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*Timestamps*
00:00 Introduction
01:45 Astra Monitor
02:36 Pano Clipboard Manager
03:14 PaperWM
04:04 MiniView
04:51 Quick Settings Tweaker
05:12 Privacy Settings
05:29 Apps Menu
05:50 Places Status Indicator
06:04 Logo Menu
06:36 Just perfection
07:25 Top Bar Organizer
08:01 SpeedUp Gnome Shell
08:43 Wiggle
09:07 Blur my shell
09:30 Burn My Windows
09:56 Caffeine
10:20 DDTerm
I dont necessarily agree.
- a different clipboard manager (whatever is equal to KDEs)
- blur my shell
- quick settings tweaker probably
- privacy settings (which is only for pipewire apps I guess, so nearly none)
- wiggle
- probably some maximize to workspace
- Strit ( @Strit@lemmy.linuxuserspace.show ) 22•7 months ago
If a DE has a list of “must install” extensions/plugins for it to be usable, then that DE is not for me.
I don’t know most of these extensions, but from the names it very opinionated and depends on who you are if those extensions are a must have for you. I mean, Burn My Windows does not sound like a must have, while Caffeine does.
Title should have been: “15 Extensions I Have To Install On GNOME”.
- imecth ( @imecth@fedia.io ) 11•7 months ago
You can disable the screensaver and auto-suspend just fine in the settings, caffeine lets you toggle it from the panel, I’d hardly call that a must have, if anything it’d annoy most users who prefer a clean panel.
I prefer the gnome approach of having a functioning basic DE where you can optionally install extensions that you want.
- helenslunch ( @helenslunch@feddit.nl ) 5•7 months ago
If a DE has a list of “must install” extensions/plugins for it to be usable, then that DE is not for me.
Figure this goes without saying, but the title is just clickbait. Gnome is completely useable. These are just optional optimizations.
- noddy ( @noddy@beehaw.org ) 15•7 months ago
This many extensions in gnome will be fragile. Extensions have a tendency to stop working on gnome updates. The more extensions, the more issues you’re gonna have. Though will probably work fine on a stable slow moving distro like debian or something.
Personally I use 3 extensions: dash to dock, app indicators and desktop icons.
- Adderbox76 ( @Adderbox76@lemmy.ca ) English4•7 months ago
The fact that “Dash to Dock” isn’t built in because Gnome is going all in on the ridiculous minimalist tablet like interface is seriously one of the things that makes me uninstall it after five minutes every time I’ve tried to give it a shot.
I’m running a desktop with two 32 inch monitors, not a frickin’ tablet. The reason traditional desktop interfaces have survived for so long is because they work, dammit. I shouldn’t have to click into an app drawer every time I want to run an often used app just because some developer thinks they should look like a tablet.
/end rant
- jw13 ( @jw13@beehaw.org ) 1•7 months ago
I regularly use an 11” laptop and I appreciate how much screen space GNOME allows for my applications. The interface is very keyboard-friendly as well, so launching apps is just one keypress away.
- nfsu2 ( @nfsu2@feddit.cl ) 3•7 months ago
Agree, I tested gnome on Debian and even then too many extensions tend to break some things.
- eveninghere ( @eveninghere@beehaw.org ) 1•7 months ago
I prefer to do everything on a command line, and that’s because it’s almost the only thing that will continue to work on Gnome.
- RedNight ( @RedNight@lemmy.ml ) 7•7 months ago
I literally don’t understand how people use Gnome without extensions. We must be built different or I’m slow
Same, that video is pretty silly but many extensions are really awesome.
- blur my shell: just make it look beatiful instead of a bit ugly
- appindicators: needes to basic app support
- more quicksettings are always good
- window decorations: why doesnt GNOME have a maximize button, this makes no sense
With those extensions though, GNOME is pretty cool. I prefer KDE a lot, and even though I hope to be able to use workspaces smoothly one day (which is still not easy in KDE I think) I am pretty happy.
But if you think about it, not having workspaces is a total pain.
- ByteWelder ( @ByteWelder@lemmy.ml ) 4•7 months ago
why doesnt GNOME have a maximize button
Probably because you can double-click the window ‘bar’ to achieve the same.
Interesting. KDE too but you also have a button. Makes more sense to control windows through buttons instead of a button, a doubleclick on a bar and a keystroke (meta)
- imecth ( @imecth@fedia.io ) 2•7 months ago
The reason it was cut is more about the drag action, dragging to panel maximizes and grabbing it will automatically restore it down. It’s basically combined with the move window action.
Thats also how it works on KDE :D
Just not on Cosmic, I hope they add that
- toikpi ( @toikpi@feddit.uk ) English4•7 months ago
The Tweaks application has a switch to enable maximize buttons on windows https://itsfoss.com/gnome-minimize-button/
Gnome has workspaces. I currently 3 workspaces open. I regularly have four or more open. https://help.gnome.org/users/gnome-help/stable/shell-workspaces.html.en
Yes I meant GNOME is the only one where I could use workspaces easily.
- yo_scottie_oh ( @yo_scottie_oh@lemmy.ml ) English4•7 months ago
Caffeine is why I use Gnome.
- narc0tic_bird ( @narc0tic_bird@lemm.ee ) 2•7 months ago
KDE has this feature built-in.
- PotatoesFall ( @PotatoesFall@discuss.tchncs.de ) 1•7 months ago
every DE should.
- SuperSpruce ( @SuperSpruce@lemmy.zip ) 2•7 months ago
No “extended gestures?” This makes GNOME feel way more slick without compromising the GNOME philosophy.