going to fully test the best distro. going to do a dual-install with win10.
need well thought out recommendations. im going to pick the one that has the most detailed outline/explanation
im looking for an os that has better design than win10
the #1 thing im looking for is good design
=== full details / summary of design requirements sorted/ranked by relative importance (has to be overall better design than win10): ===
if some of these are done by a 'DE', please just helpfully mention based on your personal experience which 'DE' does what
and is most helpful for these few things below
**good design is helpful**
clean visible switching windows -
in win10, when you switch windows (say 10 chrome windows) it shows:
1. the title (very clearly)
2. and an overview/screenshot of the window
icon of software is not important but haven't tested without
linux needs do something equal or more helpful than this
good design is helpful & clear
**good design is in-built & good defaults**
easy simple effective volume control -
in win10, when you hover to the bottom, you can up/increase/down/decreaee the volume via the scroll wheel. this is universal anywhere like when fullscreen on youtube
this is an external software
linux needs do something equal or in-built, or helpful than this
good design is good defaults
**good design is having customisable options when lacking good defaults**
change all frequently used shortcuts/hotkeys -
linux has to able to change the 'default/in-built' shortcuts like for fullscreen. f11 is not easily accessible or usable, and is not on the left side of the keyboard
good design is having customisable options when lacking good defaults
**good design includes everything learned & known about good spatial design - presentation of info**
good spatial usage of screen space -
in win10, 'the bar thing at the bottom of the screen with the software icons' can auto-hide. when hovered, it shows
linux has to do something equal or better or more helpful
good design includes everything learned & known about good spatial design - presentation of info
**good design is good usability**
easy simple way to download -
in win10,
1. you google something, 2. you click on link, 3. then click download, 4. done
linux needs to be something equally simple to be able to download any software that works on linux, or better
good design is good usability
**good design is good usability**
in win10, every time you install or update a software/app, you have to put in a pw every single time
you also do not need to have a pw on startup/login
ilinux has to be equal or better
good design is good usability
**good design is good internals**
auto-clean junk -
in win10, when software is uninstalled, it leaves behind 'program start' files and empty folders that all should've been removed
there is a setting to auto-delete the 'downloads' folders after 1-30 days
this is not a problem in chromeos
linux has to do all these things equal or better
good design is good internals
=== the above are necessary, the following are optional ===
**good design is good visual design**
linux should be able to have different 'desktop background/wallpaper' on different 'desktops/virtual desktops'?
=== other notes: ===
* security doesn't make anything better, but it can prevent bad things which occurs .0001% of the time, and is focused on corporations
* viruses are commonly in emails but gmail takes care of that so worries
interpretations notes:
* if a post does not directly/plainly say that a dual-boot ever been done, then we do not assume that they have ever installed a dual-boot
being helpful notes:
* i have a lot more urgent & important things to take care of
* if this is more trouble than it's worth, please just let me know
* maybe i'll post/ask later this year or next year
=== physical requirements: ===
* has to be able to be installed via a <2gb usb
* or live cd (if things are saved, and it doesnt slow down performance)
* computer for the dual-boot: Dell Inspiron 17R-N7110
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good design is about the positives for the common actions that are done. if it's a niche thing, or infrequent, it's likely isn't important
im looking for an os that has better design than win10
the #1 thing im looking for is good design
good design makes things better. bad design hurts you.
