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by jart 1526 days ago
I think there's a future for STLWRT. All was right with the world when Linux looked like this: https://www.linglom.com/images/Linux/ChangeIPAddress/1.png I still run RHEL5 and use it everyday. I don't even consider it that old.
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This is also the reason why I use XFCE. It hasn’t materially changed for years and is just fine.
Hot take: Only having menus are bad UX because they force the human to search for things instead of making the computer search. I have zero fond memories of trying to find options in the giant menu structures of larger applications. I especially don't understand the reverence of the old-style start menus without a search field many seem to have.
The way I use XFCE is to mark all the applications I use as favorites so they appear on the top level menu, then it’s just two clicks to launch anything, way quicker than click-then-type-to-search.