On 2019-10-18 05:04, Ljubomir Ljubojevic wrote: > On 10/17/19 4:08 PM, Johnny Hughes wrote: >> On 9/24/19 2:41 PM, Frank Cox wrote: >>> Without wanting to sound too pushy, I'm wondering if there is any update on the status of Mate now that Centos 8 has been released? >>> >>> I would love to jump on C8 and start playing with it, but the lack of Mate is kind of a showstopper for me at the moment. >>> >> >> Is gnome3 really that bad :D > > Yes, it is. > > My main reason is this (it has to do with me starting with Windows 3.1 > and those functionalities are in Windows even today I have to use and > support at work): > 1. All tray icons are visible so I can see if message or mail > comes without need to move more then eyeball. > 2. I can put icon on a desktop, document or link to app. > 3. I can easily see all open apps and swith to them using mouse > 4. I can put links to panel in top/bottom of the screen, visible and > easily accessible. > 5. I want easily visible and accessible multiple workspaces I can switch > to. I like separate opened apps several per workspace custered for a > specifig (simultanious) job/task, Firefox in one Krusader in another, VM > i third, something else in forth...Then I can switch between apps IN > THAT workspace, I do not have to choose from dozes of windows (like with > Alt+Tab) And last but not least: I got used to some way of interaction with computer, and that way is most productive for me after very long use. I don't want to blend in iPad generation, I want to stay productive which I am. So, I use Mutt (on FreeBSD, which my workstation runs, it is so easy and straightforward to install and maintain Mutt). Just my $0.02. Valeri > > If Gnome 3 (Classic) can be configured to do such things in one go > (chosing a theme "Gnome 2") I would switch to it. > > > >> >> I decided to just bite the bullet and shift to real gnome3 (and not the >> classic) about 4 years ago. It waas different and took some time to >> learn .. BUT .. I can do everything I need to do now. >> >> I like both mate and cinnamon .. so I am not knocking either one. I just >> think people might be well server switching to a 'supported' desktop in >> the longer run. >> >> Again .. don't get me wrong .. it's open source, so do what makes you >> happy :D >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> CentOS mailing list >> CentOS at centos.org >> https://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos >> > > -- ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Valeri Galtsev Sr System Administrator Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics Kavli Institute for Cosmological Physics University of Chicago Phone: 773-702-4247 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++