• pH3ra@lemmy.ml
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    It’s just my opinion (since it’s not in the article) but a thing that makes Gnome and Libadwaita a “modern design” is the fact that the production behind it tries to bridge the gap between a “mouse and keyboard” and a “touch screen” workflow.
    None of the other DEs come even close to Gnome when used on a tablet

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      meh, subjectively i find that creates a “worst of both worlds” situation. but this comment was more about the futility of the development time that went into this specific feature

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        this comment was more about the futility of the development time that went into this specific feature

        yeah sorry, I should have been more specific with my answer: features like this are supposed to help you in a touch screen situation or in general with smaller screens.
        When the window is resized under a certain size, the left panel becomes hidden and with it part of the top bar, to make it less cluttered and confusing.

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          but …surely you could just do the same thing with the old design? artist’s rendition:

          in fact, now i look at it, it makes them look even more similar once i collapse the sidebar

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            The difference is minimal, in the newer version you have 1 less element when the sidebar is collapsed (the hamburger menu).
            Generally speaking Gnome 44 is already well optimized, 45 is going to be a more “tweaks and small improvements” kind of update rather than a big design changes