On 2019-10-18 09:23, Valeri Galtsev wrote: > > > 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). Sorry, I meant Mate (mate-desktop); I do use mutt as text mail client as well... > > 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 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++