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RockyC May 20, 2023

As a macOS user, my #Linux journey began with trying to make my DE look & work like #macOS, but with the added features a Linux DE provides - first #GNOME, then #KDE, finally settling on #Cinnamon as my favorite.

Then @thelinuxEXP released his video about bad UX design where he trashed the concept of a menu to launch apps & demonstrated how GNOME’s approach is superior… 🤔

“You must un-learn what you have learned.“ —Yoda

My (mostly) stock GNOME immersion begins now.

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Oliver Grimm 🇪🇺May 20, 2023

@RockyC @thelinuxEXP yeah, I've seen that video, too. But I think it's kind of pointless to worry about this when you are using #krunner on #kde (or something similar in other DEs) to start your programs. I use the start menu in KDE maybe once a month. Everything else is "meta" + "space" + "some characters of the app's name. So it does not really matter for me.

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RockyC

@olivergrimm @thelinuxEXP Yep. I’ve been using #ULauncher in Cinnamon primarily, but when I can’t remember the app’s name, a graphical launcher where I can organize my apps is handy.

I am also trying to use GNOME’S concept of workspaces instead of minimizing app windows to a panel or dock. My small touchpad (by modern standards) will occasionally balk at GNOME’S three-finger gestures, however.