dash-to-dock VS vertical-overview

git clone https://github.com/ewlsh/dash-to-dock/ cd dash-to-dock git switch ewlsh/gnome-40 make make install

git clone -b ewlsh/gnome-40 https://github.com/ewlsh/dash-to-dock.git git clone https://github.com/ewlsh/dash-to-dock.git ./dash-to-dock-master cp ./dash-to-dock-master/stylesheet.css ./dash-to-dock/ rm -r ./dash-to-dock-master cd dash-to-dock make make install reboot

git clone https://github.com/ewlsh/dash-to-dock/

Current git build of dash-to-dock from https://github.com/ewlsh/dash-to-dock/tree/ewlsh/gnome-40 works really well for dock. The only downside is that you currently have to compile and install manually, but instructions are on the site so it won't be an issue.

The version on extensions.gnome.org (probably) won't work. You need to install sassc, then git pull --single-branch --branch ewlsh/gnome-40 https://github.com/ewlsh/dash-to-dock.git then make and then make install in the folder where the source files were downloaded.

1 - sudo dnf install ruby-devel zlib-devel 2 - sudo su -c "gem install sass" 3 - git clone https://github.com/ewlsh/dash-to-dock/ 4 - cd dash-to-dock/ 5 - git checkout ewlsh/gnome-40 6 - export SASS=ruby 7 - make 9 - make install 10 - log out and login 11 - Firefox - gnome extension Dash to dock and turn on

git clone --single-branch --branch ewlsh/gnome-40 https://github.com/ewlsh/dash-to-dock.git

Alternatively if you prefer horizontal workspaces. You can try installing this fork of dash to dock: https://github.com/ewlsh/dash-to-dock/tree/ewlsh/gnome-40

I happily used vanilla GNOME in the past for many years. Unfortunately they've been making some questionable changes recently, and now I need to use extensions to undo those changes... Essential extensions for me are Panel Corners, and either Vertical Overview or V-Shell.

Vertical Overview — To bring back the objectively superior vertical overview that was used to have with stock GNOME.

How is this better or different than vertical overview? https://github.com/RensAlthuis/vertical-overview

Easier might be to look for existing extensions which ignore Clutter.TextDirection.* altogether, and try to recreate/improve the GNOME Shell from them. To Starte, perhaps you're interested in bringing the Vertical Overview back?, I think all dash-to-* extensions order icons from left-to-right, or have some setting to invert the order, some let you change the position of each element like dash-to-panel.

Possibly Related PR: https://github.com/RensAlthuis/vertical-overview/pull/79 (not sure)

I'm used to horizontal workspaces and even prefer them, but the Vertical Overview extension had the feature of "static background" and "hide scaling workspaces" that I really liked. So, I extracted the code responsible for those into a new extension.

I was and still am very disappointed with the overview changes. I'm someone who has happily used stock GNOME for years and years. I've always tried to avoid extensions and custom themes, as I actually like the stock experience and appreciate the design decisions the GNOME team has made. But this overview change I really just cannot agree with. It forced me to go to the vertical-overview extension, but unfortunately that isn't really the same as how it was.

I was using GNOME without extensions for years, and loved it. Unfortunately with the latest release of GNOME I've had to start using the vertical-overview extension, since they redesigned the native overview screen in a way that's objectively inferior.

The icons are kind of useful, the Vertical Overview extension I use keeps them)