Scott Trakker

Hello everybody,

I created a mockup of how the GNOME-desktop could look like if it had one big horizontal workspace (like PaperWM or Niri compositor).

You can find it here:
https://penpot.jeroenverhoeckx.com/#/view/79947d4f-b8ab-816a-8003-e084136116c0?page-id=79947d4f-b8ab-816a-8003-e08413617b2e&section=interactions&index=0&share-id=79947d4f-b8ab-816a-8003-e084c0f545b9

Anyone interested to comment on this design?

Feb 10, 2024 at 10:00pmWeb
Show threadScott TrakkerFeb 11, 2024

@sonny and @garrett

As far as I know, you are both active in the development and/or in the UX-design of the GNOME-desktop. What do you think of the above design?

Show threadGarrett LeSageFeb 13, 2024

@Scott_Trakker It's been a while since I was participating in GNOME more than just using it and being a fan of the desktop, apps, and the developers making it all.

Have you seen https://blogs.gnome.org/tbernard/2023/07/26/rethinking-window-management/ ? It covers some of these things and has some nice videos.

/cc: @sonny

Rethinking Window Management

Window management is one of those areas I'm fascinated with because even after 50 years, nobody's fully cracked it yet. Ever since the dawn of time we've relied on the window metaphor as the primary way of multitasking on the desktop. In this metaphor, each app can spawn one or more rectangular windows, which are...

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Show threadScott TrakkerFeb 13, 2024

@garrett @sonny

Hello @garrett, thanks for answering!
Yes, I have seen the videos of Tobias Bernard, but I have to say that I'm not really enthusiastic about it. I see too many issues rising and I don't think the videos gives a realistic preview of how it would actually work.