GNOME June 2024: "We aren't a cheap copy of Apple, we've a vision!" ( lemmy.world )

New GNOME dialog on the right:

https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/8d6ae1b8-566f-4773-80b1-de00c22b782f.jpeg

Apple's dialog:

https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/62f4bf9d-b325-4941-98c9-c749445dd823.png

They say GNOME isn't a copy of macOS but with time it has been getting really close. To be fair, I don't think this is a bad thing however they should just admit it and then put some real effort into cloning macOS instead of the crap they're making right now.

Here's the thing: Apple's design you'll find that they carefully included an extra margin between the "Don't Save" and "Cancel" buttons. This avoid accidental clicks on the wrong button so that people don't lose their work when they just want to click "Cancel".

So much for the GNOME, vision and their expert usability team :P

ShittyBeatlesFCPres ,

My only problem with both designs in your images is the colors. It’s a pretty standard part of UI design (in real life and on computers) that “red means cancel” and “green means continue.” Apple using blue is no big deal and I’m 90% sure they just use a user chosen “highlight color.” (Maybe Gnome as well?) But cancel or delete or similar things should probably be red or another color that signals “Stop.”

I’ve always thought Bootstrap, the web design library, has a good set of base colors. Red means danger. Light blue means info. Green means yes or success. Yellow means warning. Other buttons are a darker blue — basically the highlight color. (Not saying they chose the best version of those colors. Just that the general idea is consistency and what users most naturally expect.)

muhyb ,

It's just an accent colour and can be changed.

sedot ,

Where can i change easily accent colors in Gnome without using extensions?

NekkoDroid ,
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Accent colors are coming with GNOME 47.

KrapKake ,

As someone who tried out MacOS in a VM out of curiosity I don't find gnome to be like MacOS at all in overall functionality. I think to most people it just looks like Mac because top bar, dock and some design choices. Really though gnome is much more like Android. MacOS felt extremely clunky to use vs gnome's fluid workspace and app switching.

TCB13 OP ,
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it just looks like Mac because top bar, dock and some design choices

Top bar, dock, system settings, activities (somewhat e mix between Apple's mission control and launchpad), now the modal buttons, accent colors... and so many other things.

MacOS felt extremely clunky to use vs gnome’s fluid workspace and app switching.

Maybe you were running it without proper GPU acceleration and without a keyboard with actual macOS shortcuts on the function keys? Virtualizing macOS is hard and it will give you a very poor experience.

Obviously macOS has it's defects but at least you aren't risking losing your work due to a misclick nor you are restricted from having desktop icons like you're on GNOME :)

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