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GNOME 3.16 Released

Posted by timothy on from the gnome-3:16-signs-for-every-sporting-event dept.

kthreadd writes Version 3.16 of GNOME, the primary desktop environment for GNU/Linux operating systems has been released. Some major new features in this release include a overhauled notification system, an updated design of the calendar drop down and support for overlay scrollbars. Also, the grid view in Files has been improved with bigger thumbnail icons, making the appearance more attractive and the rows easier to read. A video is available which demonstrates the new version.

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  1. Gotten better by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I used to hate GNOME 3!
    I tried out 3.14, and I have to say, it has gotten a lot better.

    Also you can install GNOME shell extensions, to get it more in line with the classic GNOME 2.
    Also you need get a new shell theme. But its possibly to get GNOME 3 pretty nice. :)

  2. Re:OSX by caseih · · Score: 5, Interesting

    And it was a bad idea when OS X did it, and it's still a bad idea. I hope they can be disabled (this is actually a GTK thing, not a Gnome thing). I can see how this is useful on a very small screen with a finger as the pointer. But not a mouse on a desktop. We've really gone backwards in usability on computer desktops generally in the last 5 years. Perhaps this coincides with the rise of the "user experience" field of thought, rather than focusing on intuitive "user interfaces."