> Assume this: > - "Power-User" > - using Compiz/Sawfish/Whatever > - wants to use Compiz/Sawfish/Whatever with GNOME-Shell as he likes both > > What now? You said that you would like them to stay at GNOMEs, but how do you > want to achieve that? (that's a serious question!).
By making GNOME 3 the best desktop out there, and by providing other customisation options for those who like to tinker. > Especially since other WMs in other setups than the "default" might beat > Mutter easily and therefore the latter won't be a suitable choice. > > Well GNOME2 did allow that, while GNOME3 doesn't. No, you can't change the WM in GNOME 3, but it will make up for that by being better than GNOME 2 in many, many ways: * beautiful visuals and animations * built-in messaging * refined, elegant interaction model * graphical window switching * visual simplicity and lack of clutter * overview search allows super fast keyboard-only app launching and switching, opening locations, etc * no horrible nested menus for application launching * snazzy tiled windows * effective use of hot-corners (muscle memory FTW!) * enhanced workspaces UI * notifications which are both subtle and persistent * compatible with touch screens and a range of form factors * simplified and easy to understand system settings * cool (still to be utilised) possibilities for customisation ... * and many really awesome enhancements as 3.x progresses So you can choose that, or you can choose to stick with GNOME 2, or you can even choose some other DE. I personally think you should choose GNOME 3, because I think it will be superior to everything else that's out there, and because I want both existing and new users to enjoy using GNOME. But it's your choice. I'm sorry if that's a tough choice for you, but I honestly think that this path is inevitable if GNOME is to have genuine mass appeal. Allan -- Blog: http://afaikblog.wordpress.com/ IRC: aday on irc.gnome.org _______________________________________________ desktop-devel-list mailing list desktop-devel-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/desktop-devel-list