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[-] dharmacurious@slrpnk.net 13 points 1 month ago

I love GNOME for this. No desktop icons. Windows/super key, type the first letter or two, boom. It's so pretty.

My phone on the other hand? The first screen is nicely arranged. The second screen is just a chronological list of the apps I've downloaded, because they automatically go to desktop, and they'll clutter up my home screen if I don't have a separate sacrificial screen for them

[-] NotSteve_@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 month ago

This is actually the one thing I hate about GNOME. I keep a nearly fully empty desktop but I like having one as sort of a staging ground for temp files. I like just being able to chuck a file there and then drag it into another program, all without having nautilus open

[-] spankmonkey@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Yeah, desktop as the temp location is great for a few reasons.

I can easily see what is in the queue.

It reminds me to do something about it.

I can rearrange the dozen or so icons for fun when I am having trouble picking what to do. Kind of like inventory management in an rpg.

When I hit about 15 it prompts me to clear the list by either finishing them or putting them all away so I can start again with a clear screen.

[-] dharmacurious@slrpnk.net 1 points 1 month ago

Iirc, there's an extension to allow for desktop icons? I may be misremembering, it might be a setting somewhere. Either way, I'm sure you can do it.

[-] NotSteve_@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 month ago

Oh yeah there is, it comes with Ubuntu. It's a bit janky compared to the former native implementation though :(.

[-] prole 2 points 1 month ago

This is exactly how I use KDE, but without the GNOME look, which I am not a fan of. You don't even need to hit meta first in KDE, you can just start typing if you have krunner on.

[-] TwanHE@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Why not disable apps going to your homescreen instead?

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