome 3 Gone isn’t clever at all.

]]> By: Gordon http://deansas.org/blog/2009/09/24/first-impressions-of-gnome-shell/comment-page-1/#comment-38890 Gordon Mon, 22 Mar 2010 05:45:40 +0000 http://www.deansas.org/blog/?p=603#comment-38890 Fair enough but people also tend to set in their ways. Just because you are familiar with something doesn't make it perfect anymore that something new is perfect because it is new. There are many aspects of gnome-shell I like such as the search bar which allows me to execute programs without haveing to navigate menus with a mouse. Ever since gui's became available they have been very reliant on mouses and I find that navigating tends to slow you down. I certainly don't configure new linux installs from the menus but with something like gnome shell or gnome do I might. I installed gnome do on my wife's laptop to help her transition to linux and it worked great. If linux wants to gain more share in the desktop world it is going to have to be relavent a wide audience. I think that gnome shell can accomplish that. Fair enough but people also tend to set in their ways. Just because you are familiar with something doesn’t make it perfect anymore that something new is perfect because it is new. There are many aspects of gnome-shell I like such as the search bar which allows me to execute programs without haveing to navigate menus with a mouse. Ever since gui’s became available they have been very reliant on mouses and I find that navigating tends to slow you down. I certainly don’t configure new linux installs from the menus but with something like gnome shell or gnome do I might. I installed gnome do on my wife’s laptop to help her transition to linux and it worked great. If linux wants to gain more share in the desktop world it is going to have to be relavent a wide audience. I think that gnome shell can accomplish that.

]]> By: Sam http://deansas.org/blog/2009/09/24/first-impressions-of-gnome-shell/comment-page-1/#comment-38888 Sam Fri, 12 Mar 2010 02:50:39 +0000 http://www.deansas.org/blog/?p=603#comment-38888 Dudes, Gnome3 is a massive joke, it breaks Compiz because it's ridiculiously stupid. If Compiz ever developed their own DE you'll all flee to it in masses and avoid this garbage, because that's what it is Garbage pure and simple. There's no paradigm shift except for the dumb! Good luck, probably most will switch to KDE so they can maintain the fun CUBE and other effects that Compiz is known for RIP COMPIZ Dudes, Gnome3 is a massive joke, it breaks Compiz because it’s ridiculiously stupid. If Compiz ever developed their own DE you’ll all flee to it in masses and avoid this garbage, because that’s what it is Garbage pure and simple. There’s no paradigm shift except for the dumb! Good luck, probably most will switch to KDE so they can maintain the fun CUBE and other effects that Compiz is known for

RIP COMPIZ

]]> By: Dean http://deansas.org/blog/2009/09/24/first-impressions-of-gnome-shell/comment-page-1/#comment-38887 Dean Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:51:18 +0000 http://www.deansas.org/blog/?p=603#comment-38887 I meant as the default. I imagine it'll still be in the repositories I meant as the default. I imagine it’ll still be in the repositories

]]> By: James Duncan http://deansas.org/blog/2009/09/24/first-impressions-of-gnome-shell/comment-page-1/#comment-38886 James Duncan Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:42:43 +0000 http://www.deansas.org/blog/?p=603#comment-38886 Really? Not even in universe? Really? Not even in universe?

]]> By: Dean http://deansas.org/blog/2009/09/24/first-impressions-of-gnome-shell/comment-page-1/#comment-38882 Dean Sun, 27 Dec 2009 22:46:20 +0000 http://www.deansas.org/blog/?p=603#comment-38882 10.04 will not ship with gnome shell. Gnome 3.0 and hence gnome-shell is not due for release until 09/2010 10.04 will not ship with gnome shell. Gnome 3.0 and hence gnome-shell is not due for release until 09/2010

]]> By: SteveOll http://deansas.org/blog/2009/09/24/first-impressions-of-gnome-shell/comment-page-1/#comment-38881 SteveOll Sun, 27 Dec 2009 20:46:26 +0000 http://www.deansas.org/blog/?p=603#comment-38881 Having tried gnome-shell with Ubuntu 9.10, all I can say is that in principle its a good idea, but surely the more important thing would to be improve what we have already by reducing the bloat of gnome2.x? Or maybe they could take gnome-do and tweak it to have the intended functionality of the gnome-shell. That way we could still have a familiar GUI with the option of the shell until they agree on something that doesn't FUBAR gnome2.x. I cannot imagine Ubuntu 10.04 (slated for LTS version) would ship with something that is still very experimental. If all else goes wrong, you could try Debian as they won't be switching, hell their 'official' KDE version is still 3.5 (or something like that). Having tried gnome-shell with Ubuntu 9.10, all I can say is that in principle its a good idea, but surely the more important thing would to be improve what we have already by reducing the bloat of gnome2.x?

Or maybe they could take gnome-do and tweak it to have the intended functionality of the gnome-shell. That way we could still have a familiar GUI with the option of the shell until they agree on something that doesn’t FUBAR gnome2.x.

I cannot imagine Ubuntu 10.04 (slated for LTS version) would ship with something that is still very experimental.

If all else goes wrong, you could try Debian as they won’t be switching, hell their ‘official’ KDE version is still 3.5 (or something like that).

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