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[-] spyjoshx@discuss.tchncs.de 13 points 1 year ago

That's super cool, and actually useful cause it tells you something as opposed to being inactive text.

[-] aport@programming.dev 8 points 1 year ago
[-] InFerNo@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

Activities at least said something but it wasn't clear what an activity is in general.

I don't think this icon really conveys what it does or what to expect from it when you look at it.

Since I'm only seeing people lauding it, what makes this such a great change, because I'm not getting it.

[-] priapus@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

It may not make it clear just by looking on it, but once you click on it or create a new workspace, it becomes a nice visual to help you remember which workspace you're on and which ones you have available.

Pretty much everybody using a window manager already uses one like this.

[-] theshatterstone54@feddit.uk 0 points 1 year ago

It's great, but it looks weird and is not friendly towards people that have no idea what it is.

[-] priapus@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

I assume it will be explained in the quickstart tutorial. Once a user knows what it is it looks fairly intuitive.

[-] crow@beehaw.org -1 points 1 year ago

I can’t wait for this to arrive in the next version of gnome - version 61.05.

[-] garrett@beehaw.org 4 points 1 year ago

I know you're making a joke, but you can install the extension today to get the proposed feature. (How to install it is even mentioned when you follow the link.) There's no need for waiting.

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