Cosmic: A New Desktop Environment

Post by diggan » Thu, Aug 08, 2024, 4:18 PM UTC

Nevermark wrote: post #47

diggan wrote: post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

What is more likely to turn out "one decent desktop environment"? 1) Take all developers interested in desktop environments, ask them to collaborate and come up with one (1) desktop environment that suits everybody's need 2) Let developers who want to experiment with their own desktop environment, do so, with the hope that at least one experiment results in a decent desktop environment. The ones that want to collabor…

Or ... (3) Take all developers interested in desktop environments, ask them to collaborate and come up with one (1) modular desktop environment that allows everyone to develop/choose the basic modules they want. For workspaces, windows, docks, and any other window arrangement and quick access features. I would love being able to select different window managers, different docks, etc., for different workspaces. The be…

Post by stonogo » Thu, Aug 08, 2024, 4:19 PM UTC

jklinger410 wrote: post #44

culebron21 wrote: post #24

I see a slightly restyled Mate desktop environment. Nothing really new, some marginal advantage like a tiny bit more visible window focus. Scrollbars still invisible. Buttons even harder to distinguish from not-buttons, and not clear how a disabled button can look when everything is so graywashed. Generally, looks like another designers take on style, not usability.

> I see a slightly restyled Mate desktop environment You should look harder.

Post by Vogtinator » Thu, Aug 08, 2024, 4:21 PM UTC

gjsman-1000 wrote: post #51

mwidell wrote: post #43

Look at how the icons at the bottom have almost zero margin to the overly rounded sides. Why is it so hard for anyone outside of Apple to make a visually appealing GUI? It just requires a little bit of taste and sense of aesthetics. I am baffled that this hasn't happened yet. The closest thing so far is probably ElementaryOS.

It seems Linux is stuck in two worlds, never the Twain shall meet: 1. Engineers who are great at code, bad at UI and UX (unless your tastes are 1990s-2000s styles, you do you, but watch your market share always be niche. Reeducating the populace to see the superiority of your preferences compared to Apple is never going to happen.) 2. Engineers who are great at UI and UX but sloppy at fundamentals - take elementaryOS…

Post by jeremyjh » Thu, Aug 08, 2024, 4:21 PM UTC

gjsman-1000 wrote: post #51

mwidell wrote: post #43

Look at how the icons at the bottom have almost zero margin to the overly rounded sides. Why is it so hard for anyone outside of Apple to make a visually appealing GUI? It just requires a little bit of taste and sense of aesthetics. I am baffled that this hasn't happened yet. The closest thing so far is probably ElementaryOS.

It seems Linux is stuck in two worlds, never the Twain shall meet: 1. Engineers who are great at code, bad at UI and UX (unless your tastes are 1990s-2000s styles, you do you, but watch your market share always be niche. Reeducating the populace to see the superiority of your preferences compared to Apple is never going to happen.) 2. Engineers who are great at UI and UX but sloppy at fundamentals - take elementaryOS…

Post by jeremyjh » Thu, Aug 08, 2024, 4:23 PM UTC

taeric wrote: post #21

ChrisArchitect wrote: post #8

Title: is it new though?

They released their first alpha build today.