I'm a user who prefers gnome2 and compiz. For quite some time now I have been leaning on gnome-flashback and gnome2/compiz to provide my environment. But I do see the writing on the wall, however - gnome3 > gnome2 right? So I'm trying to get used to gnome3 but I'm finding that there is a lack of some of the functionality I had grown accustomed to in gnome2. For now, I will just ask about this one thing but I have been documenting all of my frustrations and desires here - https://defaria-general.blogspot.com/2020/07/migrating-to-gnome3gnome-shell-things-i.html. Also, if anybody knows of a site like "Gnome3 for Gnome2 users" I'd appreciate a pointer.
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Configuring Application Shortcuts: Perhaps the biggest thing I miss is configuring application shortcuts in gnome-panel. I used to have app shortcuts for various applications and things I frequently do. I had shortcuts for Chrome, Firefox, Thunderbird as well as things like invocations of gnome-terminal for a local terminal, but also for terminals that ssh to my laptop or my server in the cloud. I also have shortcuts there that merely execute a script like screensaver.sh or lightsout.sh which are bash scripts that either invoke the screensaver or turn off the screens. I had shortcuts starting nautilus on various different directories like /tmp, /Videos, /Music, /Pictures, etc. In Gnome3 I can "Add to favorites" which will put them in the dock but all that does is launch the application, not launch the application with some specific parameters. I don't see how I can add to the dock a button to run a script. Also, I'd prefer multiple "icons", one for each terminal that I start, etc. Instead, I get one button and must right click on say Terminal then select New Window which gets me a new local terminal, then ssh mars to ssh to my laptop. Contrast that with one configured button that you simply click on.
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