What People Are Saying About GNOME [Part 4]
3701: sack the gnome team
find a new job
3702: I refuse to use Gnome 3.x until I get my gnome panel options back, including System Monitor and Workspace Switcher. I use these extensively.
Adding MORE mouse actions is not an improvement. GNOME3 was an interesting experiment, now lets bring some of the 2.x functionality forward so it can really be used by the full user base.
3703: Keep up the great work. I like that you completely forget about GNOME, like any good software system if it's working properly it doesn't get in the way or impact your workflow. GNOME succeeds completely in this area.
3704: I just installed gnome-shell and gnome 3.2 on top of Ubuntu....besides issues with the ATI drivers, I find that there is really not a lot of ways I can see to customize it.
For example I cannot find a way to remove unnecessary icons from the 'ALL' application section.
There needs to be more tools or tutorials that show how to customize things.
3705: Make Compiz easier to get working.
Make Compiz controls less cluttered and easier to understand.
Make the desktop background span across workspaces so that which workspace is which is obvious by which part of the background is showing.
Just as Unity has driven me away from Ubuntu (it really is ugly and limited, I couldn't get rid of it quick enough), so is Gnome 3 driving me away from Gnome. I see that Mint is moving to Gnome 3 so I'll have to replace Mint on my laptop. KDE is looking better all the time which is a pity because Gnome 2 with a tamed and trained Compiz really is the best interface I have ever used - it makes it a pleasure to turn on the computer. Gnome 3 is becoming the new standard but my computer is not a tablet and does not have a touch screen and Gnome 3 just isn't that pretty. 34 years of computing have made me prize pretty highly and I thank you every single day for showing me how pretty a desktop can be but I won't be following you with Gnome 3.
3706: As far from UNITY type stuff the better!
Thank you for your contributions.
3707: Gnome-Shell, Lack of configuration...
Speed up the development of configurability
3708: 1 Remove or optimize all the things that use too much memory and processing power, people use older computers and laptops with lower memory and speed, how am I going to migrate people to Linux if it wont run on old low video or memory computers? If I have to put Puppy Linux on it, I may as well leave XP on them.
2 Make it fast on low hardware, if Gnome, Ubuntu or KDE thinks it can compete on tablets with Apple IOS it had better be fast, POLISHED, and dead simple to use or they are just wasting our time.
3 Make sure I can configure dual monitors and other hardware without having to configure text files or fight with nvidia of ATI drivers.
I used Ubuntu because it is easy to install the OS without headache, and I learned to love Gnome. When I heard they were going to unity, I tried Kubuntu. I learned to tolerate KDE and I like that they came out with a script to reduce system load for older computers. If a regular user buys a new computer with Windows 7, they are not going to put a Linux on it that the user experience is worse than Windows 7 unless they are paranoid about viruses. I also think Gnome should be careful about insulting linux users if they want their environment used. Linux users are the people who install linux on other peoples computers, they made Ubuntu because it was simple for users and easy to install. They are going to abandon Ubuntu like I am because of unity. If you treat your users like Ubuntu is treating its users, don't be surprised if LXDE of xfce becomes extremely popular.
3709: Lower resource use
Central home for tweaks, addons, themes etc.
3710: Easier to Customize, Better Performance, More Stability.
1. Please let users have the driving wheel. We know what works best for us when it comes to user experience. Maybe have a wizard on first use to setup Gnome for Beginners, Advanced, and Power Users?
2. I want to be able to enjoy Gnome 4 without a graphics card and a super fast cpu. I want to spend my computing power on the applications I run, not the desktop that serves them to me.
3. If Gnome freezes too often, I switch over to another desktop for a while (and end up coming back to see if things have improved). After a while coming back no longer seems smart.
3711: I'd stop imposing radically different things that are still in their infancy, and offer a transitional choice that doesn't suck worse than the previous release.
Perhaps try to refine what is there already instead of entirely redoing it in every X years...
