[a-l-c-o]

I tried debian 7.2 default gnome. It feels like bloody Windows Vista. Switched back to the beloved Xfce.

Debian, you are wasting time with that.. thing.

[davidgerard]

I tried Debian Gnome 3 in wheezy.

I decided "right, this is the new user-friendly desktop. Let's see how I go."

I literally couldn't find anything to click on to make it work. Literally nothing. The only button I could find was how to switch it off.

'I recommend this Dusk Till Dawn quote to desktop designers: "Are you such a loser, you can't tell when you've won?".'

[uhohuhhuh]

I can't remember for sure, but I think I was lost at first too. Then I discovered the windows key, and never looked back. I love getting most things done without touching the mouse. Though I did have to install a panel for when I work with more than a few instances of the same program at once (at which point alt tab can sometimes not allow me to differentiate between the instances as fast as I'd like).

I still think they should pop up a short tutorial when you first use it.

[davidgerard]

Yeah. I thought "ok, this is supposed to be user-obvious. Let's see what I can do."

I wonder how that Windows key thing works out for their hypothetical tablet users.

[adrianlmm]

With the home key instead of the window key, it is a no brainer.

[davidgerard]

Can you unlock the screen without a physical keyboard yet?

[adrianlmm]

Yes, there is a virtual keyboard in the unlock screen.