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[-] Padit@feddit.org 1 points 25 minutes ago

I would really like this onedrove feature, where you can remove files (in my case large images from my camera) and still have them listed in the file structure in the explorer.

My SSD is not big enough for all data, so i really miss this feature with nextcloud and ubuntu.

[-] LwL@lemmy.world 1 points 34 minutes ago

An IME.

I'm sure it's possible to get it to work, but all I found the one time I tried to set it up was solutions that completely replace my existing keyboard, which is an issue because I use a custom layout. I tried making something work but only succeeded in somehow breaking everything (I forgot how I fixed it but I eventually did)

Arch with KDE btw if anyone happens to have the solution

[-] FoolHen@lemmy.world 3 points 1 hour ago

GitExtensions

I have tried many git GUIs and none get close to it. It has the history, commit diff and branches overview in the same screen. It supports most git actions pretty well (rebasing, interactive rebasing, cherry picking, editing, etc) when right clicking a commit. You can select a commit or current changes and in the diff view select a line/lines and stage/unstage/revert only them. And much more. But it's only for windows.

I'm not a fan of the command line, I work much faster with gitextension. The best alternative I've found is vscode + GitGraph. This plugin is like a simpler version of gitextensions, but it's sadly abandoned.

If any of you know any close alternative please share!

[-] pineapple@lemmy.ml 1 points 56 minutes ago

Much better game compatibility and not having to worry if a game will work or not. Although in some ways it's part of the fun.

[-] sp3ctre@feddit.org 1 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

Not really. At least nothing I deeply miss. 99% is absolutely perfect for my usage.

Maybe when it comes to hardware specific software, there may not be a linux-version of it. But this can only be a matter of time.

[-] MonkeMischief@lemmy.today 9 points 7 hours ago

Like others said, a lot is just nostalgia. I liked a lot of the aesthetics of the time, from 90's to XP, to Vista/7.

Also like others said, a majority of actually-affordable peripherals use some sort of specific driver system that's Windows only. Big example being my cool Mechland keyboard I really like, but it's one of those where trying to give it cool effects in OpenRGB would brick it, and only their Windows software can access some of its main features.

Not the worst though, I just have a Win10 VM I fire up exclusively to update those peripherals.

WAIT, KNOW WHAT? WORKING VR. I MISS THAT. But M$ themselves killed that one so it's kinda moot? My WMR Odyssey+ worked GREAT, and since M$ decided it's a paperweight now, the awesome souls behind Monado are our only hope for decent VR before the Steam Frame. (Which now terrifies me thanks to RAM inflation...)

[-] maplesaga@lemmy.world 8 points 7 hours ago

I think a built in antivirus isnt a bad idea, for free none the less.

[-] bold_omi@lemmy.today 9 points 7 hours ago

ClamAV. And having it built-in is called bloatware.

[-] GameOverFlow@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 hour ago

You can always use arc. 

[-] brianary@lemmy.zip 9 points 9 hours ago

WinKey+period to enter emoji and other Unicode characters. I've got some workarounds, but they are all just slightly kludgy, especially with the Wayland clipboard.

[-] yukijoou 1 points 1 hour ago

if you're using fcitx to manage input methods, you can enable the unicode module, which lets you bind a shortcut to input unicode characters using a search box. it's quite handy, though most people don't use fcitx as it's not needed for simple appending input methods, like the US QWERTY keyboard

[-] neclimdul@lemmy.world 1 points 3 hours ago

Like... Fredesktop clipboards or is there some Wayland feature causing trouble. B/c my understanding was wms define clipboard functionality generally using freedesktop spec as the base so curious how Wayland is causing trouble.

[-] ohshit604@sh.itjust.works 9 points 8 hours ago

What desktop environment are you using? That shortcut is already available in KDE Plasma 5/6.

[-] imacatnotaman@lemmy.ml 4 points 7 hours ago

you just made me happy on fedora, thanks! 😀

[-] MonkeMischief@lemmy.today 1 points 7 hours ago

TIL! Sweet! If I can use emojis on my desktop, I have less reason to wreck my thumbs on my phone! :D

(But hey classic emoticons are 4eva! Lol)

[-] bold_omi@lemmy.today 1 points 7 hours ago

There are some decent ones out there. That Windows shortcut always sucked ass compared to their character map, and that wasn't great either.