3712: stupid applets to work
make the top bar autohide
more customization (even if hidden, gnome-tweaks is not something I want to HAVE to install)
see above
3713: more configurability
the ability to substitute email clients easily
the ability to group files by type in Nautilus
Please allow the use to configure the desktop according to their own preferences. That is what has always differentiated Linux desktops from Windows and Mac.
3714: Fix multiple monitors to work properly (i.e. both monitors are associated with each workspace)
Fix multi monitors!
3715: A menu that works like a conventional menu
should be able to view open windows without needing to perform a action
add customisation, this could solve all bad rep
Add customisation or the ability to toggle between new look and old look
3716: Improve fallback mode so that it is as fully featured as gnome 2.x. Reduce the negative space in menu bars (.5" is ridiculously large)
netbook users are not the entire userbase. Some people have a valid need for static virtual desktops and pagers that are visible without a hotkey
3717: Add the shutdown menu.
Make the workspaces constantly visible in the shell.
Add unified menubar file-edit-etc menus.
Ignore the zealots, and just make a good OS.
3718: No ideas.
Thanks Guys.
3719: 1. changing icon position on the dock/dock extension.
2. When two instances of the same program are open clicking the icon will bring up an expose view of the program like in unity.
3.hotkeys for opening dock programs.
bonus: anti-aliased rounded corners and rounded menu corners
3720: Let me move the Unity Bar in Ubuntu and for Fedora 15...just ew. Give me more options without having to use a terminal. Make me feel like I own an Apple, without paying for it. They're both Linux. Right?
Please stop trying to make such a "Pretty UI" For the record I only own an iPhone for good reason, no other Apple products also for good reason. However, I feel that Gnome 3 just needs to be their own UI not mesh of Win7 and OSX. It feels cluttered and annoying while Gnome 2 was simplistic and much easier to use. That goes without saying Gnome 2 had it's own faults. The real point is sometimes too many options and mixes of ideas can prove disheartening.
Thanks for listening or just reading and moving on.
3721: enable a normal desktop metaphor in gnome 3.
enable much greater user configurability in gnome3.
enable panel applets in gnome 3.
stop trying to force people to use their desktop "your way" in gnome 3.
3722: More configuration options, better support for non-gnome software (e.g. KDE software and Firefox), and a bit more stability
The one above.
3723: Applies to GNOME 3
Bring back the task bar
Be able to set hot keys for expose and spaces switching
Be able to set what the hot corners do
Show icons on the desktop
Bring back the maximize, minimize, and restore window buttons
Improve general stability (GNOME 3 crashes way more than GNOME 2)
GNOME 3 has some great enhancements, but on the whole, it is a big step backwards in useability.
3724: 1. Better hot-key customization support (for example, like in Openbox). Right now, I just use the Compiz plugin which is limited.
2. Better customization of the panel (for example, I'd like to remove mine completely and use a dock - e.g., AWN, Docky, etc. - instead. However, having a start menu in the dock (like Mint Menu) would make it even better ala Unity's dock (which isn't good because it's not flexible enough).
3. Better multi-monitor support. GNOME Shell (when I tried it) sucked balls at multiple monitors. I personally use 3 on my desktop via 2 video cards. GNOME Shell sucks with it, GNOME 2.x + Compiz sucks with it, and well, really all Linux DEs that aren't straight up window managers (Openbox, Compiz Standalone, Awesome, Xmonad, etc.) suck at handling dual card/multi-monitor configurations. Of course, I know this really the fault of DE devs, but the design choices made tend to cater to the narrow view that everyone uses a single monitor/screen.
Please take into account community input in designing GNOME. Or at least create a settings/configuration manager that allows us to change a LOT of the core components and behavior. Thank you.
3725: Give the option of 2.x design.
Make gnome more customizable.
Gnome classic is terrible.
Listen to the community!
3726: 1. Put "Run Program" in the Main Menu
2. Needs a combined Clock and Mail applet
3. Get rid of Epiphany and just use Firefox as default browser
Add more options back in.
Bring back some of the great applets that were in 1.x (Like a skinnable Clock and Mail applet).
