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I never used GNOME the moment that I learned it didn't have scroll sensitivity in the settings as a DELIBERATE decision. That was in 2018.

I just went to check again, and yes, even in 2026, GNOME devs are angry that you use a trackpad and not the specific mouse that the devs use.

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Yeah. A lot of Gnome feels like an edgy teenager going against the grain just to be different. No dock. No window controls. No system tray.

Gnome’s own research said the average person uses something like 5-8 apps IIRC. I don’t need some convoluted workspace system for something I can fit on a dock that spans 1/3 of the screen.

If the vertical space is so valuable, maybe they should stop supporting 1920x1080 as a resolution since 1920x1200 is better. Lol.

And people wonder why Microsoft still dominates the desktop space despite how terrible Win 11 is.

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