- cross-posted to:
- leftistunix@lemmygrad.ml
- cross-posted to:
- leftistunix@lemmygrad.ml
cross-posted from: https://lemmygrad.ml/post/111620
This guy basically mirrors my experience with KDE and GNOME. I like kde a lot but Gnome feels so much more polished and comfortable to use, especially on laptops.
You must log in or register to comment.
deleted by creator
deleted by creator
deleted by creator
deleted by creator
That’s an unproductive argument
deleted by creator
You also don’t need endless customization in a desktop for it to be good. Gnome is a decisive desktop with a decisive development vision. KDE is a lot more customizable but it can feel more disjointed sometimes and it’s app ecosystem is beyond what you need. KDE and it’s ecosystem is known for having an overwhelming amount of options and customization, but there is such a thing as too much. I run KDE on my main PC right now but I’m about to switch to Gnome 41 comes out with system-wide dark mode and the libadwaita redesign is released.
As for extensions, gnome extensions aren’t great because they aren’t officially supported but they aren’t awful either. I only really use the blur-my-shell extension to spice it up a bit. If you rely on extensions like dash-to-dock or other extensions to change the workflow you shouldn’t use a rolling release because you’ll generally want to wait for a little while after a release to update to make sure it wont break any extensions. In my opinion its probably wiser to get adjusted to gnome’s workflow instead of trying to fight it because once you do it’s really productive and smooth, way more polished than KDE feels for sure.
At the end of the day though that’s all up to personal choice. if you want more options go with KDE for sure, but if you want something that “just works” gnome is a great choice.
deleted by creator
deleted by creator
My question to you is… really?
I still can’t get my head around why anyone would voluntarily use a touchpad when they can connect a mouse to their laptop
Connecting a mouse to a laptop is way less handy (no pun intended or wtv) than just using the built-in trackpad. Not only are the gestures nice, but using them isn’t bad at all, imo. External mice often need a mat, often have long cables that get in the way (though wireless is certainly becoming more popular), and in general take up more space, which kinda goes against the portability and readiness of laptops, mostly used in contexts where peripherals are not really something you can have.
I still can’t get my head around why anyone would voluntarily use a touchpad when they can connect a mouse to their laptop
I used to think the same until I broke my mouse and went without one for a while and ended up just sticking without one because its a lot more convenient than always bringing a mouse around having to find a good flat surface to use it on. I usually end up using my laptop on my lap or at a small desk where a mouse would be clunky and unnecessary.
A touchpad is nice to use with gestures, if you are using programs that mostly just use the keyboard then the touchpad is quiet nice to use the switch programs.
I disagree. GNOME is great for keyboard and mouse control, with a lot of keybindings and mouse control. GNOME 41 is amazingly optimized and I would argue faster than KDE. I use a trackball mouse with my laptop and desktop, and I still perfer GNOME to KDE.
I like it when developers think outside the box.
I’m just happy we have choice. Imagine if we could only choose one choice.
Yeah I appreciate how our 2 biggest desktop environments are so unique from each other. Imagine if we had just KDE and XFCE or Gnome 2 and enlightenment. We got multiple different desktop environments that go in entirely different directions and smaller desktop environments that make a sort of gradient in between as well.
WTF ahaha
