Linux

48334 readers

600 users here now

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

Distributions include the Linux kernel and supporting system software and libraries, many of which are provided by the GNU Project. Many Linux distributions use the word "Linux" in their name, but the Free Software Foundation uses the name GNU/Linux to emphasize the importance of GNU software, causing some controversy.

Rules

Posts must be relevant to operating systems running the Linux kernel. GNU/Linux or otherwise.
No misinformation
No NSFW content
No hate speech, bigotry, etc

Related Communities

Community icon by Alpár-Etele Méder, licensed under CC BY 3.0

founded 5 years ago

MODERATORS

[email protected]

-97

GNOME June 2024: C'mon you can do better (lemmy.world)

submitted 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

109 comments fedilink hide all child comments

New GNOME dialog on the right:

Apple's dialog:

They say GNOME isn't a copy of macOS but with time it has been getting really close. I don't think this is a bad thing however they should just admit it and then put some real effort into cloning macOS instead of the crap they're making right now.

Here's the thing: Apple's design you'll find that they carefully included an extra margin between the "Don't Save" and "Cancel" buttons. This avoid accidental clicks on the wrong button so that people don't lose their work when they just want to click "Cancel".

So much for the GNOME, vision and their expert usability team :P

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[–] [email protected] -1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I get it that you hate this design

I don't hate it, it looks better than what was there before, no doubts there, but at the same time they could've just made it better.

All the literature on action buttons with dangerous effects tells you to add margins, accents and shades. Any design undergraduate should be aware of this, however the GNOME team totally missed it.

It’s going to be a good update with accent color support (I won’t fight about it ok?)

It's funny that you mention that because...

In macOS, you can specify an accent color to customize the appearance of your app’s buttons, selection highlighting, and sidebar glyphs. The system applies your accent color when the current value in General > Accent color preferences is multicolor. https://support.apple.com/en-mt/guide/mac-help/mh15217/mac

I'm totally okay with "being inspired" (cloning) macOS, it should be viewed as good thing because Apple does spend a lot in UX research however lets make thing properly.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I don't hate it, it looks better than what was there before, no doubts there, but at the same time they could've just made it better.

How? Improving something like this is hard. Do you have any proposals?

All the literature on action buttons with dangerous effects tells you to add margins, accents and shades. Any design undergraduate should be aware of this, however the GNOME team totally missed it.

I'm afraid to tell you that in 2024 nobody cares about that. "Shape following feeling" in MD is the best example I can think of. Now aesthetics is preferred to make people buy (or use for free in this case) the product. People are not tech savvy. They want good looks and GNOME nailed it imo. It's stunning. They even got me but I do care about aesthetics unfortunately. I'm a spoilt mass consumer. Eject me if you will.

accent color

Accent color taboo. Let's not talk about accent color.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

How? Improving something like this is hard. Do you have any proposals?

I've submitted a fair share of UX in-depth analysis with examples and links to literature on the GNOME team blog and they tend to ignore / comment dismissingly and then remove my comments after a few weeks.

Accent color taboo. Let’s not talk about accent color.

Ahahaha

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Judging from your post and replies, you look very aggressive, rude and demanding so no wonder the devs deleted your comments.

[–] bitfucker 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

To be fair, he could also just be fed up after a long time being ignored for what he thinks is quite an important design decision.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

May be but some of this user's post history is a bit questionable.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 4 months ago

In-depth analysis ≠ random ramblings on lemmy.