GNOME project considers adding window tiling by default (www.theregister.com)
Bringing automatic window tiling to the mainstream could be big – but what is it and how do you use it?
Activities "overview" - huge performance hit since switching from Gnome 3 to 4
Hi there, with the Debian update from 11 to 12 came the switch from Gnome 3 to 4. This causes a huge performance problem in the "Activities" action I need to perform literally all the time, to switch between application windows. In the old system, this was very snappy, in the new system already four or five windows mean the...
#106 GUADEC 2023 · This Week in GNOME (thisweek.gnome.org)
Update on what happened across the GNOME project in the week from July 21 to July 28.
GNOME Shell styling changes: A PSA for theme authors (blogs.gnome.org)
Rethinking Window Management (blogs.gnome.org)
Nautilus 43 - how to remember list sort order?
Hi there. Another Gnome 3x -> 4x question. While I appreciate that Nautilus finally allows me to sort search results, it seems it now forgets the way I sort the columns, and instead always resorts to alphabetical sorting. So every damn time I open Downloads, which is like a hundred times a day, I have to press twice on...
Some applications show ugly mouse pointer after Debian 11 > 12 update
Hi there. I've got two types of applications after updating Debian from 11 to 12, and consequently moving from Gnome 3 to Gnome 4. Those that seem fine and show the expected mouse point (system, Firefox, Thunderbird, LibreOffice etc.):...
#105 Legendary Saturday Edition · This Week in GNOME (thisweek.gnome.org)
Update on what happened across the GNOME project in the week from July 15 to July 22.
Hmm (mastodon.social)
It turns out that one the #performance issues I discovered some days ago in #GNOME #Web (where resources are not freed when closing a browser window) was caused by… a speed optimization previously made in the #Epiphany #opensource #Linux #browser … nearly 20 years ago 👀 No surprise then that it wasn't a #WebKitGTK issue,...
Black Box 0.14 will allow you to rename tabs. It also has a new right click menu for tabs (mastodon.social)
#104 Full Text Search · This Week in GNOME (thisweek.gnome.org)
We're ready for FOSSY! Stop by the GNOME table to pick up some stickers or purchase a t-shirt - if you're quick you might grab our very last hoodie (size L)! (floss.social)
Potential retirement of the macOS CI builder for GLib and GTK (discourse.gnome.org)
The GNOME Foundation has been sponsoring a hosted macOS CI runner for a few years, but the admins are now planning to retire it for a couple of reasons: the hardware is getting long in the tooth (it’s still an x86_64 machine) it’s a shared bare metal environment, for licensing purposes (you can only virtualise macOS on an...
GNOME May Reduce Number of Nautilus' Sidebar Entries (www.omglinux.com)
Ever look at Nautilus' sidebar and think there are a few too many entries? GNOME devs have. They're proposing to prune the number of sidebar location
GNOME's Phosh 0.29 Mobile UI Adds Lockscreen Notifications for Ongoing Calls (9to5linux.com)
GNOME-based Phosh 0.29 mobile UI for Linux-powered phones and tablets is now available with various new features and improvements.
#103 Flowing Information · This Week in GNOME (thisweek.gnome.org)
Update on what happened across the GNOME project in the week from June 30 to July 07.
Files new sidebar design, Ft GNOME 45 | MR !1233 (www.youtube.com)
Files port to Adwaita 1.4 widgets for GNOME 45 (hopefuly)Draft: Split headerbars design (Files MR1233)https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/nautilus/-/merge_request...
GNOME 45 Alpha Is Now Available for Public Testing, Here's What's New (9to5linux.com)
The alpha version of the upcoming GNOME 45 desktop environment is now available for public testing with various new features and enhancements.
GNOME Podcasts 0.6 Released, Ported to GTK4 (www.omglinux.com)
Podcasts by name… Grab yer earphones 'cos a brand-new version of the GNOME Podcasts is out — and it's been ported to use GTK4/libadwaita! Not familiar
Summer Maps (ml4711.blogspot.com)
It's about time for the yearly (Northern Hemisphere) Summer Maps blog post. 😎 Since the release of 44.0 in March, aside from some fixes (l...
GNOME 45's File Manager Gets Search Performance Boost, Better Grid View (9to5linux.com)
The Nautilus (Files) file manager in the GNOME 45 desktop environment is getting a search performance boost and many other enhancements.
Slick New Tab Feature Added to GNOME Web (www.omglinux.com)
GNOME Web, also known as Epiphany, is a great lightweight web browser with a number of compelling features, including Firefox Sync. The next version of