Hello, GNOME 47.beta is now available. It also marks the start of the UI, feature and API freezes (collectively known as The Freeze). If you’d like to target the GNOME 47 platform, this is the best time to start testing your apps or shell extensions. Download the GNOME 47.beta sources. Review the list of updated modules and changes . Use the official BuildStream project snapshot to compile GNOME 47.beta. You can use the 47beta branch of the flatpak runtimes, which is now available on Flathu...
  • TheGrandNagus@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    3 months ago
    • integrate Gnome Tweaks into the settings, maybe behind a “customize” button.

    I’ve noticed they’ve done that with a few of the settings, but overall I don’t think there’s much appetite to do this.

    • add system tray support.

    I remember Gnome wanting to make a cross-desktop standard for this (the currently most popular AppIndicator system is a bit of a mess for multiple reasons, including UX, security, and some Wayland-related quirks). It’s went pretty much nowhere as it would require not only multiple DE’s (and Freedesktop org’s) involvement, as well as third party dev support. I hope it happens at some point though.

    I don’t even know how you’re supposed to access programs running in the background currently.

    It’s in the top bar, if you click the section where the part with the quick settings. It’s there as a drop-down. It’s an extra click though.

    • add a toggle to put all opened windows on separate workspaces. Navigating workspaces with touchpad three-finger-swipe is a joy, faster and more intuitive than Alt+Tab or via the overview.

    That’s a cool idea. I really like the sound of that.