[-] mub@lemmy.ml 8 points 9 hours ago

Full Software support and functionality from device vendors.

[-] monovergent@lemmy.ml 3 points 7 hours ago

Driver support for various old peripherals and nvidia cards

[-] AstroLightz@lemmy.world 15 points 11 hours ago

The only thing I miss is paint.net.

  • Newer versions don't run in WINE.
  • Pinta, a fork of paint.net, is old and is missing many features of modern paint.net.
  • Some alternatives, like Krita, are more for drawing, whereas I use paint.net for image editing.
  • GIMP lacks a shape tool.
[-] Yttra@lemmy.world 2 points 7 hours ago

Agreed for those reasons and so many more, still have yet to find a suitable alternative.

At this point I just use Krita because I'm somewhat familiar with it/Photoshop-like layouts, but it's like taking using powertools on microelectronics.

[-] dustyData@lemmy.world 3 points 9 hours ago

Inkscape? Maybe.

Gimp is not a drawing software, so it makes sense it doesn't have a dedicated "draw complex geometric figures" tool by default. It does have a shape selection tool. Anyways, it all depends on what you're trying to achieve. Krita is for painting, gimp is for image manipulation, inkskape is for vector graphics. Paint.net is a weirdo that does everything but doesn't do any of those things well enough.

[-] JayleneSlide@lemmy.world 3 points 9 hours ago

Inkscape is for vectors and handles rasters poorly. I love Inkscape, but it boots slowly. Paint.NET is fast and light. Perfect for marking up screenshots for technical documentation. Pinta does okay in this role, but it's no Paint.NET.

[-] dustyData@lemmy.world 2 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago)

Wild concept here. Raster as background and marking up as vector graphics on an overlay. Or use gwenview which is designed exactly for that.

[-] JayleneSlide@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago

Gwenview is a new one on me. Thanks for the tip! Downloading it now.

Raster as background and marking up as vector graphics on an overlay.

There are lots of use cases for exactly that, like certain graphics tasks my partner does for her employer (flyers, t-shirt designs). with an existing raster image as background in Inkscape. For what I do, that workflow would be serious overkill.

[-] Cyber@feddit.uk 7 points 10 hours ago

The flying toasters in the After Dark screensavers

[-] MonkeMischief@lemmy.today 2 points 7 hours ago

Wait I'm pretty sure there's Linux screensavers for those and a bunch of others?

I do miss some of the classic Win95 screensavers though. :D

[-] DiamondOrthodox@lemmy.ml 4 points 11 hours ago

I mostly miss old Windows for nostalgia reasons. I've been macOS and now Linux for many years now.

[-] Kurtagag@lemmy.ca 5 points 12 hours ago
[-] Broken@lemmy.ml 4 points 12 hours ago

Proper power management on my laptop is the biggest one.

There are many software applications that don't support Linux that I would like to use.

[-] Yarny@lemmy.ml 5 points 12 hours ago

Just having easy access to everything on the internet tbh. From games to apps, everything on windows is compatible. Hopefully that continues to change in favor of Linux.

[-] Tumbleweeds5@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 10 hours ago

I have a telescope mount and an AV processor that require Windows 10, wine won't work with either one. The Windows was stripped down using Atlas though. I only boot it once every few months and I get no pop ups or notifications at all, it's perfect.

[-] swelter_spark@reddthat.com 20 points 18 hours ago

I can't think of anything I miss. Windows is so primitive compared to Linux.

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[-] YesIAmHoomanNoCat@lemmy.dbzer0.com 34 points 20 hours ago

Modding a steam installed game is horrible. on Windows: point to the exe & done. Linux:

  1. Find compatibility and tool to run your modding programs
  2. Find your fucking install folder. (No steam a hidden folder is not where I want my stuff installed)
  3. Deal with symlinks in your install path
  4. Fuck you, you didn't use the exact same compatibility setting when you ran your tool Vs. When you installed the game. Try again.

Don't even talk about running cheat engine.

Asides from that Linux is .. Fine.

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