I really like gnome and how it looks. However every time I try it I find myself in need of more functionality and so I install a bunch of extensions. For example I can’t live without a dock and some sort of system tray that shows which apps are running in background.
Sometimes the extensions have small UI inconsistencies or use more memory than usual. That’s why I totally ditched gnome and switch to KDE.
Also I tend to think it’s been designed for people who are more comfortable using a keyboard. I’m mostly a mouse person.
Do any of you run pure gnome with no extensions? How do you cope with the lack of a dock and system tray?
I have extensions that do small QOL things. I can still use GNOME just fine without a single one of them enabled.
The idea of not being able to tell how many apps are running at a glance is terrifying to me.
How do you tell when you’ve got mail, or someone messaged you?
Notifications?
And if I wasn’t there for the notification?