gnome3 - nothing but problems (for me)

[J D]

On 5/6/2012 3:54 PM, Jayson Rowe wrote:
> On Sun, May 06, 2012 at 03:50:31PM -0600, JD wrote:
>> Hi All,
>> Without dissing or criticizing gnome3, I must say
>> I have nothing but problems with using it.
>> For example, selecting the Gnome, or  the Classic Gnome
>> desktop manager, I can no longer see the desktop in other
>> workspaces that I created, except workspace 1.
>> Viewing the desktop in a window (as compared on the workspace)
>>   does not cut it for me...
>> Starting apps always start in workspace 1, even though
>> I select the app from Applications drop down menu in
>> some other workspace.
>> I am unable to change the position of the  Applications
>> toolbar to the left vertical position, and the currently
>> running apps toolbar to the right vertical position.
>> I am unable to create new gnome launch icons on the
>> desktop (or at least, I have not figured out how). Right click
>> on desktop has no effect.
>> I am unable to add new icons of apps to the menu bar for quick launch.
>>
>> And finally,  on my HW (AMD Athlon64 3200+)) platform,
>> the response time with F16 is so horribly slow, that F14 practically
>> appeared to respond like lightning - albeit I have had much
>> faster response time on older Fedora releases (such as F7 and F8),
>> on this same HW.
>>
>> In short, I think I will have to dump F16, and switch back to
>> F14 or switch to a completely different  distro that has not
>> switched to gnome3.
>>
>> Thanx  for all the good and the bad times :)
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> JD
>>
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> Hi JD,
>
> GNOME3 is a learning curve for sure, and I also know it's not an
> environment that will work for everyone. With time, I have adapted
> nicely, and I have actually come to prefer the GNOME3 way of doing
> things for the most part. Enough about me though.
>
> Have you tried XFCE? I have a computer of similar specs as yours that is
> happily running the F17-beta release with the XFCE desktop. I made some
> modifications to the default layout - set it up w/ 2 24px panels (top
> and bottom), placed my "taskbar" or "Window List" on the bottom panel,
> along w/ the workspace switcher, and it looks and feels almost exactly
> like GNOME2 now. The folks that work on the XFCE spin are top notch
> folks too. I think you might be pleased if you give it a spin.
>
> Jayson
Right! I had replied to Phil Dobbin that XFCE was my rescuer :)

Cheers,

JD