3727: I don't like the UI introduced in v3 and have switched to using Unity in Ubuntu most of the time.
Keep up the good work! I would like to recommend redesigning the UI, though, and continuing to offer the Gnome 2.x UI as an option moving forward.
3728: 1. Get rid of Unity as the default window manager and revert to whatever came before
2. Get rid of all the fancy transitions and effects and make them optional downloads
3. Make the power settings (dim display, shut off display etc.) accessible through a single layer--may just be me, but I can't find what I need in gsettings.
3729: More configurable. Less default applications and applets and/or advanced install options.
My survey may not be completely useful as I haven't tried gnome 3 yet. If you are interested in attracting users like me perhaps my preferred KDE4 desktop would be of interest. If I could run only kwin and krunner I would probably run KDE like that over my current WM of choice, i3. Although I would prefer better tiling support than KDE offered as of version 4.6.
I will likely choose gnome over other options in the future if it can offer me:
* A good tiling environment.
* A very minimal core set of apps (preferably just WM and run dialogue [alt + F2]) Slim is sufficient as a DM, I would even consider GDM unnecessary (but acceptable) bloat.
* All of the compositing whiz-bang you offer with the full DE experience. (this would be the only reason I might choose it over something like i3, awesome or xmonad)
* A simple plain-text config file for all configuration.
* As few hard dependencies as possible that I can't disable with compilation flags.
Thanks for reading all that,
Cutchyacokov
3730: Gnome-shell needs to be totally re-thought from the ground up. Settings for options should be made possible to find, if they even exist. The animations could really use some help.
Seriously, hiding the Shutdown option? My computer is not a frelling iPhone -- it's a computer. Stop copying the iOS interface and make something that's actually sensible. Increasing click counts for simple tasks, removing buttons for normal functionality, and forcing me to do things your way is NOT progress. True, old habits can be difficult to ditch. But I love to play around with new interfaces, and gnome-shell is the only one that makes me scream because it's so stupid. Quit brushing off your users by saying that everyone complains about change. I like change. I don't like when things are changed into something stupid. And quit pointing to the interface research as if that somehow proves that your actual product is good. Numbers are one thing, but only as something to be -considered- in design. Ignoring the users and telling them that they're wrong because some research says that they honestly do like your new interface better (they just don't realize it yet) is stupid. And don't let McCann guide the interface anymore -- he fumbled it big time, and has shown that he simply doesn't understand interface.
3731: 1) Scrap GNOME 3
2) Integrate WiCD instead of NetworkManager
3) Fix the keyring
No need to re-invent the wheel. GNOME 2.X is what we're familiar with and represents what has made GNOME what it is. Keep going in weird directions and you'll just splinter the community and create new factions. Remember the mass exodus away from KDE after 4.0? You're doing the same thing.
3732: Give back configurability. Don't ship a half-assed system. Listen to your users.
CONFIGURABILITY! So many users have asked for this. The GNOME team's attitude towards the community is an embarrassment. Even some trivial settings (e.g. fonts, themes, let me ditch the accssibility icon). Too many to list. Extensions are just that - these should be key components of the desktop environment.
I've given GNOME 3 a fair shot, and could get used to its flow. I cannot, however, accept the lack of options I have.
3733: I would bring back some of the old customization. Mainly, I'm having problems switching between programs; I miss the old panels. I could quite possibly be so used to old versions of gnome that I haven't given the new GUI a chance.
3734: None, maybe If every program appeared in the bar that appears when the mouse is put in the bottom right hand of the screen
GOOD WORK!!!!!!!!!!!!!
3735: drop version 3, it's shit.
Stop developing version 3
3736: Move back to the gnome 2 interface.
Make it easier to go back to the gnome 2 interface.
Have a desktop branch and a tablet branch!
Move back to the old style such as in gnome 2.x
I know we need to move forward but the current gnome setup is very uncomfortable for my use on laptop/desktop, it feels very tablety.
3737: 1. Greater ease of configuration, but without the options being in the way as in KDE.
