{"id":307671,"date":"2021-07-23T15:00:45","date_gmt":"2021-07-23T12:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/whats-new-in-gnome-40\/"},"modified":"2021-07-23T15:00:45","modified_gmt":"2021-07-23T12:00:45","slug":"whats-new-in-gnome-40","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/whats-new-in-gnome-40\/","title":{"rendered":"#What\u2019s New in GNOME 40?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2719104f295\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2719104f295\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/whats-new-in-gnome-40\/#The_Way_of_the_GNOME\" >The Way of the GNOME<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/whats-new-in-gnome-40\/#The_Major_Changes\" >The Major Changes<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/whats-new-in-gnome-40\/#Dock_Placement\" >Dock Placement<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/whats-new-in-gnome-40\/#Activities_Overview\" >Activities Overview<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/whats-new-in-gnome-40\/#Application_Launcher\" >Application Launcher<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/whats-new-in-gnome-40\/#Cosmetic_Tweaks\" >Cosmetic Tweaks<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/whats-new-in-gnome-40\/#Application_Changes\" >Application Changes<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/whats-new-in-gnome-40\/#The_Verdict_After_a_Week\" >The Verdict After a Week<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><strong>&#8220;#What\u2019s New in GNOME 40?&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\n<!-- UNCACHED CONTENT --><\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage wp-image-742798 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/14.png?width=398&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1 400w, https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/14.png?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, 400w, 1200w\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/14.png?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"GNOME 40 logo\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" data-crediturl=\"https:\/\/foundation.gnome.org\/\" data-credittext=\"GNOME Foundation\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"type:primaryImage imagecredit\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/foundation.gnome.org\/\">GNOME Foundation<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>GNOME 40 has more than a new numbering scheme. Along with its new look comes a new way of working. The old vertical metaphors are gone, replaced by horizontal theming and layouts. Let\u2019s take a closer look.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Way_of_the_GNOME\"><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" name=\"autotoc_anchor_0\">The Way of the GNOME<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/forty.gnome.org\/\">GNOME 40<\/a> was going to be GNOME 3.40, but the developers decided to drop the major number and adopt the build number as the sole identifier. They were obviously in the mood for ringing the changes. GNOME 40 might still be GNOME at its core, but it\u2019s not the GNOME you\u2019re familiar with.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the changes and new defaults might sound jarring. The GNOME team has thought carefully about every one of them and has formed its opinions based on a core set of project principles. Tobias Bernard, one of the GNOME developers, says in his <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.gnome.org\/tbernard\/2021\/07\/13\/community-power-4\/\">blog<\/a>, \u201cGNOME is a very principled project.\u201d By that, he means there are a lot of principles and guidelines for developers to comply with.<\/p>\n<p>The GNOME developers aren\u2019t locked into standard desktop norms and conventions. They\u2019ll happily revisit any aspect of the desktop and work through it to solve a problem. That might mean burrowing into the code and fixing the issue at its root, or it might mean replacing that item with something new. There are no sacred cows.<\/p>\n<p>They\u2019re also against providing too many options and preferences. This might seem to fly in the face of the Linux mantra of choice and flexibility. Tobias calls out to an\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/redirect.viglink.com\/?key=204a528a336ede4177fff0d84a044482&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fometer.com%2Fpreferences.html\">earlier piece by Havoc Pennington<\/a>, one of the original GNOME developers and chair of the GNOME Foundation board for its first two years. This describes GNOME\u2019s \u201cfewer preferences is better\u201d principle. You might find some of the things that you want to change are now fixed in place.<\/p>\n<p>The GNOME developers say the best way to enrich the GNOME ecosystem is by writing applications, not extensions. This time around, some of the extensions that used to work are broken by GNOME 40. A lot of those extensions were created to replace functionality that had been taken out of GNOME previously, or couldn\u2019t be controlled directly through GNOME\u2019s own settings.<\/p>\n<p>I knew in advance what many of the GNOME 40 changes were going to be. They had me worried. I use GNOME on my main computer, and the \u201clike it or lump it\u201d attitude wasn\u2019t selling me on the new GNOME way. But Fedora 34 is already shipping with GNOME 40, Manjaro is currently rolling out its GNOME 40 update, and Ubuntu 21.10 \u201cImpish Idri\u201d will feature GNOME 40. If you\u2019re a GNOME user the juggernaut is coming. The best option is to approach it with an open mind and see if it suits your way of working.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"the-major-changes\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Major_Changes\"><\/span>The Major Changes<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Dock_Placement\"><\/span>Dock Placement<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The dock in GNOME 40 has moved to the bottom of the screen. It used to be on the left by default, but you could <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/349697\/how-to-move-ubuntu%E2%80%99s-launcher-bar-to-the-bottom-or-right\/\">move it if you chose to. It could be set to auto-hide too. It would slide out of sight if the desktop real-estate was required by a window. It has now been moved to the bottom of the screen, without an option to move it.