Anyone who's tried this, does a 2004 desktop on 2023 computers run fast? Does it run super fast like people would predict?
Trinity Desktop Environment – a modern KDE3 fork
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Re: Trinity Desktop Environment – a modern KDE3 fork
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I don't like current whitish or-and low contrast flatly thin-linear current desktops and UIs.
They look like sketches more than finished products. They are eye tirying and have low usability, like you don't know what area is clickable or not.
Google released material design with styling mentioned above and in latest interactions they go back to more shades of gray, contrast and properly highlighted interaction areas.
Re: Trinity Desktop Environment – a modern KDE3 fork
#34KDE3 was the last Linux desktop environment I actually liked using, so I try to use this when it’s possible.
check Xfce, is the best of gnome2 and kde3.
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"I realize it's an unfair comparison" to compare a multi-Tillion dollar company's work to volunteers working for free yet here you are.
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For me the Gnome 2/3 split was when I felt Linux became unusable, but thankfully alternatives arose. Same for windows after 7. I have to use macOS daily, and still find it less ergonomic than my cinnamon desktop. In macOS there are areas where it’s meticulously designed to the smallest detail, and glaring holes where obvious easy wins haven’t been sought. There’s a lot of polished jank.
My biggest pet peeves in Linux desktop land are with the polish, not the behavior. But then again, I’ve standardized on 1080P across the board for years, so I’m not the kind of person too caught up in visual minutiae.
Re: Trinity Desktop Environment – a modern KDE3 fork
#37Anyone who's tried this, does a 2004 desktop on 2023 computers run fast? Does it run super fast like people would predict?
It might spend more time pushing pixels around since 4k is 10x as many pixels as 1024x768, and I'm not sure if single-threaded processese that are memory-intensive are 10x faster.
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Because they don't care. The vast majority of programmers are people for whom practicality triumphs over aesthetics. If you ever tried to polish something endlessly you know it's a lot of work. Most programmers see it as useless work.
As an open-source developer, I decided to change this state of affairs and create an ecosystem of open-source apps that focuses on user experience and aesthetics while not compromising power users. I've been doing this with my note-taking app Notes[1].
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I hadnt noticed, but I know I like KDE best, followed by the MacOS on my m1 MacBook, and I hate using windows since 7. I use the fork of classic shell when I have to use windows 10
Re: Trinity Desktop Environment – a modern KDE3 fork
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This comment makes me think you haven't used a modern Linux DE in a while. TDE is not, by design, one.
IMHO GNOME looks more modern and refreshing (and definitely more innovative) than macOS or Windows. Sure, its UX is debatable, but no one can deny Microsoft and Apple haven't been plucking ideas from GNOME since 3.0 came out (given that I find GNOME 3 stupid, i think this is a bad thing).