The next version of Ubuntu is nearly here. I must admit I’ve not yet made the move to Unity, as I’m still on Gnome 2, but I’m debating on making the switch this go around. I’ve got a few projects I need to update as well (Clientside and Email Dissector). The last release was the first release of Unity and I felt it was too soon to hop aboard. I’ve debated on Unity or Gnome 3. Anyone have any preferences or opinions?
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hads
Oct 07, 2011I used Unity for about 4 months to try and give it a fair go. I haven’t managed to get used to it yet. Not having a visual representation of open windows seems to mess with my workflow and I spend a much larger amount of time using ALT+TAB trying to find where I want to be.
I’ve been back on Gnome 2 for the last month or so and have found myself more productive. I’ll probably give it another shot in the future.
trent
Oct 11, 2011Yeah I want to give it another shot as well. I think the big speed bump is that gnome2 was super usable and it set the standard pretty high for usability and customization. Until we get accustom to the these newer approaches this will continue to be the issue. I have to say my biggest issue with Unity is the dock is not movable, which is not convenient for using multiple monitors. I’ve also tried KDE before as well but I always find myself back at gnome 2 on Ubuntu.