2. Document overview and jumplists by default, not as extension, in gnome-shell.
3. Better wireless configuration, i.e without the bugs.
3738: I would still like to have the "classic gnome" available for desktops. My experience with the new gnome is from Ubuntu 11.10 on my mothers laptop. It's simple enough for my mother which is nice. Searching for games that I've installed using dash would be hard for because she wouldn't know the name of them.
Keep up the good work. I haven't had any hard moments with any version of gnome2.x
3739: 1. Improve the clock applet to allow multiple time zones/formats to be displayed in the panel. This used to be possible with the clock applet from a couple years ago. I think there are some bugzilla issues related to this.
(http://askubuntu.com/questions/6928/is-there-any-way-to-display-time-in-utc-on-the-panel)
2. Create a new file manager (or enhance nautilus) with multiple tree views similar to the old windows explorer. IMO, Nautilus is not as usable as the old Windows XP/2000 explorer.
3. Nautilus should show the full file path by default instead of requiring to press ctrl+L
IMO, Gnome users tend to be power users when compared to Windows/Mac users. So the Gnome team should design the Desktop with power users in mind and focus on productivity and customization. And let the Windows and Mac OS focus on the more novice users.
3740: Stop removing features. Be as configurable as possible.
3741: Bring back the old levels of configurability.
Change behavior of laptop lid.
Use less memory.
Good work, but 3.0 is a step sideways, not forward.
3742: more configurability
3743: 1) Bring up a "who's online" contact list in empathy as a drop down menu from top bar similar to accessibility menu
2) Make gnome 3 work on ATI graphics cards
3) Needs a biff-like application with a permanent number on screen of how many emails I have unread. I get far too many to be constantly checking the notification bar
4) STOP THE ICONS IN THE NOTIFICATION BAR FROM MOVING WHEN I MOVE THE MOUSE ON THEM!!! makes them impossible to click on (Fitt's law...). If there's room for them all, then spread them out and keep them still.
3744: Integrate Empathy contact list into the system tray, and be able to start chats within the system tray (rather than needing someone to initiate the conversation first).
Some way to minimize applications to system tray if they use it.
Support for Thunderbird Calendar with the Gnome Calendar.
Gnome 3/Gnome Shell is a great DE in terms of appearance and functionality. I no longer have the urge to sit around messing with docks and compiz to get a good balance of appearances and functionality.
3745: Easily accessible customization of the interface. It's way harder to customize on your own now, especially with Gnome 3. That's it really, so that x 3.
3746: 1. Allow me to set up the interface the way I want to.
2. Make the menus easier to edit.
3. Pick a standard way of working and stick to it, even if it seems
boring after a release or two. This isn't an art class, it is a
necessity for work.
Do NOT make drastic changes for the sake of change. Sadly, GNOME (and KDE
and others) are tools, not an end unto themselves. If you want to be
recognized as artistic and clever, work on web pages, not the user interface.
3747: More options to have panels on all sides, configure them to curve as well as be rectangular
Please keep the GNOME 2.x format available as a choice.
3748: Have it use GNOME panel and Metacity instead of the shell. No, that's it. I only needed 1, GNOME 2 was perfect.
Gnome 2 was perfect.
3749: More settings. Seriously. WAY more settings. I can't believe how many settings were taken out of the menus for gnome 3. Sure, I can go use gconf and dconf to setup everything, but I would love a nice control panel that is actually usful.
Stop thinking that you know best. You don't. You may be pretty good at making a desktop environment, but listen to your users.
3750: 1. Revert back to Gnome 2.x
2. Revert back to Simplicity
3. Revert back to speed.
Gnome 3.x is a mess! Unity is an even bigger mess! I love the simplicity of Ubuntu 10.04. I want that desktop back for Gnome.
3751: Add a good desktop Search
Improve classic look of Gnome on Gnome 3
Gnome 3 Shell is good for some users only.
Please dont ignore power users with multiple monitors
3752: 1. I would like to see the login screen be full screen and not a window.
2. I would like to see a tool set that could manage hundreds to thousands of desktop. Like setting the wallpaper to to something a user can't change.
