The Best Features Of GNOME In 2012

Written by Michael Larabel in Software on 19 December 2012 at 03:08 PM EST. Page 6 of 15. 5 Comments.

501: shell search; window switching

502: gtk libraries, huge amount of often high quality gtk applications

503: gVFS, window management

504: Gnome shell expose, virtual desktop handling

505: I like the controls the G3 interface, but would like the desktop back

506: Choice, I can choose something different.

507: Desktop orientation

508: Fallback mode.

509: split pane

510: hot corner, easy screen keyboard access, extensions, shell search

511: GNOME 3 fallback mode; its only sane interface.

512: App search, drag to side of screen makes window take half space.

513: color management tool

514: the upper left activities menu that you dont have to click is nice

515: Online Accounts

516: Type to search basically everywhere (Overview, Documents, Contacts, Nautilus)

517: I don't have any.

518: Nautilus's bookmark and split pane view.

519: the gnome2 menu applications/places/system

520: easy to use, GTK,

521: app launcher

522: run dialogue(alt + f2)

523: 2-pane view, general desktop-feeling

524: Two panels and ability to see open windows

525: The activities screen is really great.

526: nothing specific

527: Most of them...

528: avahi printer integration, exchange support in evolution, workspaces

529: Dynamic workspaces

530: hot corner, overview

531: Dynamic workspaces

532: The traditional Destop metaphor, icons and folders on Desktop

533: i hate gnome shell

534: nautilus extra pane, icon emblems, gvfs

535: extensible top panel

536: gedit, menu, task bar, notification area, font rendering, integrated application suites

537: NOT the activities menu ;)

538: keyboard navigation

539: Easily moving windows around in the overview of the shell

540: vertical allignment of workspaces

541: vertical workspaces, window destop placement in overview mode

542: I rely on a lot of GNOME features, andI don't want any of them to go away.

543: shell and shell search are good

544: Mutter's snap to half screen, workspaces and generally consistent app catalogue

545: Gnome Online Accounts

546: Minimalist design

547: Nautilus, bloat

548:

549: Fallback mode

550: Chat notifications, search and a terminal.

551: multiple desktops cloud integration

552: Gnome 2 Panel

553: GNOME Terminal, Nautilus, Network Manager, evince, Simple Scan

554: Adding bookmarks in nautilus. Oh wait...

555: simple menu driven access to my apps inclusing my own shortcuts

556: not always clear what features are part of gnome

557: A reliable desktop paradigm instead of change for changes sake.

558: Ease of use - quick access to the functionality that I need and stability/flexability.

559: "raise window if covered, otherwise lower it" keyboard shortcut, window snapping, raise_on_click=false option, lightweight viewers (evince, eog)

560: Full customization, Applets, Gnome 2 Panel

561: gnome-shell as it is and nautilus

562: notification bar

563: Silencing notifications. Dynamic virtual desktops.

564: Calendar integration and time tracker.

565: Gnome Shell Extensions

566: The clean interface

567: Shell, Nautilus

568: fallback mode

569: <meta>search, multiple (dynamic) workspaces

570: none anymore

571: The Windows key bringing up the appliction menu. Everything else can go.

572: Activities overview (super key)

573: GTK 2

574: Shell search, "scale", multiple dynamic desktops

575: chat integration from gnome-shell

576: shell search, application previews

577: GNOME Shell

578: Don't know

579: add to panel, and again, add to panel

580: The ability to remove features to improve things

581: ease of use

582: Being free software, so that I can make changes and fix bugs, instead of being limited to whining on the internet about them

583: This question's clearly a trick!

584: Classic Mode

585: The search function in gnome-shell

586: Windows overview display

587: Nautilus dual pane views

588: search in app list, enter to run

589: Ability to mount smb://, ssh://, ...

590: I used to rely on world clock functionality before it was taken away.

591: gnome 2

592: some apps can't be used in desktops and tablets (or phones) in the same way, so i think should be a ecossistem with differents kinds of programas for differents devices

593: Nautilus split screen!

594: smooth, simplicity, beauty

595: not much, just gtk3

596: Multimonitor support

597: Classic drop down app menu, ability to easily add launchers to panels as menus of directories, classic windows switching, panels to be more customizable without the need of extensions.

598: Search bar in the dash

599: The overview, dynamic workspaces, minimal interface

600: Fucking Classic Nautilus


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