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GNOME Devs are rethinking the "Activities" button (www.omglinux.com)
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[-] [email protected] 35 points 11 months ago

This is really cool. I install extensions to remove the Activities button and display a workspace indicator.

A lot of Workspaces might present a problem though. Currently, the Workspace indicator extension with collapse into a number after 8, or so, and I’m not sure how that scenario would work with the proposal.

[-] [email protected] 15 points 11 months ago

Btw, they released it as an extension.

[-] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

It seems more and more that the GNOME extension ecosystem is going to make it more customizable than Plasma one day

[-] [email protected] 7 points 11 months ago

From my experience so far it's more like installing gnome extensions just to get a fraction of the customization of stock kde, and I don't really see that changing any time soon.

[-] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

It's cool in some ways, but in my experience updates of GNOME breaking some extensions, or extensions being abandoned, etc made it a real pain.

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[-] [email protected] 13 points 11 months ago

Well, I'm trying it out and I gotta say... I just don't care.

I mean, it looks nice, and I guess the extra info is good. On the other hand, I weirdly miss the word in the corner. On the other, other hand, it's such a small change I can't imagine getting upset about it if it became the default.

So... Yeah. Whatever's clever, Gnome team. I'm happy either way.

[-] [email protected] 9 points 11 months ago

On the other, other hand, it’s such a small change I can’t imagine getting upset about it if it became the default.

Haha, more folks should have this attitude.

[-] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago

I agree. I saw someone said something along the lines of "kill it with fire" an all I could thing was that sounds like a lot of effort for a couple dots in a corner.

[-] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago

I'm using it now and I feel the same way. It makes more sense to have a workspace indicator but I'm so used to the activities text at the top left that it just feels weird. I don't care if they change it it's just weird not having it after seeing it for 6 years

[-] [email protected] 9 points 11 months ago

Configurability is the answer. Some people like it some don't, just have a setting to turn it off and it's fine

Personally I don't see much point in it as I just use the three finger swipe anyway, too much effort to mouse up to the top left and click it then navigate a GUI compared to just swiping left and right

[-] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Hmm, I wouldn't like having such a setting cluttering up my settings panel. Maybe they could allow the user to configure whether they want such a setting?

[-] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

You'd need a setting to decide whether you wanted that configuration file too though, I'm not sure if I'd want it taking up space on my disk

[-] [email protected] 8 points 11 months ago

I like it. Def more useful

[-] [email protected] 8 points 11 months ago

It's not a terrible idea... I actually use the mentioned Space Bar and really like it (makes me miss i3 less :)).

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[-] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago

As long as I can hit the top left for the activities or a similar/more useful screen, I am happy

[-] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

Good! I don't get much use out of the button (or hot corner tbh) on a laptop. Gestures are king

[-] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

Been using the PoC extension for a few days now and I'm absolutely in love with it <3

[-] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

What das it do?

[-] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago

Read the article?

Basically, it replaces the word "Activities" with dots representing your workspaces, with the one you're on being a pill-shape. So if you had three active workspaces and you were looking at the third one it'd be kinda like this:

O O (__)

It doesn't affect the button itself at all, just changes the visual.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

That seems l like a fine addition, although visually an explicit number being shown would be enough and even better imho.

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