> Or if the "slam the mouse cursor to the left corner first" gesture becomes too cumbersome after a certain amount of time?
Hitting `Super` key shows the window overview > Sadly, I am yet to find a single article praising the decision, and most of the comments on the topic suggest to either install a plugin Extensions are a huge attraction of Gnome. They let you tweak the desktop to your liking. For example, this extension <https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/307/dash-to-dock/> displays the taskbar by default. Perhaps a short how-to guide can be shown upon boot-up for new Ubuntu installations. I believe that with good on-boarding documentation and some open-minded experimentation, users will be able to make the shift smoothly. - Awjin On Thu, Apr 13, 2017 at 9:13 PM, Carlos Solís <csol...@azkware.net> wrote: > As it is well known already, the interface of GNOME Shell is very > different from the one in most other desktop environments, and even earlier > versions of GNOME itself. With the statement that Ubuntu will drop support > for Unity in favor of GNOME Shell, and further statements from both main > Ubuntu and Ubuntu-GNOME developers that customization will be intentionally > minimal, in order to keep the desktop as the upstream GNOME developers > intended it to be, this means that a major interface shift is about to come > for the standard Ubuntu user. > > The problem existed back in 2011, when Ubuntu decided to avoid GNOME Shell > by creating the Unity desktop environment, and it still exists now: the > handling of windows and tasks is different from the one most other desktop > environments offer to the user by default, perhaps with the exception of > tiling windows managers, which are more intended for power users. In > particular, the complete removal of an always-visible taskbar with the > currently open programs, a staple of the vast majority of desktop > environments, being replaced with a mouse gesture to display a list of > windows. Sadly, I am yet to find a single article praising the decision, > and most of the comments on the topic suggest to either install a plugin, > or to switch the desktop environment entirely. This design decision has > apparently proven unpopular with everyone but the GNOME interface > developers, but given the context, all points to Ubuntu 17.10 keeping it > intact, effectively removing the taskbar by default for users that upgrade > next October. > > This leads to the normal user upgrading from Ubuntu 17.04, rebooting the > computer, hopefully reading the help file that will pop up on boot, > clicking "Applications" to open an app, finding a sole window preview > laying around, clicking on some app and opening it, repeating the process, > and maybe by then the change of paradigm will be evident. But what happens > if this is not the case? Or if the "slam the mouse cursor to the left > corner first" gesture becomes too cumbersome after a certain amount of > time? Are there any plans to directly palliate the change of interface for > these users with tools bundled with the newest Ubuntu (such as a plugin), > or are they expected to relearn the desktop paradigm upon the first boot > and accustom to it? > > Hoping this mail is the beginning of a healthy discussion, > > - Carlos Solís > > -- > Ubuntu-GNOME mailing list > Ubuntu-GNOME@lists.ubuntu.com > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailm > an/listinfo/ubuntu-gnome > -- Ubuntu-GNOME mailing list Ubuntu-GNOME@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-gnome