<\/p>\n<p>The dock isn\u2019t permanently on-screen, so it doesn\u2019t poach desktop space from you, but it does require an action from you to reveal it. That can be a mouse movement, a keyboard shortcut, or a gesture on a mousepad. That\u2019s not as bad as it sounds. If you had the old dock set to auto-hide, you had to click on \u201cActivities\u201d in your top panel, press the \u201cSuper\u201d key, or move your cursor to the left edge of your monitor to make the dock reappear.<\/p>\n<p>The difference in GNOME 40 is that you\u2019re not just revealing the dock. To see the dock you must open the activities overview.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Activities_Overview\"><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" name=\"autotoc_anchor_2\">Activities Overview<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The activities overview shows your workspaces, arranged horizontally, with the dock at the bottom of the screen and the search field at the top.\u00a0It\u2019s the view you land in each time you log in.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 644px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-742540 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/1.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Activities overview in Fedora 34\" width=\"644\" height=\"362\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Activities overview in Fedora 34<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The pre-release builds of Ubuntu 21.10 still have the dock on the left. Whether Ubuntu\u2019s developers intend to buck the trend and go their own way, or fall in line before the launch date and drop the dock to the bottom remains to be seen. It still sports the \u201cHirsute Hippo\u201d wallpaper and many of the applications are still pre-GNOME 40 versions, so we\u2019re definitely not looking at the finished article here.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 644px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-742547 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/2.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"The activities view in Ubuntu 21.10, pre-release\" width=\"644\" height=\"362\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Activities overview in Ubuntu 21.10, pre-release version<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Pressing the Esc key, using the Super+Alt+Down Arrow combo, or clicking on a workspace returns you to your regular desktop.<\/p>\n<p>If you have an \u201cActivities\u201d option in your top panel, like Fedora and Ubuntu, click it to return to the activities overview. On distributions that don\u2019t have an \u201cActivities\u201d option, the top-left corner of your screen acts as a hot corner. Pushing your mouse cursor into that corner opens the activities view. You can also press the Super key or use Super+Alt+Up Arrow. On a laptop with a touchpad, use a three-finger upward stroke.<\/p>\n<p>To pan sideways through your workspaces use your scroll-wheel, the Super+Alt+Right Arrow and Super+Alt+Left Arrow keys, or a three-finger drag on the touchpad. These also work on the regular desktop, although mouse users need to hold down Super+Alt while using their scroll wheel.<\/p>\n<p>Manjaro is sticking with its usual Super+PageUp and Super+PgDn to hop between workspaces on the desktop.<\/p>\n<p>If you want to launch several apps from the dock at once, Ctrl+Click them. If you single-click, the activities overview closes\u2014along with the dock\u2014and you\u2019re returned to your desktop.<\/p>\n<p>When you\u2019ve been working on your computer for a while and move back into the activities overview, your open applications are arranged so that they are all visible and displayed on the workspace they\u2019re running on. Each application window displays the icon of the application that launched it.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 644px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-742560\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/5.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Activities overview with applications on the first workspace\" width=\"644\" height=\"362\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Activities overview with applications on the first workspace<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Clicking on an application closes the activities overview and returns you to the desktop. The application you clicked on becomes the current, focused, application.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Application_Launcher\"><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" name=\"autotoc_anchor_3\">Application Launcher<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Clicking the \u201cApplication launcher\u201d button on the dock or using the Super+Alt+Up Arrow keystrokes in the activities overview opens the application launcher.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 644px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-742555 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/3.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Application Launcher in Fedora 34\" width=\"644\" height=\"362\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Application Launcher in Fedora 34<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Use the PgUp and PgDn keys or your scroll wheel to move through the list of applications. They now slide in from the sides, following GNOME 40\u2019s horizontal theming.<\/p>\n<p>You can drag and drop the application icons to arrange them to your preferences. You can also drag and drop an application icon onto one of the workspace previews to launch it on that workspace.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 644px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-742557 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/4.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"\" width=\"644\" height=\"362\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Application launcher in Fedora 34 after dragging an icon to a workspace<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>You can drag applications from workspace to workspace too.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Cosmetic_Tweaks\"><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" name=\"autotoc_anchor_4\">Cosmetic Tweaks<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>With the default theme, many items have a new look with rounded corners. The <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/wiki.gnome.org\/Apps\/Files\">file browser<\/a> version 40.1 has these touches added.