For now four days, I have been using Gnome 3 (Actually Gnome-shell on Ubuntu 10.04) but I have the following to note compared to Gnome 2: 1) Activities: In Gnome 3 we don't have a panel as it was in Gnome 2. It there fore means that when ever you want an application you have to 'freeze' the desktop by pressing the 'activities button' to access the different applications and programs. This wins a 'dislike' vote to people who are seriously looking at speed. There is more time wasted freezing the desktop and looking for the different application, a person in Gnome 2 will not have to waste. 2) Tool Bars: We had a number of tool bars in Gnome 2, with many options on where to place which tool bar. If it is because of shallow navigation, I shall swallow, but I have failed to have more that one toolbar. This tool bar on top of the Screen is locked that I cannot even add shortcuts of programs as was the case in Gnome 2. I like this future because I used to access some programs and applications on a fly. Applications like the Terminal need no searching when you need it. Further more on the Toolbars, the 'User Menu' has come to compress many items but it does not bring out all the components we would have expected. In Gnome 2, I used to access my Instant msger from the User Menu, but with Gnome 3, one has to look for Empathy (for my case) through applications, which is another pain. 3) Applications: Displaying only three or four application in a menu and leaving the other applications for scrolling is not beautiful considering that the previous version had categorised applications. Knowing which application to use for a newbie, is hard since there is no sort of categorising. In Gnome 2, one would know that a particular application was a game, another application was meant for internet browsing and another application for email handling, this is no longer there.....Katogo. 4) Recent Documents: Displaying recent documents of a month and so back is too far beautiful. I liked this improvement. 5) Work Space/Desktop addition and Removal: This is an ad. One can have up to any number of desktops as long one can remember which desktop has which application, unlike in Gnome 2 which has four (4) fixed desktops. I also like the way desktops 'fly' when changing from one to another (graphical Beauty) even though it was there in Gnome 2. 6) Status Bar: We need it back. I am not going to start flying screens to look for a given application/process. Although this time around, a minimised application will appear in the flying screens, which is an ad compared to Gnome 2. 7) Hibernation and Desktop Weight: I used to have an uptime of up to 10 (ten) days with Gnome 2 with my laptop. This meant that I would work with my machine for 10 days with out shutting down and restarting, enabling continuity with out a problem. With Gnome 3, I cannot hibernate my computer for more than three days. On the third day, if it helps you to restore, you wont be in position to use it. I have just restarted my computer when I entered office to be able to use it. 8) Finally: Gnome 3 has a more powerful look & feel than Gnome 2 and I have to say, I have liked it save for the few omissions from Gnome 2. I expect to adopt to it as we wait for some thing more stable.
I welcome more comments and navigation tips on this thing from people who have used more extensively it before me. http://www.linux.com/community/blogs/how-to-install-and-use-gnome-shell-gnome3-on-ubuntu-1004.html Thank you. ................................................................................................................................................ Seat of Wisdom .............Pray for us Cause of our Joy ...........Pray for us .................................................. Kizito Thomas +256-712-929564 +256-782-062708
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