3. Have a easier way to have a login banner that the must agree to login to the computer
I like the "idea" of GNOME 3 but I prefer the older GNOME 2.x look and feel. I wish that you will continue to update the GNOME "classic" look or you may lose a long time GNOME user.
3753: Revert to 2.0.
3754: 1. Eliminate bugs, e.g. stop nautilus-cd-burner from producing coasters, fix memory leaks (e.g. clock-applet is at ~430MB mem usage in 'top' right now, gnome-netstatus is at 420MB), etc.
2. Make it more configurable. I have to hack gconf and config files to get the synaptics input device to do what I want; I can't change the edge resistance of the window manager (that used to be possible once!), etc.
3. Speed it up! Sometimes when I click on the gnome (foot) menu it takes 10 seconds for the menu to come up. This on a brand new Intel Core Duo with 2GB RAM.
Ditch the tablet nightmare!
3755: An easier way to interact with dconf. An easier way to manage extensions and themes.
I love the direction that GNOME 3 is headed, and I hope that the wonderful theme/extensions systems aren't hidden behind a wall intentionally created to keep the user from modifying their GNOME 3 install.
3756: Return to the 2.x UI and continue developing it as a desktop UI. Focus the 3.x on tablets. If you absolutely have to, merge them down the road, perhaps as a 4.x release ala Google with Android. But retain usability for the desktop user, and customization options for the power users.
Going to a tablet-esque UI on a desktop environment seems bizarre. Particularly in light of the lack of Linux tablets available on the market. I've switched to XFCE and will stay there for the foreseeable future.
3757: the community *3
3758: 1. Focus on intuitive and clean UI
2. Focus on UI efficiency. Take a lesson from apple here and let the user perform the task in the least number of steps.
3. Make gnome "lighter". I like Xfce for it's speed and low memory usage.
3759: 1. Begin doing usability testing on desktop rather than just design.
2. Performance - my fairly powerful computer always seems to slow when running Gnome3
3760: 1.) More complete releases, no piecemeal fixes and additions for critical functionality.
2.) Keep an eye on memory footprint and start time!
3.) Make website and documentation a bit clearer
Keep up the good work, I'm still a fan.
3761: Expand the control panel, double monitor support, add the power down button.
3762: greater nautilus customization. i.e. open in terminal
menu bar in gnome3 is too cumbersome for someone who uses one click application launching, virtual desktops, and probably a few dozen other usability features
tech previews are great, but to get ideas to the masses, regularly updated ubuntu PPA's are the way to test features from users, and get their feedback
3763: Bring Gnome 2 panels back but better and easier to configure. This was a great power user feature. just needed a bit more work with stability and more options with customisation.
Windows management - bring new windows to centre or better smart placement (Compiz can do this) - No more window open in top left always and stipulate applications must handle there own placement.. frustrates me but Compiz helps
better standard apps - most are good but few holes - simple painting app.. simpler email.. lighter better search file handling (nautilus) more intergration with fundamentals such as networking (vpn options) etc. Better mount options included in GUI including SMB/NFS share mounts etc.. why cant I set these to auto mount per user (yes I know you can per machine via fstab.. but no GUI for per user.. why??)
3764: Stop removing options for the sake of ease of use.
3765: I would make it more configurable for those that want that.
3766: More power-user features.
More power-user options.
Also, of course, more customization.
I understand that the current focus is to make desktop computing easier for all skill levels and I understand that GNOME 3 was re-written from scratch so I shouldn't expect me to be 100% satisfied. My only suggestion is that you not neglect the more advanced users of the community.
3767: Gnome-shell is the only thing actually. If it wasn't for that horrible interface with no ability to change to the users way of working instead of forcing the user to change I might still be using Gnome. Instead, I have moved to a different DE and have been replacing anything with Gnome dependencies to avoid any excess bloat.
You need to listen to your rapidly diminishing user base. While not everything is bad in Gnome-shell there are many changes needed. Most of Gnome seems pretty decent to me but Gnome-shell is the face everyone sees, and if everyone wants to punch you in the face, you may want to rethink what you are doing.
