tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822805028291837738.post5349256058024464370..comments2011-12-22T18:49:33.728-05:00jstultshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03506970399027046387noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822805028291837738.post-63235865019299439062011-12-22T18:49:33.728-05:002011-12-22T18:49:33.728-05:00Frustration w/Gnome Shell on Ask Slashdot: <a href="http://ask.slashdot.org/story/11/12/22/1544244/ask-slashdot-assembling-a-linux-desktop-environment-from-parts" rel="nofollow">Ask Slashdot: Assembling a Linux Desktop Environment From Parts?</a>jstultshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03506970399027046387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822805028291837738.post-32677137888641326602011-12-22T07:01:08.610-05:002011-12-22T07:01:08.610-05:00Actually, last night I installed all the shell extensions (which seem to be the ornery hacker reaction to overbearing Gnome UI gurus): <br /><br /> yum -y install gnome-shell-extensions-* gnome-tweak-tool<br /><br />This fixes lots of my gripes (I&#39;m feeling gradually less angry about this Gnome 3/Gnome Shell thing with those adjustments installed).jstultshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03506970399027046387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822805028291837738.post-113163675533693922011-12-22T06:46:35.052-05:002011-12-22T06:46:35.052-05:00You&#39;re right George; all I want is X mouse clicks to open X terminals, and one mouse click to open a browser, and then to switch between those easily without taking my hands off the keyboard. <br /><br />With the default Gnome Shell settings it is several clicks through a UI hierarchy to get a terminal, and then to open subsequent terminals requires several clicks, plus a context menu selection!<br /><br />I tried Xfce with a custom live CD when I was running F13 (it took up less space, so I could cram more tools on the CD), and I really liked it. <br /><br />I really miss the Red Hat days when right clicking on the desktop gave you context menu that had &#39;Open Terminal&#39; right near the top. The new stuff sure is pretty though...jstultshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03506970399027046387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822805028291837738.post-6899862631307186442011-12-22T04:01:47.488-05:002011-12-22T04:01:47.488-05:00Your observation is a common one among software developers. <br /><br />IMHO, Gnome 3 is an attempt to make doing simple things on a desktop more simple. It is not intended for people who want to do complex things on a computer. That seems to be the trend. For example, Microsoft is having a hard time making their Office Suite run well on their new Metro interface. The programs are too complex to fit the new UI paradigm.<br /><br />Some people are switching to Xfce for the desktop environment. <br /><br />I run Ubuntu 10.04 LTS (Long Term Support) Desktop Edition. It has a 3 year support cycle so I won&#39;t have to face Gnome 3 until 2013. On the other hand, not being a new-feature based release like Fedora, I had to download the latest Firefox browser directly from Mozilla.<br /><br />A key thing for me is VirtualBox. I do a lot of web-based development and creating a new application means setting up a new virtual machine web server for it to run in. I have found using things like <a href="http://webmin.com/" rel="nofollow">Webmin</a> and <a href="http://code.google.com/p/shellinabox/" rel="nofollow">Shell in A Box</a> make remote administration pretty easy. For running remote applications with a GUI locally, I use X11 forwarding. (ssh -X user@hostname)gmcrewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05795380097849494251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822805028291837738.post-47216226318377356802011-12-21T21:50:12.245-05:002011-12-21T21:50:12.245-05:00GNOME 3 sucks. <br /><br />This is the first time I&#39;ve regretted upgrading Fedora (I&#39;ve been running it since FC1).jstultshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03506970399027046387noreply@blogger.com