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Does anyone actually like the default GNOME workflow? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by shapis@lemmy.ml to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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I gave it a fair shot for about a year, using vanilla GNOME with no extensions. While I eventually became somewhat proficient, it's just not good.

Switching between a few workspaces looks cool, but once you have 10+ programs open, it becomes an unmanageable hell that requires memorizing which workspace each application is in and which hotkey you have each application set to.

How is this better than simply having icons on the taskbar? By the way, the taskbar still exists in GNOME! It's just empty and seems to take up space at the top for no apparent reason other than displaying the time.

Did I do something wrong? Is it meant for you to only ever have a couple applications open?

I'd love to hear from people that use it and thrive in it.

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[–] sab@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I would advise against using workspaces [...] My main desktop I have 4 monitors

Hahaha, figures. I mostly only use my laptop monitor, and absolutely depend on workspaces in everything I do. I rarely have more than four open, but I really like that it's flexible.

For me the default Gnome workflow is fantastic. I feel like there are always two quick ways of doing anything I want, either with touch pad gestures or with the keyboard depending on situation. I get frustrated trying to use anything else.

[–] vampatori@feddit.uk 1 points 1 year ago

I did start with it and use it on a laptop, honestly I think that's where it shines the most - but I guess the more windows you open the less useful it becomes. I think if there was a way to do the expose-like "view all things at once" (Super key) that worked across all workspaces, I'd be all over them. But as there's no easy way to live view everything on all workspaces, I just don't use them.