3768: Default task bar.
Bring back a menu button in the top panel.
The ability to switch virtual desktops horizontally.
Stop copying OS X.
Listen to the "unenlightened peon users".
Remember that laptops and desktops still exist.
3769: I don't think I am qualified to ...
but yeah I left some suggestions. kthanks
Good question
Remove redundancy. Focus on one way of doing things and work on various configurations so it does not break. Don't listen to the naysayers; you'll be a OK.
3770: Bring back a 2d mode. 3d is too demanding for laptops wanting to save battery life.
Start doing studies about why things should change intead of 'lets try this'.
Actually ask the community.
Stop focusing on the bottom end of computer users. It makes your desktop environment function like ass.
3771: Easier Configuration
More Configuration Options
3772: 1. When mounting an internal hard drive through nautilus, please disable the notification icon that pops up asking whether to "Open with files, or Eject" - this may only effect arch linux, I'm not sure.
2. I really liked the system monitor applet in gnome 2.x It'd be great if it could be squeezed somehow into gnome 3.x
3. Having multiple screens on your computer could be somehow made to better in gnome 3.x
I'm loving Gnome 3.2 so far - just a few small annoyances :-D
3773: 1: 'Focus follows mouse', instead of being removed as an option, should be the default! Designing for the lowest common denominator is alienating your user base and gives other human beings too little credit. It has many advantages, and now it is not even selectable via advanced hacking (ie gconf!) Unacceptable. I Simply cannot even consider using a linux desktop environment where the focus requires clicking, so you have shoved me in the street by removing it.
2: 90% of my activities are the same over and over, so I should be able to make those things extremely easy. For example, i should be able to drag icons to the 5-10 most common apps I run to a toolbar (what was the gnome bar) and fully edit/modify/customize them to my preferences. Instead gnome3 eliminated the ability to do it at all, and now the number of clicks to do common tasks has skyrocketed. Focus on aranging apps and searching them is great, but does not replace the standard 10 I need quick access to. Windows 7 'pin to task bar' got this extremely right. Emulate them.
3: Keep things simple. You are not doing yourself any favors by making all the background API's (dbus, for example) so complex and obscure that noone novice or only slightly interested in can hack on things. If I look at gnome on a common distro, I see tons of daemons running in the background, few have man pages or documentation I can find. Many have open ports or sockets, often they misbehave and eat cpu or memory. This makes the trust level go way down.
You all seem to be overcome by some ideology of aiming at some ignorant end user who cannot handle a mouse, is afraid of words, has no idea how computers work. That is simply not your base, and even if it is a goal to target people like that, you should be doing it in a way such as to drag them into the world of computers, rather than pander to them with lowest-common-denominator featuresets. A linux desktop is like a pro machine shop. Many of the tools are big and scarry and one would need to read books and train with them for years to use them well. Others are more entry friendly and can teach skills needed to later use the big machines. Linux has historically been only the big machines, and I very much favor using it to also build small machines, but they should not be closed safety only systems, rather they should allow the user to expand into a pro at his or her own rate.
I am willing to put up with defaults and messages designed not to be scary as long as I can change the defaults in a reasonable way. It is extremely hostile and offensive, however, when all the deep config windows are eliminated, and their options simply remove as possibilities. Taking gnome away from me, to hand to a n00b is unfair, and misguided. Lets all share it, that's the point of free software.
Thank you for hearing me out,
-Rubin
3774: Chucking everything from GNOME 2 was a huge mistake.
3775: I was a GNOME 2.x user. GNOME 3 convinced me to switch to another DE. I eventually settled on Xfce.
GNOME 3 was a poor decision.
3776: I guess you mean GNOME 3.2, which I did try recently via the official GNOME live disc. The things I want are below:
1. MORE OPTIONS
2. MORE OPTIONS
3. I'd like the GNOME leadership to understand who their core user base is - highly technical people whose main intention is to move data around in the most efficient way possible.
