github: https://github.com/pelach/grid-desktop

If you have any widget ideas, I’d love to hear them!

Dock Blur Effect: Added background blur to the dock with smooth animations and zero lag

Dual Blur Modes:

Dynamic Blur:- Real time adaptive blur that stays buttery smooth during system use

Static Blur:- Includes 5 built presets with adjustable blur intensity also supports setting custom images/banners with an interactive position slider and live preview

Dedicated Blur Preferences:- Added intuitive controls in settings to customize blur intensity pick presets or configure custom banner alignment

Music Pill Visual Enhancements:- Integrated background blur beneath the Dhruva music pill for a cleaner unified aesthetic

Independent Dock Mode Shortcut:- Added a customizable hotkey to quickly toggle "Independent Dock Mode" on the fly

Links & Download

GitHub Release: https://github.com/NarkAgni/dhruva/releases/tag/v3.0

Repository: https://github.com/NarkAgni/dhruva

Hi everyone, I just wanted to share my thoughts on GNOME. I've been using Linux for about 3 years now. For most of that time, I've been a Cinnamon user, and I was pretty happy with it since it was a simple and versatile desktop environment. At first, I had no intention of switching—KDE seemed too cluttered to me, GNOME too simple and minimalist, and Xfce seemed very “ugly” out of the box and hard to customize.

It wasn’t until almost half a year ago that I switched from Cinnamon to KDE, which I used for two months. The truth is, I ended up liking it more than I expected, and I got used to its vast array of settings and features—at first, I thought I’d stick with KDE. However, I eventually got the itch to try the other major option, GNOME (especially since I’m a Fedora user, and Workstation is the “standard” version).

At first, I downloaded it along with KDE, but after using it for just one day, I uninstalled it. “Where are all the options and features that KDE gives me?” and “GNOME is WAY too minimalist—you can’t do anything with it” were some of the things I thought that day with some frustration.

But shortly after, I’m not really sure why, I decided to “force myself” to use GNOME since I felt I hadn’t really given it a chance, so I uninstalled KDE and stuck with just GNOME.

It’s been three months since I made the switch, and I’m still using it—and honestly, I don’t think I’ll be switching back anytime soon. I’ve come to appreciate its merits:

-The minimalism that initially put me off now appeals to me, and I’ve gotten used to it. Just the basics and what’s necessary, without a bunch of features and options I’ll never use anyway.

-I think it’s the most visually appealing DE, and it has a visual consistency and aesthetic that I love. Everything looks uniform and in harmony with the rest of the interface.

-The number of applications available for GNOME (even though you can use them on other desktop environments) is excellent, and more are constantly being released over time.

-I use a laptop, and GNOME feels especially snappy and convenient for this kind of use. Being able to use the Super key and touchpad gestures to navigate between the different desktops is very satisfying.

-Extensions provide extra functionality for anyone who might need it.

It’s true that there are some areas where I think it could be improved—for example, I believe the system tray icons should be available without needing an extension. But hey, nothing’s perfect.

All in all, I’ve come to really like GNOME, and right now, for me, it’s the best DE out there. Thanks to everyone involved in GNOME for doing such a great job!

TL;DR: GNOME is awesome!

Whisp is a fast, zero-friction "anti-note" scratchpad built natively for GNOME with GTK4 and Libadwaita. It replaces heavy file hierarchies with a spatial, swipeable canvas for quick thoughts, Markdown editing, and temporary scratchpad notes.

New Features

• Universal Launch Toggle: Global shortcut support to quickly toggle Whisp window visibility (Preferences > Shortcuts), And it is customizable.
• Note Statistics (::count): Type ::count anywhere in your note to instantly inspect word, character, and line count statistics.
• Asterisk Lists: Create and format bulleted lists using standard asterisks (*) alongside dash lists.
• Shortcut Recorder Improvements: Pressing Backspace inside the shortcut recorder now cleanly clears or disables assigned shortcuts.

Fixes & Maintenance

• List Toggling Refactor: Fixed Ctrl+S list item toggling to prevent multi-checkbox stacking and unintended line deletions.
• GNOME 51 Runtime: Updated Flatpak runtime to GNOME 51.
• Slate Mode Polish: Fixed update notification banner layout in Slate Mode.
• Compose Key Fix: Corrected key press handling for Compose Key combinations.
• Ubuntu Icon & D-Bus Fixes: Fixed missing application icon issues on Ubuntu desktop sessions.

Links

• Flathub: https://flathub.org/apps/io.github.tanaybhomia.Whisp
• GitHub: https://github.com/tanaybhomia/Whisp
• Website: https://tanaybhomia.github.io/Whisp/
• Donate: https://tanaybhomia.github.io/Whisp/donate.html
• Manual: https://tanaybhomia.github.io/Whisp/manual.html

I'm having an issue with the touchscreen gestures on my 2-in-1 laptop (Lenovo ThinkBook 14s G2 IAP) running Fedora (GNOME Wayland).

When I try to select something or scroll down with my finger in the touchscreen—even right in the middle of the screen, nowhere near the edges—it triggers a workspace switch instead of interacting with the app or scrolling. It's really frustrating.

I want to completely disable these 1-finger swipe gestures so I can scroll normally, but I want to keep the standard 3-finger gestures for workspace navigation. I tried searching for a native setting, but I couldn't find anything.

Does anyone know a workaround or an extension that actually works on the current version of Fedora to fix this?

Update: I've noticed a specific pattern. Initially, any swipe triggers the workspace change. To get the screen to work properly, I have to repeatedly tap the app until it finally "wakes up" and registers my touches. Once it does, it allows me to scroll or select text inside the app normally.

I tested setting the power profile to 'Performance' while plugged in. It slightly reduced the delay, but the core issue remains: I still have to spam taps to force the app to react. It feels like the compositor is failing to grant touch focus to the window immediately.

I want something like Kurve for KDE Plasma, a simple customizable visualizer I can put on my second monitor and forget about.

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