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minus-square@Nonononoki@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish1•2 months agoYou can’t even open an application on Gnome without pressing the small Activities button on the top left of the screen.
minus-square@umbrella@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglish1•edit-22 months agotouch input uses gestures instead, not unlike android.
minus-square@Nonononoki@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish1•2 months agoWell, I can simply open an app by tapping it on the home screen on Android. What do I need to do on Gnome?
minus-square@umbrella@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglish1•2 months agoi dont have a touch device with gnome, but you open the app drawer with i believe a left swipe. on android you usually swipe up instead.
minus-square@Nonononoki@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish1•2 months agoSo no quick way to open my 30ish favorite apps? Is there also a gesture to close an app or do I need to press the close button?
minus-square@umbrella@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglish1•2 months agoyou can reorganize the app drawer as to make your apps more acessible. just like regular gnome.
minus-square@Nonononoki@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish1•2 months agoBut then I still have to use the app drawer. There’s a reason why every mobile OS shows you your favourites first.
minus-square@umbrella@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglish1•2 months agoyou can literally pin favorite apps. have you never used gnome?
minus-square@Nonononoki@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish1•2 months agoIt’s been a while, so the answer would probably be no. That’s why I’m asking. Last time I used Gnome, the home screen was always empty. Favourites are only shown after pressing the Super key or going into Activities. Is that not the case anymore?
You can’t even open an application on Gnome without pressing the small Activities button on the top left of the screen.
touch input uses gestures instead, not unlike android.
Well, I can simply open an app by tapping it on the home screen on Android. What do I need to do on Gnome?
i dont have a touch device with gnome, but you open the app drawer with i believe a left swipe. on android you usually swipe up instead.
So no quick way to open my 30ish favorite apps? Is there also a gesture to close an app or do I need to press the close button?
you can reorganize the app drawer as to make your apps more acessible. just like regular gnome.
But then I still have to use the app drawer. There’s a reason why every mobile OS shows you your favourites first.
you can literally pin favorite apps. have you never used gnome?
It’s been a while, so the answer would probably be no. That’s why I’m asking. Last time I used Gnome, the home screen was always empty. Favourites are only shown after pressing the Super key or going into Activities. Is that not the case anymore?