I like where you're going with the UI, but forgetting this one thing is suicidal for GNOME: The interface needs to become increasingly *more* efficient for the user to manipulate their machine, any step backward will generate an outcry.
Please take criticism seriously. Some of it will come from techy luddites, but even their concerns are legitimate.
-- O/T:
I'm a GNOME 2.x user, waiting until GNOME 3 is more complete before upgrading. And I'm actually really excited for that day - especially since gnome-shell can be tweaked using standard CSS and Javascript - something I didn't even know until looking into addons.
You guys should be advertising the HTML/CSS/JS extensibility of gnome-shell!!! There are armies of web developers eager to tweak their desktop using languages that they already know!
3777: Add back custom keybinding support.
3778: javascript extension documentation
installation of extensions
3779: More configure-ability. i prefer compiz overall as a wm. Eye-candy.
give me wobbly windows, transparency, custom edge bindings, and the shift-switcher, or give me compiz
3780: Easier customization
You guys keep things simple but that doesnt mean you cant improve or add features. Project seems stagnant at times
3781: 1. You created this great new full-screen UI that lays over the workspace. Why not integrate file browsing into that?
2. Personally, I think it could be much more touch-friendly. I don't actively use a touch screen and I've never used one before with Linux, but it seems like the next step.
3. It could really use a lot of the older GNOME 2.0 features (such as theming and whatnot).
If you guys want to get more people involved in working on GNOME, it'd be a much better option in my opinion to build a forum or something so people can easily see what's going on and contribute.
3782: Let me move the Unity Bar in Ubuntu and for Fedora 15...just ew. Give me more options without having to use a terminal. Make me feel like I own an Apple, without paying for it. They're both Linux. Right?
Please stop trying to make such a "Pretty UI" For the record I only own an iPhone for good reason, no other Apple products also for good reason. However, I feel that Gnome 3 just needs to be their own UI not mesh of Win7 and OSX. It feels cluttered and annoying while Gnome 2 was simplistic and much easier to use. That goes without saying Gnome 2 had it's own faults. The real point is sometimes too many options and mixes of ideas can prove disheartening.
Thanks for listening or just reading and moving on.
3783: Bring back a 2d mode. 3d is too demanding for laptops wanting to save battery life.
Start doing studies about why things should change intead of 'lets try this'.
Actually ask the community.
Stop focusing on the bottom end of computer users. It makes your desktop environment function like ass.
3784: Complete redesign of GNOME 3
Keep the GNOME 2 style desktop moving forward. The new GNOME3 design is not well suited for hard core development work.
3785: -Shutdown button, without holding alt or whatever.
-Less restriction and more options.
-Developers that listen at least a little.
I am happy you are moving in a new direction but removing options and the ability to customize my desktop enviroment, is moving backwards.
My Mom,Dad,brother and wife will not use gnome 3 even after trying it for a few days. The people using it are advanced users, yet it is restrictive and locked down like grandma would be using it and might screw it up.
Learn your audience work with and for them, not away and against them.
3786: 1. Stability crashes of basic components are far too frequent, mainly nautilus..
2. Please return customization to the hands of semi casual users. Yes, I can go into gtk or use the command line to change most settings, but expecting my mom, or wife or kids to do the same is unreasonable with the current system.
3. More cooperation with other desktop environments, namely unity, kde, etc. If you were all working together instead of doing the same work 3 times you could all get a lot more done and have a better experience for all.
Please listen to the users, we want more choices, more customization and more stability. I'm sure you will hear this thousands of times but we aren't stupid.
3787: Gnome 3:
It requires more clicking and decision making to switch current tasks. A task bar is very efficient for multitasking.
I do miss the customization for the panels in Gnome 2.
Shutdown, please? I do not always want my laptop in standby. Especially when people unfamiliar with Gnome 3 shut down my laptop, my battery dies.
I really like Gnome 3. I have not used Gnome 3.2 yet, but look forward to it. Some improvements will make it perfect. Keep up the great work everyone; you have a great product.
3788: Need better advanced features, too limiting as is.
