Anyone familiar with hacking on GNOME Shell or writing Shell extensions interested in helping with a design experiment? 👀
The GNOME design team is interested in exploring some improvements to window/app switching, but we want to make sure we actually *use* the concepts before making too many assumptions. I may write up a longer blog post or something going into more of the thinking behind the design we’re exploring—but in the meantime: anyone interested in helping out? 😊
TIL the entire GNOME design team (and nearly everyone outside of the Linux bubble that I’ve told about my work with GNOME) are:
>young folks with a pretty weird obsession about feet and a tendency at cringing at stuff unless it's bland and devoid of any personality
I wouldn’t say modern GNOME and all of the design team’s work is bland and devoid of any personality, but I guess what do I know?
Oh, and I love these colorful wallpapers (amazing work from @jimmac yet again!). They pair so nicely! I didn’t have to download anything to change up the look—each screenshot was just two or three clicks.
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My favorite new thing by far is accent colors. It’s so nice and refreshing to be able to really change the feel of your computer with just a few well-defined options—all while not introducing a massive burden to third-party app developers.
I’m most excited to see more apps incorporate the accent color in interesting ways, as it’s a great way to pull the user’s preferences into the app.
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I’m really loving what’s coming in GNOME 47! It’s shaping up to be such a good polish release, and it keeps getting better. Huge props to all the folks who’ve been plugging away at the design and entire stack this cycle.
I'm looking forward to meeting up with folks next week in Denver for them to share more about their work this cycle and to hack on any last touches—plus planning what’s next. Join us in-person or remotely! guadec.org
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