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For Ubuntu it's been figured out for years. I use Google Voice, play music, do audio in multiple accounts, it all just works.
Those are all very basic functions. Let me know when I can produce Pro level audio work on a Linux machine without hiccups.
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They're not "stupid" and "piss-poor". Linear desktops are a huge usability win for a multitude of reasons: * It's spatially an easier mental model. * This mental model is consistent with iOS multitasking and iOS home screen. * It allows for simple gestures to switch between desktops. * In western society, we read from left to right. New is to the right. Fullscreen a new desktops are added to the right. * This also se…
About all those nice bullet points: That's cool, but I'd like to be able to use a grid layout. I'm not looking for an argument or a lesson about the awesomeness of the Apple Way™. I just see people trying to accomodate their 9 Spaces and moving tediously from 9 to 1 and back, while pondering the "huge usability win" that is the linear desktop layout and that's when it hits me: "It'd be nice to have the option of usin…
I can just use alt+left drag to move my window, a large target, anywhere I want it to, and likewise to resize it.
It's really annoying for me when I have to use a Windows VM (for example), and not be able to do this.
Have only run Linux on the desktop ever since. I'm 27.
All of these are nice, and contribute to my enjoyment of Linux. But, there's one thing that always makes me reboot from Windows into Linux (if I was gaming or watching Netflix; I usually run Linux): Having to do any work involving the command line, whether local work such as development, or remote work such as building and deploying packages or website updates. PuTTY isn't a bad ssh client...but, it's not the same as…
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> * It's spatially an easier mental model. This is the only point that really matters, and I think it's false. A square grid is a far easier mental model for me. Remembering if something else is above|below|to the left|to the right of where I am is way easier to remember and visualize than how many slots to the right or left something is.
I have four virtual desktops mapped to WinKey+{a,s,z,x}. I've used this scheme for so long that the keys are hardwired in my brain and I can switch desktops without even thinking about it. In particular, I don't care if the window manager organizes the desktops in a matrix or linearly, since I don't need a visual representation. As an aside, my biggest gripe with Ubuntu is that they hard code the Win key to something…
I do 3x3, mapped to ++[1-9] on the keypad.
The thing that keeps me on Linux (mostly), is the ability to use alt+drag (I actually re-bind this to Win+drag) to move and resize windows without having to move my mouse to the title bar, or to the thin edges of the windows. I can just use alt+left drag to move my window, a large target, anywhere I want it to, and likewise to resize it. It's really annoying for me when I have to use a Windows VM (for example), and n…
Virtual desktops .... I always thought this would be useful for switching between different contexts, like work vs. personal, but I’ve rarely used it in practice. I'm a virtual desktop addict. If I may, I'd like to share how I use mine, so that you might perhaps find them more useful in your own work. I have dual monitors, and four virtual desktops (in XFCE, but that doesn't matter). Originally, I used only two works…
Things I miss on OSX do include third-button paste from the highlight buffer and, of course, the superior virtual desktops (though OSX had them until Apple decided to cancel 'em), and the window list in the top bar. But none of those is as important as focus-follows-mouse. I really miss ffm. On the other hand, I like having working power management and long battery life. And I like never spending a day figuring out d…
All of these are nice, and contribute to my enjoyment of Linux. But, there's one thing that always makes me reboot from Windows into Linux (if I was gaming or watching Netflix; I usually run Linux): Having to do any work involving the command line, whether local work such as development, or remote work such as building and deploying packages or website updates. PuTTY isn't a bad ssh client...but, it's not the same as…
Sure it does.
http://www.greenend.org.uk/rjk/sshfwd/tunnel-putty-keepalive...
The thing that keeps me on Linux (mostly), is the ability to use alt+drag (I actually re-bind this to Win+drag) to move and resize windows without having to move my mouse to the title bar, or to the thin edges of the windows. I can just use alt+left drag to move my window, a large target, anywhere I want it to, and likewise to resize it. It's really annoying for me when I have to use a Windows VM (for example), and n…