3789: 1 Easier customization of top panel - move clock, turn off accessability
2 aility to turn off alt-tab grouping
3 easier launching multiple instances of the same program - especially the terminal
Impliment a repososatory officially supportred and easily installable extensions
3790: Add Gnome 2 back to the Distrobutions!
Don't stop supporting Gnome 2!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
3791: Less clutter
More common (less invented) conventions.
Stronger focus on remote resources.
1) Dear Team, I know you like OSX. You have to understand you can't build OSX with 5% of the resources that Apple has. At the moment Gnome's goals vastly outpace the gnome team's ability. Execution and quality have been really pretty poor. I switched to XFCE as a result. No really.
2) Focus on small incremental (but constant) changes.
3) Have gnome focus on being a general purpose desktop realizing that almost all computing is going to be done remotely in the next 5 years anyway
3792: - It needs an easier way to switch between many windows. I'm not saying you need to bring the taskbar back, but I'm way overusing alt+tab and the "expose" button
- THEMES, bring them back. It's way too difficult to customize now
- Use Pidgin and Thunderbird instead of Empathy and Evolution. Evolution especially is awful.
If you're going to link certain programs so deeply into GNOME (evolution & empathy), allow users to change the programs.
3793: Just don`t hide shell extensions trying to get all the users to agree on them, users will have different needs and experience levels, and the default shell experience sucks for some.
Make them easy to install, manage, and use, and give them freedom to break shit if the extension writer really wants to.
Oh, and work with the Ubuntu team to get the shell to a near-perfect experience out of the box, it`s unfortunate, but after going through 3 different flavours-distros, I ended up coming back to Ubuntu-Unity just cause it`s SUUUUCH a huge community and PPAs rock! :)
3794: 1) Introduction to the radically different environment. I'm sure you've envisioned how it will be used, but the intuitive thing to do might not jive with that. For instance, if keyboard use is critical to efficient use of the shell, show me that in a walkthrough - otherwise I might still be clicking all around and growing frustrated.
2) Could have used / could use backwards compatibility with 2.x themes.
3) Could be more immediately responsive.
Keep on rocking in the free world.
3795: Pulseaudio.
I have to press alt to select power off? Really? WTF. (Yes, I know there are extensions that change this.)
Dual head support is horrible in so many ways.
Get rid of pulseaudio.
I don't always want to suspend.
Some people have more than one monitor.
3796: Go back to a system more like gnome 2
Throw out unity
3797: Decrease Resource use
Allow Configuration
Further decrease resource usage
Good luck using it on a netbook.
3798: Empathy integration seems kind of half-baked. If I have to have Empathy's contact list and tabbed chat window open for basic features like "start a conversation" then I don't see the value in the shell handling the notifications. Understand the distraction-reducing arguments but it doesn't work for me. I'd either like the integration to get to a point where I didn't need to interact with Empathy itself for everyday use (which seems like reinventing the wheel), or for the shell to not try to be involved.
I don't have any options to change how any of the UI works. Small tweaks to the UI make or break whether it's suitable for individual tastes. It's not a great experience to go googling for extensions I need to manually install when I'm only expecting to right-click and apply a toggle.
My final point has probably been debated endlessly. The lack of some permanent indicator of which windows I have open in a workspace contributes to a feeling of blindness and in-navigability, like the original command and conquer before you'd built your radar tower. I feel uncomfortable not being able to see this.
Although I probably echoed a lot of common complaints in the previous field, I'm not just shitty because everything is different to Gnome 2. I like Gnome 3 and would like to continue using it as it improves. It's only natural for me to fill in gaps I consider missing with functionality I'm used to (e.g. a taskbar), but I'm certain there are other ways for this to work. I look forward to seeing where this thing goes.
3799: Consistency of interface objects
A decent email client
A better file manager on the order the OSX finder file manager
Work on fewer projects and make them better. You don't need a half-dozen apps for any given purpose, you need one good one.
3800: I wish gnome 3 was more of a mix of gnome 2x, kde, and windows and not some retarted tablet
Please go back to the gnome 2x style with more gnome 3x improvements