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 644px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-742601 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/8.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"File browser with rounded corners\" width=\"644\" height=\"401\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">File browser with rounded corners<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>These small tweaks carry through to the activities overview and application launchers. The top panel disappears when you enter either of these views, but the items on the top panel are still displayed. For example, the \u201cActivities\u201d option is housed in its own rounded \u201cisland.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 359px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-742621\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/9.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Top panel removed, Activities option remains\" width=\"359\" height=\"182\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Activities option with the top panel removed<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Launching an application that isn\u2019t pinned to the dock adds its icon to the dock temporarily. A separator divides these icons from the pinned icons.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 644px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-742626\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/10-1.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"\" width=\"644\" height=\"86\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The dock with a separator dividing the pinned and unpinned icons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Application_Changes\"><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" name=\"autotoc_anchor_5\">Application Changes<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Some of the standard applications have been updated. Tab completion has been added to the location bar of the file browser.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-742636\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/11.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Tab completion in the file browser\" width=\"600\" height=\"250\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>You\u2019ve always been able to right-click in the column headings of the file list view and select which columns to show. Now there\u2019s a column called \u201ccreated,\u201d allowing you to sort the files by their creation date. Moving a file to a location that already has a file of that name, prompts you to rename your file. The automatic extraction of ZIP files can now cope with password-protected archives.<\/p>\n<p>When you search for a place in the Maps application, it displays a panel of information pulled from Wikipedia.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 644px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-742664 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/12.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Information panel in the Maps application\" width=\"644\" height=\"530\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Information panel in the Maps application<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In Settings, the Wi-Fi options are clearer, and the input source has been moved to \u201cKeyboards\u201d from \u201cRegion and Language.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>You can define a \u201ccompose\u201d key that you can use with \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Compose_key#Common_compose_combinations\">compose combinations<\/a>\u201d to type special characters and symbols.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-742698 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/13-1.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Compose key option in Settings and special characters\" width=\"600\" height=\"280\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Compose key option in Settings and special characters<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Verdict_After_a_Week\"><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" name=\"autotoc_anchor_6\">The Verdict After a Week<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Despite years of muscle memory, I got used to the changes very quickly. I use a <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reviewgeek.com\/3478\/the-5-best-trackball-mice-for-every-budget\/\">trackball<\/a>, so making large, fast mouse movements is easy. You just spin the ball and momentum does the rest. Sending the mouse hurtling to the top corner to reveal the dock isn\u2019t much different from sending it careering into the left-hand edge of the screen.<\/p>\n<p>The difference is the dock used to appear where you\u2019d moved the cursor to. So the cursor was there waiting. With GNOME 40, to use the dock you have to go to the hot corner and come all the way back to the bottom of the screen.<\/p>\n<p>Partly due to that long roundtrip and partly because I\u2019m more keyboard-oriented, I hit the Super key more often than I visit the hot corner. On a laptop, it\u2019s less of an issue. The three-finger upward gesture feels natural. I already use that on Chromebooks, so it\u2019s a familiar action.<\/p>\n<p>GNOME 40 is getting a lot of pushback online, often from people who haven\u2019t used it and are vowing to boycott it. After a week of real-world use, I feel reasonably settled in.\u00a0I expect that in another week I\u2019ll have stopped noticing the differences so much.<\/p>\n<p>Has it made me more productive? Not that I\u2019ve noticed. But it hasn\u2019t slowed me down either. GNOME 40 is the new normal, so give it a fair crack of the whip and I think you\u2019ll be surprised how quickly you adjust.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <strong><em>5 Ways To Try Out and Install Ubuntu On Your Computer<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n setTimeout(function(){\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s) } (window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n   fbq('init', '335401813750447');\n   fbq('track', 'PageView');\n  },3000);\n<\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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