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Exploring Dash to Dock: (Probably) The Most Downloaded GNOME Extension (itsfoss.com)

submitted 1 week ago by cm0002@infosec.pub to c/linux@programming.dev

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Do you know which is the most popular GNOME extension out there?

I don't know for sure, but if I have to make a guess, I would say Dash to Dock is a good candidate for that title.

Why do I say that? Because at the time of writing this article, this extension has more than ten million downloads.

What is Dash to Dock?

In the clean GNOME layout, you don't see any quick launcher. It's just the wallpaper. You press the Super key (Windows key), a launcher appears at the side or on the bottom. This launcher is called Dash in GNOME. The Dash to Dock extension takes the "dash" from GNOME Activities Overview and "docks" it to make it visible on the desktop all the time.

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[–] chris@lemmy.grey.fail 20 points 1 week ago (12 children)

Yeah, most likely. The reason is simple: folks want a desktop that doesn't fight them, has fast window switching, navigation, and task management... and then stays out of the way.

GNOME knows best, though, right? pArAdIgM sHiFt (tm)! What is a desktop? Hide everything!

For all it's faults, KDE is much more usable. Xfce is great, too. They treat the desktop/laptop computer as exactly that -- not some strange hybrid between traditional desktops, mobile UI, and kiosk GUIs.

[–] Piatro@programming.dev 4 points 1 week ago (3 children)

I would always use KDE on a desktop/laptop, but as soon as I have touch hardware (eg an old surface laptop), GNOME does win unfortunately.

[–] imecth@fedia.io 4 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Why unfortunately? GNOME puts a lot of work in accessibility and being viable on every device.

[–] Piatro@programming.dev 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Only because I otherwise prefer KDE, nothing against GNOME, it's just preference.

[–] BCsven@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 week ago

This. I like GNOME because of clean uncluttered single app use, but KDE gives you a ton of customization without learning GNOMES backend customization. Why we fight over which is better is a waste of time.

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