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submitted 2 months ago by vandsjov@feddit.dk to c/linux@lemmy.ml

Hi,

I used to be a big fan of GNOME the way it got out of my way when I didn’t need it and no icons in the bottom to take up desktop space. But the top bar just seems so… useless. It holds a few useful icons in the right side (and you can get extensions to add more) but other than this, it’s just taking up space. After a trip past Xfce I’m now on KDE with the bar in the top.

Have I missed anything about the top bar in GNOME Desktop?

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[-] eldavi@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 months ago

These are all important information to have at a glance, in my opinion. If you don’t think so, you can remove it. Simple as.

it would be better if you could autohide it. especially for low res screens like mine.

[-] Euphoma@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 months ago

Theres a gnome extension for that

[-] eldavi@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 months ago

gnome-tweaks used to be able to do this, but not anymore.

which one do you know about?

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